Manufacturing: Page 48
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Butterball to cut 450 manufacturing jobs in 2021
The turkey company is halving staff at its Missouri processing plant because of tough conditions in the commodities market and a renewed focus on offerings that "better align" with consumer demand.
By Jessi Devenyns • Dec. 10, 2020 -
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The Food Dive Awards for 2020
From Impossible Foods' retail shift to Mondelez's growing online presence, these are the companies and executives that quickly changed strategies as the industry was upturned by the pandemic.
By Food Dive Team • Dec. 9, 2020 -
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CPG portfolio reshaping will accelerate in 2021, analysts predict
Food and beverage companies have long relied on M&A, and a new report from Credit Suisse said that strategy will gain further traction after a windfall of sales during the pandemic increased financial flexibility.
By Jessi Devenyns • Dec. 8, 2020 -
USDA photo by Preston Keres. (2017). "20170428-OSEC-PJK-1465" [photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
JBS removes vulnerable workers during coronavirus spike in community
The 202 at-risk employees removed from the Greeley, Colorado, beef plant are receiving full pay and benefits as cases in the area rise.
By Lillianna Byington • Dec. 7, 2020 -
Courtesy of Mosa Meat
Mosa Meat gets $19.7M to scale up and continue moving toward cell-based meat products
The Dutch company that created the world's first cell-based hamburger has now raised a total of $91 million, and hopes to have products on the market in 2022.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 7, 2020 -
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Nestlé USA and Cargill in human rights abuses case
The ruling reversed a lower court decision allowing the lawsuit to proceed. The companies were accused of not doing enough to monitor their cocoa suppliers in Africa where there have been allegations of child slavery and labor.
By Lillianna Byington • Updated June 17, 2021 -
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OpinionCPGs still struggle to measure environmental progress, but there's a solution
Guidelines are currently voluntary, unenforceable and serve as mechanisms that appear to make the problem go away without actually solving it, writes Kearney's Adheer Bahulkar and Henrique Gonda.
By Adheer Bahulkar and Henrique Gonda • Nov. 30, 2020 -
Courtesy of Mondelez
Mondelez closing 2 bakery plants in 2021
The Oreo maker said the facilities in Atlanta and Fair Lawn, New Jersey, are in need of repair and no longer geographically strategic.
By Jessi Devenyns • Updated Feb. 5, 2021 -
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'It's our Super Bowl': How food manufacturers are preparing for an unorthodox holiday season
The pandemic has upended how consumers plan to celebrate, prompting CPG companies to reduce product sizes, tout offerings for novice cooks and shift more resources online.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 23, 2020 -
Permission granted by Tyson Foods
Tyson fires 7 managers after accusation of betting on workers getting COVID-19
After the issue was raised in a lawsuit filed by the family of a worker in Iowa who died of the coronavirus, the company conducted an independent investigation led by former Attorney General Eric Holder.
By Lillianna Byington • Updated Dec. 16, 2020 -
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Deep DiveBy the numbers: Examining the cost of the pandemic on the meat industry
Over the last eight months, some of the largest companies have spent millions to deal with the coronavirus and seen thousands of workers get infected, while meat supply and pricing fluctuate.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 19, 2020 -
Courtesy of Novavax, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Food and beverage groups ask White House for priority on COVID-19 vaccines
Fifteen trade associations sent President Donald Trump a letter asking for a federally regulated vaccine distribution program and prioritization for their members once it comes out.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 13, 2020 -
Courtesy of Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat acquires co-packer to tackle unit costs
The $14.5 million deal will provide the company opportunities to test new processes and more quickly scale up products, CEO Ethan Brown said.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 12, 2020 -
USDA photo by Preston Keres. (2017). "20170428-OSEC-PJK-1465" [photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Stampede Meat sues New Mexico to fight plant closure order
The state health department told it to shutter for two weeks after at least six workers tested positive for the coronavirus, but the company is arguing in court that it violates President Trump's executive order.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 11, 2020 -
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Behind PBR's cannabis seltzer launch is infusion company Vertosa
The technology company infuses more than 100 hemp and cannabis products, including two of the top three ready-to-drink brands in California.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 5, 2020 -
Permission granted by Tyson Foods
Deep DiveMeat processors expedite plans to implement robotics as pandemic increases pressure
The future of meat manufacturing could include 3D scanners and automated cutting. Tyson, Smithfield, Cargill and JBS are all looking at ways to incorporate more automation.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 2, 2020 -
Courtesy of Tyson Foods
Tyson to use own workers instead of some federal inspectors at beef plant
The meat giant said it will have its employees replace more than 12 federal inspectors at its Kansas facility in January to oversee its "quality assurance and trimming tasks." The USDA approved this change.
By Jessi Devenyns • Updated Oct. 30, 2020 -
USDA photo by Preston Keres. (2017). "20170428-OSEC-PJK-1465" [photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
OSHA fines JBS, Conagra for violations during pandemic
A Missouri Conagra facility was cited with a $2,121 proposed penalty for its record-keeping, while a JBS plant in Wisconsin was fined $13,494 for workplace issues, including employees working too close.
By Lillianna Byington • Oct. 29, 2020 -
Permission granted by Mars
Q&AUsing science to progress food's future: Q&A with the VP of the Mars Advanced Research Institute
The industry has opportunities for innovation, food safety and increasing food security. Abi Stevenson talks about how her division is using research to try and improve all of those things — and more.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 29, 2020 -
Permission granted by Meat-Tech 3D
Cell-based Meat-Tech 3D makes US IPO
The Israel-based company with the ticker symbol MITC has said the U.S. may be its primary market.
By Megan Poinski • Updated March 8, 2021 -
Permission granted by Planterra
How Planterra is bringing JBS into the plant-based space
The world's largest meat company entered the segment earlier this year, and the CEO of its new division says the category represents another option for consumers.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 26, 2020 -
Nestlé moves to keep rights to sell California Pizza Kitchen's frozen line
The restaurant chain wants to reject its trademark contract with the Switzerland food giant, which acquired the license in 2010 from Kraft, as part of its bankruptcy restructuring.
By Jessi Devenyns • Oct. 26, 2020 -
Former Blue Bell CEO indicted on charges of covering up 2015 listeria outbreak
While charges against Paul Kruse were initially dismissed, he is now being accused of wire fraud and conspiracy by a federal grand jury.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 22, 2020 -
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Impossible Foods recruits scientists to double R&D department in 12 months
At a virtual press conference, the company announced plans to hire 100 more professionals from any research discipline and showed off a prototype of Impossible Milk.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 21, 2020 -
Goya invests $80M to expand plant as demand for its products grows
The family-owned maker of Hispanic foods has benefited from increased interest in ethnic offerings and a resurgence in home eating during the pandemic.
By Jessi Devenyns • Oct. 14, 2020
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