Manufacturing: Page 50
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Food waste coalition launches with 14 manufacturers and retailers
The group, whose members include General Mills, Kellogg and Nestlé, targeted cutting global food loss per capita in half by 2025.
By Lillianna Byington • Aug. 19, 2020 -
PureCircle fined $575,000 for using prison labor for imported stevia
The sweetener producer denies wrongdoing, but the real question may be how this impacts Ingredion, which acquired a controlling stake in the company last month.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 18, 2020 -
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From visibility software to pallet picks: How Tillamook planned inventory as demand soared
The demand planning team credits software for its ability to adjust operations during the pandemic. Now the challenge is long range inventory planning, particularly for cheeses that require two years to age.
By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 14, 2020 -
Courtesy of New Belgium Brewing
ColumnLeftovers: Fat Tire toasts the environment; Flora spreads into the United States
New Belgium Brewing's beverage was certified as the nation's first nationally distributed carbon neutral beer last week, and Vive adds some spritz to fall with Pumpkin Spice Hard Seltzer.
By Food Dive staff • Aug. 14, 2020 -
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OpinionMaking food in a COVID world: A day in the life of a Kraft Heinz plant manager in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
The coronavirus has drastically changed manufacturing. Beth Mielke shares a typical day in this new normal at her factory that makes Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
By Beth Mielke • Aug. 13, 2020 -
Courtesy of Gathered Foods
How Gathered Foods got its new factory running during a pandemic
Designing and building the 42,500-square-foot plant that has been making Good Catch plant-based seafood since May was enough of a challenge, founder Chris Kerr said, but coronavirus made it much more complicated.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 13, 2020 -
Courtesy of Atomo Coffee
Atomo Coffee gets $9M for a molecular morning jolt
The Seattle startup, which makes the brewed beverage from upcycled ingredients that chemically match conventional coffee, will build a roastery and have products on the market next year.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 11, 2020 -
4 poultry plant managers indicted after immigration raids
The charges come almost exactly one year after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided seven work sites in six cities across Mississippi, arresting roughly 680 people.
By Lillianna Byington • Aug. 10, 2020 -
Beyond Meat lags conventional companies in sustainability disclosures, report says
The plant-based meat company said it has quantified the environmental benefits of its product versus conventional beef and is currently conducting a carbon-footprint assessment.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 10, 2020 -
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Aryballe's technology matches scents to help improve reformulations
The France-based company, which is working with IFF, has a software solution that turns odors into digital data and can be used for functions like quality control and to detect product freshness.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 6, 2020 -
Master Sgt. Hecht, Matt. (2020). [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Michigan requires coronavirus testing for all food processing workers
The order applies to meat, poultry and egg facilities. It comes after 11 recent outbreaks in farms and food processing plants in the state.
By Lillianna Byington • Aug. 6, 2020 -
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Tyson Foods to start testing its workers for coronavirus weekly
The company also created a chief medical officer position and plans to add nearly 200 nurses and administrative support personnel to help the health services team.
By Lillianna Byington • July 31, 2020 -
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Inside the virtual tour of MartinoRossi's flour mill in Italy
Customers typically come to Cremona to view its facilities, but the company has shifted to tailored online tours while the pandemic keeps international travel on hold.
By Lillianna Byington • July 30, 2020 -
How 3 CEOs pivoted their companies in the pandemic
Leaders of Flowers Foods, Bush Brothers & Company and Idahoan discussed changes they have made and challenges they faced in a webinar.
By Megan Poinski • July 30, 2020 -
Courtesy of Tyson Foods
USDA faces lawsuit and legislation over increased line speeds at meat plants
Sen. Cory Booker introduced the Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act the same day that the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union filed a federal complaint on the same issue.
By Lillianna Byington • July 29, 2020 -
Retrieved from Geltor on July 28, 2020
Geltor raises $93.1M to grow animal-free ingredients platform
African swine fever and problematic supply chains could drive interest in their cell-based collagen, the company said.
By Jessi Devenyns • July 28, 2020 -
Deep Dive
How food innovation has continued during the pandemic
Coronavirus has shifted the reasons, processes and funds for new ideas and products, but manufacturers, funders and experts agree: Stopping the process is not an option.
By Megan Poinski • July 27, 2020 -
New wheat germ concentrate from GoodMills Innovation supports immune systems
The partnership's ingredient has six times more spermidine — a nutrient known for its protections against the aging process — than ordinary wheat germ.
By Jessi Devenyns • July 23, 2020 -
Courtesy of Redefine Meat
Redefine Meat wants to disrupt meat industry with 3D printed Alt-Steak
The Israeli company plans to test its plant-based alternative in some restaurants this year.
By Megan Poinski • July 23, 2020 -
Pork producers face $5B in losses with surplus of hogs
The closure of plants because of the coronavirus has slowed meat processing. The National Pork Producers Council is calling on Congress to pass financial aid for farmers.
By Lillianna Byington • July 22, 2020 -
How a Russian company will bring cell-based chicken to KFC
3D Bioprinting Solutions will use a high-tech printer to make nuggets out of a hybrid of cell and plant-based materials for the chain in Russia. It plans to create similar relationships to develop products in the U.S.
By Megan Poinski • July 22, 2020 -
Sponsored by Food Dive's Brand Studio
How manufacturers are staying ahead of ingredients trends in 2020
With in-person industry events on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, food manufacturers are turning to creative digital channels to stay up-to-date on ingredients trends and innovations.
By Food Dive's Brand Studio • July 17, 2020 -
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Perfect Day creates The Urgent Company for CPGs
Brave Robot ice cream is the first brand under the new company, which is independent and can quickly launch products featuring the animal-free dairy proteins.
By Megan Poinski • July 17, 2020 -
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Branching out to a new plant-based ingredient made from wood
Arbiom's SylPro, made from fermented wood pieces, just finished a proof-of-concept test showing it can replace more traditional soy, pea and wheat proteins in meat substitutes.
By Megan Poinski • July 16, 2020 -
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'Cell-based' seafood is the preferred term for consumers, research shows
In a study funded by BlueNalu, more than 3,000 consumers were shown different terminology. This one scored the best on accuracy and willingness to purchase.
By Megan Poinski • July 15, 2020
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