Manufacturing: Page 50


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    Tracking food industry priority for the COVID-19 vaccine

    President Joe Biden announced a deadline of April 19 for all adults in every state to be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.

    By Thai Phi Le • Updated April 6, 2021
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    Biden will ask OSHA to reconsider decision to skip emergency coronavirus standards

    He will also direct the agency to target the worst violators and increase the number of inspectors.

    By Kate Tornone • Jan. 13, 2021
  • Trendline

    How AI is transforming the food and beverage industry

    Companies are leaning on the technology across nearly all parts of their operations, from marketing to product design.

    By Food Dive staff
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    Maple Leaf spends $100M for Indianapolis tempeh plant

    Demand for the fermented soybean cake has risen 44% during the pandemic, and the company's Lightlife brand has 80% of U.S. sales for the plant-based staple.

    By Samantha Oller • Jan. 13, 2021
  • Smithfield Foods prepares to vaccinate its workers

    Although circumstances vary by state and the timeframes are not yet firm, the company is anticipating COVID-19 vaccine availability and distribution for critical employees within 60 days. 

    By Lillianna Byington • Jan. 8, 2021
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    Air Protein
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    Air Protein raises $32M to develop a meat alternative out of thin air

    The company, built around 1960s-era NASA research of turning carbon dioxide into something edible, received funds from ADM Ventures, Barclays and GV.

    By Jan. 7, 2021
  • Tyson Foods not protected by executive order keeping plants open, judge rules

    The federal court is sending an Iowa lawsuit about a worker's death back to the state level after rejecting the company's claim it was acting at the direction of the federal government.

    By Lillianna Byington • Jan. 4, 2021
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    5 trends fueling food and beverage innovation in 2021

    Consumers will pick up their pursuit of immunity boosts, new plant-based options, global flavors and tech-enhanced foods after a tough year.  

    By Lillianna Byington , , Jan. 4, 2021
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    Opinion

    Earth to the meatpacking industry: 2021 is coming up, exit the time capsule

    The manufacturing process must change, and not just for change's sake. Lives, not just reputations, are at stake, writes Phil Kafarakis, president emeritus of the Specialty Food Association.

    By Phil Kafarakis • Dec. 23, 2020
  • Leona Bell, a housekeeper for Mercy in St. Louis, was among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the area. Hospitals across the country received the first doses on Monday, Dec. 14 2020.
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    Samantha Liss, Healthcare Dive

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    Deep Dive

    5 questions to ask before adopting a coronavirus vaccine policy

    Vaccines are still one arrow in an employer's COVID-19 quiver, an attorney said. Incentives and education may also be preferable to mandates.

    By Ryan Golden • Dec. 22, 2020
  • Proposal would move GMO food animal regulation to USDA

    Moving this approval from the FDA — which gives bioengineered food animals the same scrutiny as new drugs — is wanted by farm groups.

    By Dec. 22, 2020
  • Novavax COVID-19 candidate vaccine NVX-CoV2373 administered to first patients in Phase I Clinical Trial
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    Food workers should be among the next in line for the vaccine, CDC panel says

    Roughly 30 million people fall into this group, including those in food production and manufacturing, but the recommendations still need to be approved by the agency's director and adopted by states.

    By Lillianna Byington • Dec. 21, 2020
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    Consumer eating and drinking habits during pandemic reflect different needs

    A survey from the International Food Information Council found people balanced eating healthier with indulgence, while some consumed more alcohol even as others were less likely to imbibe.

    By Samantha Oller • Dec. 16, 2020
  • As vaccine rollout begins, the food industry jockeys for priority

    While CPG trade groups and meat companies lobby to be in the next phase, many are also offering to help officials with distribution and developing plans for what comes next.

    By Lillianna Byington • Dec. 16, 2020
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    Deep Dive // Race for regulation of cell-based meat

    From science to reality: What approval of cell-based meat means for the industry

    Singapore's approval of cultured meat is the beginning of a journey to bring something new to the business and potentially change how the world makes food.

    By Dec. 15, 2020
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    Nestlé explores alternative packaging technologies with startup investment

    As part of its deal with Timeplast, a startup investigating ways to minimize the impact of improperly recycled plastic on the environment, the Swiss company will provide financing and additional support.

    By Jessi Devenyns • Dec. 14, 2020
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    Deep Dive

    Breaking down Mars' maverick move for a more sustainable palm oil supply chain

    Reducing its palm oil mills from 1,500 to 50 in three years to meet internal goals is a decisive move that will almost certainly work, but the impact beyond Mars' supply chain is less certain.

    By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 14, 2020
  • 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
  • The Food Dive Awards for 2020
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    Dive Awards

    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
  • Agriculture SecretarySonny Perdue visits Triumph Foods pork processing facility April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Mo.
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    USDA photo by Preston Keres. (2017). "20170428-OSEC-PJK-1465" [photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
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    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
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    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 Dec. 7, 2020
  • 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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    Opinion

    CPGs 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
  • Mondelez's Ritz brand launched Ritz Cheese Crispers in July 2020.
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    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 Nov. 23, 2020