Manufacturing: Page 51
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Why a Tesla engineer redesigned the chocolate chip
Dandelion Chocolate is known for its super-premium bean-to-bar confections, and the new shape highlights the tasting and baking experience, founder Todd Masonis said.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 27, 2020 -
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Darigold names executives to drive its new ingredients business
The Pacific Northwest farmers' co-op, which decided to move into the space two years ago, will build a factory to manufacture these products.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 27, 2020 -
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Lightlife urges Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat to clean up their labels
In an ad in several newspapers, the 41-year-old company says its burger made with 11 easily recognized ingredients represents a future that is "cleaner, tastier, and nutritionally superior."
By Megan Poinski • Updated Aug. 26, 2020 -
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Kind will exclusively source almonds from bee-friendly farms by 2025
The brand is asking its suppliers to reserve 3% to 5% of their farms for pollinator habitat in hopes of curbing the high levels of honey bees that die each year.
By Lillianna Byington • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Craft spirits revenue plunges $700M as pandemic curtails on-premise operations
With 40% of the country's craft distilleries generating half of their sales from tasting rooms that were or remain closed, many are looking for other sources of income to stay afloat.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 24, 2020 -
Hostess and Flowers Foods reportedly interested in buying Otis Spunkmeyer owner
Aryzta, based in Switzerland, has been trying to turn things around for a few years. It recently hired investment firm Rothschild & Co. to review strategic options.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 24, 2020 -
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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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
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