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Food processing company changes name
Poland-based Nowicki Food Machinery has changed its name to NOMA. The company said the change reflects its 50-year commitment to the food processing i... continue reading »
Custom ingredients manufacturer acquires packing company
Custom ingredients manufacturer Baldwin Richardson Foods has completed its acquisition of New Jersey-based Pennsauken Packing Co. The move expands ... continue reading »
Conagra closing Birds Eye facility in Wisconsin
Conagra is closing its Birds Eye frozen foods facility in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, eliminating about 250 jobs. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Not... continue reading »
Company launches packaging trays composed entirely of recycled tray material
Luxembourg-headquartered Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has launched food packaging trays composed entirely of recycled tray material. While traditional... continue reading »
Videojet Technologies introduces new inkjet printer
Videojet Technologies’ new inkjet printer offers a durable, high-resolution solution for manufacturers and distributors with on-demand case coding r... continue reading »
Horizontal flow wrap applications webinar set for next month
Product safety technology company Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection will host a webinar focused on flow wrap applications on May 8. The webinar, wh... continue reading »
Carrot juice recalled because of botulism concerns
Carrot juice from Barsotti Juice Co. has been recalled because of concerns about under processing that could lead to botulism. On Jan. 30, the Food... continue reading »
Traceability initiatives can drive productivity, profitability
Nearly everyone in the produce industry has implemented produce traceability initiative (PTI) of some sort. Improved marking and coding can help produ... continue reading »
Mapping the flow of produce can help assess postharvest safety risks
All food contact surfaces of equipment and tools used with covered produce — defined by the Produce Safety Rule as fruit and vegetables typically co... continue reading »
Accelerated deadline: FSMA 204 compliance may be reality faster than anticipated
A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule requiring additional traceability records for certain foods goes into effect in January 2026, but the dea... continue reading »
