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Final labor rule includes new H-2A worker protections

Employees may invite labor and legal organizations to employer-provided housing under a final Department of Labor rule on H-2A temporary worker protec... continue reading »

Investment to support production, distribution of produce in Kenya

Specialist agriculture investor AgDevCo has made an equity investment in East African agribusiness platform Agris, the agriculture division of Maris L... continue reading »

Grimmway Farms acquiring California fresh-cut produce operation

Global produce leader Grimmway Farms has agreed to purchase the assets of San Miguel Produce Inc. and will integrate its fresh-cut greens operation. ... continue reading »

GrubMarket acquires South Africa-based produce distributor

Food technology company GrubMarket has acquired South Africa-based fresh produce distributor Global Produce, which supplies fruits to 44 countries. ... continue reading »

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 »