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Fortress Technology to debut new equipment
Food safety company Fortress Technology will debut a compact combination metal detector and heavy duty checkweigher with a reject conveyor at Pack Exp... continue reading »
Almond grower to close Sacramento manufacturing plant
Blue Diamond Growers will close its manufacturing plant in midtown Sacramento plant during the next two years, laying off about 600 workers. The al... continue reading »
Contested worker protection rule suspended by Labor Department
A measure extending protections to H-2A workers who organize to form labor unions that opponents labeled government overreach has been suspended by th... continue reading »
Batch fryer aims to improve efficiency in root vegetable snack processing
A new batch frying system aims to improve production while maintaining temperature control for kettle-style potato chips and other root vegetable snac... continue reading »
Trump comments address agricultural workers, immigration
As immigration raids spark reaction around the country, Donald Trump seemed to suggest support for changes to immigration enforcement that would avoid... continue reading »
Coalition seeks transparency in AEWR calculation process
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA) and the North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission (NCSC) have assembled a five-state, 30-organ... continue reading »
New $54M pickle production plant planned in Indiana
Grillo’s Pickles is building a $54 million, 155,000-square-foot food manufacturing facility in Taylorsville, Indiana. The plant is expected to creat... continue reading »
Retail digitization company partners with NY grocery chain
Retail shelf digitization company Simbe has partnered with New York grocery chain DeCicco & Sons to bring Simbe’s technology platform to DeCicco... continue reading »
Del Monte Foods closing fruit processing facility, warehouses
Del Monte Foods is closing a fruit processing facility and two warehouses that store fruit products in the Yakima, Washington area, according to local... continue reading »
SC agribusinesses to share $200,000 in funding
A South Carolina banana grower and a tomato producer are among the 13 agribusiness entrepreneurs who will share $200,000 in newly announced funding. ... continue reading »
