Facility Operations
Mill Rock Packaging acquires Keystone Paper & Box
Mill Rock Packaging Partners LLC has acquired Keystone Paper & Box Co., a specialty packaging company that manufactures custom folding cartons for... continue reading »
Hessing Supervers completes new production plant
Hessing Supervers’ new production site in Greenport Venlo, Netherlands, is complete. The plant has 100 fresh vegetable cutting, washing, drying and ... continue reading »
Bonduelle to merge 2 U.S. manufacturing plants
French-based vegetable processing company Bonduelle is merging two U.S. manufacturing plants to optimize production and efficiency. Manufacturing a... continue reading »
Fresh Del Monte forms banana partnership in Somalia
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Moze Holding Ltd., a Talc Investment company, have formed a multiyear banana partnership in Somalia. The partnersh... continue reading »
Food freshly’s in-field products taking aim at oxidation before it starts
A new range of products from shelf-life solutions specialist Food freshly takes aim at the oxidation issues that can plague fresh-cut produce by targe... continue reading »
Starting a processing line: Plan, plan and plan some more
Washing, slicing, dicing, chopping and peeling are just some terms that come to mind when talking about frozen and fresh produce processing. But do yo... continue reading »
Food technology company Evigence closes on $18M in investment funding
Food technology company Evigence has closed on $18 million in Series B investment funding. The funding round was led by Cleveland Avenue and includ... continue reading »
West Liberty Foods opening $200M food processing center in Kansas City
Iowa-based West Liberty Foods will open a $200 million food processing center and cold storage facility in Kansas City, Missouri, expected to create 5... continue reading »
Key Technology introduces advanced potato sorter
Key Technology has introduced an enhanced sorter for whole potatoes that the company says helps achieve grade specifications while maximizing yield. ... continue reading »
How artificial intelligence is transforming the produce industry
Artificial intelligence software is everywhere these days. It’s used to inform smart assistants such as Alexa and Siri. It’s used to pilot self... continue reading »
