Category: Processing
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State Fayre’s Manchester bakery will continue trading after liquidation proceedings. A sale to YF & SF Bakery protects 25 jobs while transferring the business, assets, brand, and goodwill to a newly established company.
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Sunt Group has raised fresh capital to expand banana processing. The Dutch business plans to lift annual capacity from 2,000 tonnes to 22,000 tonnes by 2028 as it converts rejected fruit into food-grade puree.
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FDA is widening downstream recalls tied to contaminated jalapeño supplies. Manufacturers using the implicated peppers in finished foods are tracing affected batches across dips, salsas, dressings, prepared meals, and other products.
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SANY Nutrition has opened its new Jonesboro food manufacturing facility. The company is investing more than $30 million at the former Butterball site and plans over 150 jobs.
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Soglowek has acquired majority control of Thailand’s Plant and Bean. The 70% investment includes funding to double the Ayutthaya facility’s size and increase production capacity for exports.
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Everything Sprouts has expanded its alfalfa recall amid outbreak investigations. Specified products sold under Everything Sprouts and Calco brands are linked to illnesses involving STEC and Salmonella.
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Sazerac has acquired Garrard County Distilling to expand Kentucky capacity. The Lancaster operation adds two column stills, existing barrel warehousing, and a recently commissioned production base.
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OSHA has cited NaturPak after two fatal industrial kettle incidents. Three workers died and two were seriously injured in separate pressure-related events at the Janesville food manufacturing operation.
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Alamance Foods is expanding manufacturing capacity in Graham, North Carolina. The $36.6 million project adds a new production line and supports a move into refrigerated cultured beverages.
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fairlife is ramping production at its new Webster dairy facility. The $650 million plant is already sourcing milk from more than 40 farms and has created approximately 380 full-time local jobs.