Category: Operations
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IPL Schoeller adds recycled polypropylene to its food packaging range. SnapPack Square EVO contains 20% food-contact recycled material and is scheduled for commercial availability this autumn.
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Bongards Creameries plans major expansion of Minnesota process cheese production. The $135 million project adds manufacturing space, automated warehousing, and 180 million pounds of annual capacity.
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FiveStar Gourmet Foods plans a major Chicago manufacturing expansion project. The $55 million facility will combine automated production and distribution capacity for fresh ready-to-eat foods from early 2027.
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Gay Lea Foods plans major expansion at its Toronto dairy. The C$200 million-plus project will add cottage cheese capacity, modern processing technology, and up to 75 jobs by 2028.
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Milk House is modernising Serbian dairy production with efficient equipment. New pasteurisation, sterilisation, and solar investments are intended to reduce utility use while supporting higher productivity.
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FDA proposes mandatory GRAS notices for certain food substance uses. Companies could retain the GRAS pathway, but covered independent safety conclusions would have to be disclosed to the regulator.
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JBS will retain Souderton manufacturing through value-added meat production plans. Around 400 jobs remain as harvesting ends, backed by more than $30m of investment over ten years.
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BRCGS has detailed development work behind Food Safety Issue 10. More than 570 professionals applied to contribute as the technical group reviews requirements, emerging risks, and industry change.
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Drought is tightening ingredient supply across UK food manufacturing operations. FDF warnings on fruit, vegetables, and grain now coincide with widespread English drought and weak early wheat yields.
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IFS has launched tools to structure companies’ PPWR compliance work. The pilot-tested self-assessment combines process questions and supporting documents before an optional independent conformance check.