Category: Operations
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Walmart has opened its third owned US milk processing facility.
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US lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would allow the FDA to share food safety information with state and local agencies during contamination and foodborne illness incidents.
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Ferrero has opened a $75m Nutella Peanut production line in Franklin Park, Illinois, marking the first Nutella product manufactured in the United States and creating 50 jobs.
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All Things has taken an equity stake in Scottish supply partner Yester Farm Dairies to increase cottage cheese capacity, support machinery upgrades, and strengthen its UK-based dairy supply chain.
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Food manufacturers can cut waste by tightening inspection and control. Fortress Technology argues that upstream metal detection, precision checkweighing, automated testing, and connected data tools can reduce false rejects, giveaway, contamination risk, and downtime across production.
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Duni Group has launched Sealable Ronda, a paper-based ready-meal bowl combining hermetic sealing and modified atmosphere packaging to extend freshness, reduce food waste, and cut plastic content in chilled and prepared food packaging.
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interpack 2026 will spotlight major shifts in FMCG packaging operations. In this Markem-Imaje perspective, Rémy Fontanet outlines how regulation, traceability, efficiency, and connected packaging are reshaping production strategy.
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2 Sisters Food Group is increasing the use of British-grown oilseed rape and beans in poultry feed, reducing imported soymeal exposure and adding a projected £50 million boost to UK agriculture.
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ALDI US will remove 44 additional ingredients from private-label food, vitamin, and supplement products, widening the reformulation agenda across its supplier base.
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Global pork markets face renewed cost and logistics pressure. RaboResearch says geopolitical disruption, energy, feed, packaging, and trade uncertainty are expected to tighten margins through the second half of 2026.