Category: Operations
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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.
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Anheuser-Busch is investing $13 million in its Baldwinsville brewery operations. The programme upgrades can and bottle lines, adds Cutwater production capability, and expands technical skills training.
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Bernard Matthews will close its Derby poultry plant in December. Around 600 jobs are at risk after consultation failed to identify a viable route for the site to continue operating.
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EuPF challenges Commission stretch-film guidance under Europe’s new packaging rules. The association argues that a roll remains packaging material until the wrapping operator determines the final pallet format and amount used.
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Bakers Basco recovers reusable bakery equipment during two island investigations. The first operational visits in almost two decades returned 342 Omega baskets and dollies from the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight.
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Finland opens first industrial-scale liquefied biogas production facility in Nurmo. The food-industry-linked plant is designed for around 100 GWh of annual output, with liquefaction scheduled to begin this autumn.