Category: Operations
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Ferrero will acquire Purely Elizabeth to expand American breakfast operations. The standalone business has more than doubled sales in two years and will retain founder Elizabeth Stein as chief executive.
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USDA has detailed payments for its beef processor support programme. Eligible independent and regional plants will receive assistance based on their 2025 slaughter throughput under the $500m SPUR scheme.
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Barfresh targets partial commissioning of its Defiance plant this year. The 44,000 sq ft facility is intended to improve manufacturing economics after productivity problems at the existing Arps Dairy operation.
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Tyson is consolidating beef production around three central processing plants. Joslin and Eagle Mountain will close, while Pasco is being offered for sale amid constrained US cattle supplies.
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Boparan Private Office has acquired MuscleFood from administrators Mackay Goodwin. The protein-focused business enters another turnaround after falling sales, losses, delivery disruption, and customer complaints.
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Lactalis will acquire Saputo’s UK dairy division for approximately £988m. Five manufacturing plants and brands including Cathedral City, Davidstow, and Wensleydale are included, subject to regulatory approval.
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Most surveyed companies remain uncertain about detailed PPWR compliance requirements. Around two-thirds are already planning or implementing changes as documentation obligations take effect.
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Government plans would double maximum closure orders to twelve months. The measure targets persistent rogue premises, with illegally imported, counterfeit, mislabelled, and non-compliant food among products found by enforcement teams.
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Authorities have seized 33 tonnes of suspected illegal frozen food. Investigators are examining allegedly fraudulent labels and missing traceability records, while the Food Standards Agency says there is currently no indicated public health risk.
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CIRCOR adds clean-in-place capability to its C-9000 precision metering pump. The design combines hygienic in-place cleaning with repeatable, virtually pulse-free flow for demanding food and beverage processes.