Fewer secondary schools in the United States are selling less nutritious foods and beverages, such as candy and soda, according to a survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. food and beverage processors will invest an estimated $6.5 billion their manufacturing and distribution assets during the next two years according to Industrial Info Resources (IIR).
Eighteen food and beverage facility professionals at Stellar, a design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, have achieved LEED accreditation.
Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., said it hired 24-year industry veteran Michael Ballew, P.E., as a senior mechanical engineer for the company's Food & Beverage Facility Services division.