Cargill is investing $111 million to convert its Columbus, Neb., ground beef plant to a cooked meats facility and relocate current ground beef production to existing processing facilities at Butler, Wis., and Forth Worth, Texas.
The Boyd Co., Inc., Princeton, N.J., completed a site selection study that compares the cost of operating a food processing plant in a series of 30 markets in the United States.
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, Ill., presented its 2014 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report, which outlines center-led research programs and activities and references specific actions being taken by more than 100 U.S. dairy farms, businesses and partnerships.
Bakalars Sausage Co., La Crosse, Wis., entered into an agreement to acquire the Schweigert brand of hot dogs, natural casing dogs, braunschweiger, summer sausage and breaded chicken products from Cargill Turkey & Cooked Meats.
The HVACR Workforce Development Foundation, Arlington, Va., released three new reports confirming that demand outstrips the supply of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration employees. In particular, mechanics and installers are in critical shortage in most areas of the nation.
Fonterra opened a new state-of-the-art beverage plant in Australia, which expands its Cobden plant, home of Western Star butter, and created around 50 new jobs.
The Food Processing Education Consortium (FPEC) announced the creation of the Food Industry Technicians Development Program (FIT), what is said to be the first national certification program for service technicians in all segments of the packaging, processing and food and beverage manufacturing industry.
PMMI, Koelnmesse and the International Dairy Foods Association joined forces to launch ProFood Tech, a new event that will focus on processing and production technologies serving the food and beverage industry.
A group of organic thought leaders looked into the future of the organic industry and agreed that major challenges need to be overcome for organic to fulfill its potential and move significantly beyond its position of nearly 5% of the U.S. food supply.