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ScanTech Sciences to open first electronic cold-pasteurization center

ECP is a clean alternative to post-harvest treatments such as methyl bromide or hot water treatment and results in pest sterilization, pathogen reduction and shelf-life extension.
September 20, 2017
ScanTech Sciences, Inc., Norcross, Ga., completed two critical milestones toward opening its first electronic cold-pasteurization (ECP) food treatment center in McAllen, Texas.
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Crown Equipment increases presence in Asia

Crown’s new operation features extensive rental and new equipment inventory, expanded storage capacity and enhanced inventory management for quick parts turnaround.
September 20, 2017
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, announced plans to further expand in the Asian market with a new company-owned branch location in South Korea.
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TricorBraun acquires Continental Packaging Associates

CPA will gain expanded access to all TricorBraun customer resources, including its package design, engineering and global sourcing capabilities.
September 20, 2017
TricorBraun, St. Louis, acquired Continental Packaging Associates (CPA), a Bensalem, Pa.-based packaging supplier.
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Post Holdings to acquire Bob Evans Farms

Bob Evans is a producer and distributor of refrigerated potato, pasta and vegetable-based side dishes, pork sausage and a variety of refrigerated and frozen convenience food items.
September 20, 2017
Post Holdings, Inc., St. Louis, announced plans to acquire Bob Evans Farms, Inc., New Albany, Ohio, for $77 a share.
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Kroger announces zero hunger, zero waste plan

Kroger is also crowdsourcing for solutions, asking communities, partners and other stakeholders to help provide ideas, feedback and best practices as the effort evolves.
September 20, 2017
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced a national effort aimed at ending hunger in the communities Kroger calls home and eliminating waste company-wide by 2025.
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Study: Companies commit to simplify food date labels worldwide by 2020

The Call to Action recommends companies partner with non-profit organizations and government agencies to educate consumers about how to interpret date labels.
September 20, 2017
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a Silver Spring, Md.-based network of consumer goods companies across 70 countries, along with Champions 12.3 approved a Call to Action to standardize food date labels worldwide by 2020.
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Champions 12.3 launches food loss, waste report

Governments and organizations across Europe, Africa and the United States have taken a number of notable steps over the past year, but more is needed worldwide.
September 20, 2017
A new report assesses the world’s progress toward Target 12.3 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which calls on all nations to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030.
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Kiolbassa Smoked Meats expands TX operations

The San Marcos Street facility will be home to Kiolbassa’s bacon production.
September 20, 2017
Kiolbassa Smoked Meats, San Antonio, Texas, expanded its footprint on the city’s Westside through the acquisition of a second 88,000-square-foot factory located at 1545 S. San Marcos Street.
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Pack Expo

PACK EXPO Las Vegas focuses on sustainability, efficiency, product safety

Produced by PMMI, The Association of Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va., PACK EXPO Las Vegas is co-located with the Healthcare Packaging EXPO.
September 19, 2017

PACK EXPO Las Vegas is expected to host 30,000 attendees, including 5,000 international visitors from more than 125 countries, and 2,000-plus exhibitors that will span nearly 900,000 net square feet.


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