Port Tampa Bay, Tampa, Fla., will begin participating in USDA’s cold treatment program to import select types of refrigerated produce from South America.
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.
Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS), Norfolk, Va., acquired 282 miles of the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co.’s (D&H) line between Sunbury, Pa., and Schenectady, N.Y.
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.
Magid opened a new safety store in Dallas, Texas, designed to make it easier for safety managers and buyers to access the company’s safety expertise and manufactured products.
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based subsidiary of Tyson Foods, announced plans to add new lines for production of pork chops and roasts and hire 60 additional workers at its Council Bluffs, Iowa, plant.