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Two top executives at Rich Products (Rich’s) plan to retire, as the company announces promotions and the creation of a new office.

Eclipse Foods’ plant-based cookie butter, mint chip, and vintage vanilla ice cream flavors are now available in Whole Foods Market locations throughout northern California. 

The need for speed has never been greater along the cold chain, as last-mile demands dictated by the continued rise of e-commerce has added to an already breakneck pace spurred by record sales and increased traffic for cold foods over the past 18 months.  Somewhere amid the rush to build new distribution hubs and cold storage spaces is the ubiquitous and often overlooked pallet. Without it, few of the products expedited to market would reach their destinations on time.

Record-setting demand for turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving is keeping pace with supply, according to research by IRI, a data solutions and services firm. 

The competition, created in 2019 by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and VentureFuel to spur innovation in new dairy product development, is a global search for the best emerging products to bring to market using California milk and dairy ingredients. 

Developed by PMMI’s Emerging Leaders Committee, the fourth annual awards recognize only 10 young professionals who have demonstrated leadership potential in the packaging and processing industry.

NCC Automated Systems has hired Christina Caccamo to their team in the role of business development manager (BDM). 

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. broke ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) digester at Del Rio Dairy in Friona, Texas, its first in a joint venture with TotalEnergies to produce transportation fuel which will be negative carbon intensive. All the RNG fuel produced at Del Rio Dairy will make its way into Clean Energy’s nationwide network of RNG stations.

The new facility marks the third manufacturing location dedicated to the Uncrustables brand, along with existing facilities in Scottsville, Kentucky, and Longmont, Colorado. 

Tips and strategies for industrial site identification prior to building cold facilities, particularly since greenfield sites are in high demand today.