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Hiperbaric 55

Cornell University installs nation’s first commercial-scale validation facility for HPP

The new Hiperbaric 55 high-pressure food processor at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, N.Y., maintains the ability to retain fresh quality attributes in food while inactivating spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms.
February 13, 2017
With the installation of a new, commercial-scale, high-pressure processing (HPP) unit, Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, N.Y., is said to be the nation’s first commercial scale validation facility for a technology that kills foodborne pathogens and extends shelf life for fresh, ready-to-eat foods like juice, meats and more.
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Mindful Meats

Marin Sun Farms merges with Mindful Meats

Two visionaries in organic pastured meat join forces to support farming communities and Northern California meat infrastructure.
February 10, 2017
Marin Sun Farms, Petaluma, Calif., and Mindful Meats, Pt. Reyes, Calif., announced a merger of the two companies, creating an expansion for the organic pastured beef market.
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Cal-Maine Foods to acquire Happy Hen Egg Farms’ egg production assets

The assets include commercial egg production and processing facilities with current capacity for approximately 350,000 laying hens and related distribution facilities located near Harwood and Wharton, Texas.
February 10, 2017
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Jackson, Miss., reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc., relating to their commercial production, processing, distribution and sale of shell eggs business.
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NatureWorks partners with New Plastics Economy initiative

The strategy includes guidelines for new types of packaging, improved technology and processes for re-use and innovations in material types and characteristics.
February 10, 2017
NatureWorks, LLC, Minnetonka, Minn., finalized a 3-year partnership agreement the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative.
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Iowa Cold Storage expands Altoona, IA facility

The new 50-foot-tall addition will feature a 100-foot loading dock, add 19,000 pallet positions and provide capacity for refrigerated, frozen and deep-chill products.
February 9, 2017
Iowa Cold Storage announced plans to add 118,000 square feet to its state-of-the-art, public refrigerated warehouse in Altoona, Iowa.
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Cargill installs system to convert beef byproducts into feed ingredient

The $3.5 million project will enhance the plant’s value-added protein process, which converts raw byproduct into a protein-rich animal feed ingredient.
February 9, 2017
Cargill, Wichita, Kan., announced plans to install a system in its Guelph, Ontario, Canada-based beef processing plant to convert beef byproducts into a feed ingredient.
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