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Canadian governments invest in Maple Leaf Foods’ bacon production facility

Government funding will be used to purchase new processing and packaging equipment for the $5.9 million bacon production line.
July 20, 2016
The Canada and Manitoba governments are investing $500,000 in an expansion project that will increase bacon production at Maple Leaf Food’s Winnipeg, Canada, facility by 8 million kilograms every year.
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How politics divides Americans on food issues

The report shows how conservatives and liberals differ in their attitudes toward sustainability, trust in government for food-related information and their top food safety issues.
July 19, 2016
An ideological rift exists on certain food issues too, according to “2016 Food and Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health.”
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Crown Equipment opens new sales, service locations

All three of the facilities provide customers with a complete selection of Crown forklifts, warehouse design services, the Integrity Parts and Service System and Crown’s InfoLink fleet management system.
July 19, 2016
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, unveiled three new sales and service locations to support the material handling product needs of customers in central and western Oklahoma and north Texas.
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Eby-Brown to open state-of-the-art distribution center

The distribution center will open Jan. 2, 2017, and will initially serve 750 customers in the Kentucky, Tennessee and southern Indiana and Ohio markets.
July 19, 2016
Eby-Brown Co., LLC, Naperville, Ill., announced plans to open a 300,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution center in Shepherdsville, Ky.
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Study: 6 communication drivers for food, beverage industry

To succeed in the conversation age, food and beverage brands must rely on a contemporary mix of communications techniques.
July 19, 2016
MSLGROUP, Chicago, unveiled six communication drivers for winning share of mouth in the conversation age in its latest study, “The Future of Food Communications: Winning Share of Mouth in the Conversation Age.”
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Good Source Solutions acquires Pon Food Corp.

This acquisition gives Good Source additional scale in the education, corrections and foodservice sectors.
July 19, 2016
Good Source Solutions, a national specialty foodservice distributor based in Carlsbad, Calif., acquired Pon Food Corp., Ponchatoula, La.
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Apio Hanover facility

Apio triples salad manufacturing facility

Apio’s Eat Smart brand includes nine gourmet vegetable salad kits; each kit contains 5-8 superfoods.
July 19, 2016
Apio, Inc., a Guadalupe, Calif.-based subsidiary of Landec Corp., completed an expansion to its Hanover, Pa., operations.
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