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Whether you’re thinking of cutting down on sugar or trying the keto lifestyle, Clio’s Less Sugar Greek yogurt bars--in Peach and Mixed Berry flavors--are the perfect guilt-free snacks that will help you celebrate the New Year and your 2021 plans.

Speed, flexibility and ease are paramount in today’s food processing environment. It’s more important than ever to work together efficiently to keep America’s food supply chain moving. With that in mind, NuTEC Manufacturing recently collaborated with a meat processing customer to increase the flexibility of their NuTEC formers. The new designs streamline food forming change-overs and eliminate hours of labor.

RLS Logistics announced plans to develop a state-of-the-art 83,000 sq. ft. temperature-controlled facility in central Massachusetts. This site will be the newest addition to the RLS Partnering Regional Operator (PRO) network of family-operated cold chain experts and is scheduled to open in Q4 of 2021. 

Califia Farms, an independently-owned, plant-based food and beverage company, is announcing national distribution for its new Plant Butters. The plant-based alternative to dairy butter is the first product outside the company's current beverage portfolio of plant-based milk, creamers, drinkable yogurts and cold brew coffee. Plant Butters are now available nationally at Whole Foods Market, Kroger, Stop & Shop, Target and other natural and major retailers.

Johnson Controls released the findings of its annual Energy Efficiency Indicator survey, which found that more than half of organizations plan to increase investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart building technology next year, comparable with investment trends after the 2010 recession.

Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced that it has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which aims to drive ambitious climate change action in the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based emissions reduction targets. The company joins SBTi as the first global marketer of fruits and vegetables to commit to reducing its carbon footprint to assist with limiting global warming to well below 2 °C. This commitment further showcases Fresh Del Monte Produce’s sharpened focus to operating sustainably and implementing sound, science-based practices throughout its global operations; further leading the way within the produce industry.

Stoecklin Logistics has hired Sabrina Nissen as Business Development & Administration Manager for the U.S. and Canada Market. Reporting to Damaris Grütter, Director of U.S. & Canada, Nissen will support Stoecklin’s sales, marketing, operations and deployment teams in North America.

Sysco announced that Tom Peck will join the company as executive vice president and chief information and digital officer, effective Jan. 4, 2021. In this role, Peck will lead Sysco’s strategic efforts to accelerate its business transformation through customer-facing technology solutions and will lead the company efforts to modernize its technology infrastructure.

Lee Kum Kee Sauce Group has hired Katty Lam as Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Lam has over 25 years' work experience with renowned multinational food companies. Prior to joining Lee Kum Kee, Ms. Lam was Danone's Regional Vice President, Greater China -- Early Life Nutrition Division. 

Kreider Farms, a Central Pennsylvania producer of milk, ice cream, eggs, and more, has launched a Cage Free Hemp Egg as a line extension of Chiques Creek which is produced at their plants in Lancaster County. The Chiques Creek brand currently offers a unique line of hemp iced teas which are available at Giant, Weis and Rutter's stores with more retailers added to the their website daily.