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Flexible Packaging Association names new president

September 23, 2016

Check out this week's roundup of new personnel announcements in the cold food industry.

How wearable scanners aid in automation, mobility, efficiency

According to this report, enterprise wearable scanner shipments will reach nearly 22 million by 2021, increasing from just 7 million in 2016.

September 23, 2016

A report produced by ABI Research predicts enterprise wearable scanner shipments will reach nearly 22 million by 2021, increasing from just 7 million in 2016.

SugarCreek opens doors to state-of-the-art CCI facility

Highlighting the new facility is what is said to be the largest sous vide line in North America.

September 23, 2016

SugarCreek opened a 418,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Cambridge City, Ind.

Kendall Packaging to expand Pittsburg manufacturing plant

Kendall Packaging will be adding 59,000 square feet and $6 million worth of equipment to its current building.

September 23, 2016

Kendall Packaging, Mequon, Wis., announced plans for a $9 million expansion to its Pittsburg, Kan., manufacturing facility.

Olymel plans for $11M expansion of pork processing plant

The expansion and modernization of the pork further processing facility will boost production volume from 40 million to almost 60 million kilograms annually.

September 23, 2016

Canada-based Olymel announced plans to invest $11 million in its St-Henri-de-Lévis, Quebec, pork processing plant.

U.S. food insecurity declined in 2015

Some American households experience food insecurity at times during the year.

September 22, 2016

This report, “Household Food Security in the United States in 2015,” presents statistics from the survey covering households’ food security, food expenditures and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2015.

Compass Group to source cage-free eggs globally by 2025

Compass Group operates in over 50,000 locations across 50 countries, resulting in a diverse and complex supply chain.

September 22, 2016

Compass Group PLC, Charlotte, N.C., announced plans to commit to source 100% cage-free eggs (both shell and liquid) globally by 2025.

Households headed by Millennial parents are largest organic-buying group

Parents in the 18- to 34-year-old age range are now the biggest group of organic buyers in America.

September 22, 2016

America's 75 million Millennials are devouring organic, and they're making sure their families are too, according to a study conducted by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Washington, D.C.

Study: United States advances progress in waste reduction

According to the report, the U.S. government and U.S.-based organizations have taken a number of notable steps over the past year to reduce food loss and waste.

September 22, 2016

A new report assesses the world’s progress toward Target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which calls on all nations to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030.

PLMA study: Millennials are changing the way America eats

A nationwide survey of more than 1,800 shoppers age 20-29 reveals that Millennials love food, but want food done their way.

September 22, 2016

The report, “How America’s Eating Habits Are Changing,” conducted by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), New York, also shows that fresh and healthy foods are at the top of their shopping lists, while prepared and portable foods are also very popular.