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Land O'Lakes creates new sustainability business division

SUSTAIN will focus on helping to ensure sustainable crop production.

July 20, 2016

Land O'Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., announced the formal organization of a new business unit, SUSTAIN.

Study outlines advantages in retail-ready packaging over traditional packaging

Retail-ready packaging represents more than 50% of total demand.

July 20, 2016

Demand for retail-ready packaging is forecast to increase 5.2% annually to $6.2 billion in 2020, outpacing the overall packaging market average, according to a new study, “Retail Ready Packaging,” released from The Freedonia Group, Cleveland, Ohio.

Study reveals meal kit delivery services will continue to grow

Saving time is the top reason given for using meal kits, which provide all the ingredients necessary to prepare a meal.

July 20, 2016

There is a lot of buzz around meal kit delivery services, but the buzz may be greater than those who currently use the kits, finds The NPD Group.

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.

Preferred Freezer Services announces new Houston distribution center

The completed freezer will add 9.6 million cubic feet to the company’s worldwide footprint.

July 20, 2016

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), Chatham, N.J., announces its newest facility in Pasadena, Texas, strategically located to satisfy demand near the Port of Houston’s Bayport terminal.

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.”

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.

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.

New packaging showcases fresh appeal of AdvancePierre’s Pierre burger

The packaging consists of a clear, flexible film—featuring easy-to-read labels and a front-of-pack calorie call-out—that is securely hand-wrapped and sealed with a tamper-evident label.

July 19, 2016

AdvancePierre Foods, Cincinnati, introduced a new, fresh-appeal package for its Pierre Jumbo Chipotle Bacon Cheeseburger.

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.”