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Prairie Farms’ Caves of Faribault cheese has won the bronze award in the ‘Cheese – Cow Milk’ category as part of the Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) 2020 sofi Awards, a top honor in the $158 billion specialty food industry.

Distinctive Foods, the producer of Bageldogs, Pretzeldogs, and other dough-wrapped proteins, launches Pabst Blue Ribbon Mini Pretzel Beer Brats to a national audience after entering into a licensing agreement with Pabst Brewing Company earlier this year. 

Apex Motion Control, specialists in robotics and automation for the baking and food industry, has created a new function for its Baker-Bot: end of line palletizing.

CCS (Carter Control Systems) has officially begun manufacturing operations out of a new 40,000-square-foot facility on Monroe Avenue in Frederick, Maryland.

Harpak-ULMA announced the launch of its PaperSeal packaging technology as part of the company’s initiative to fundamentally rethink packaging systems to promote green packaging alternatives across the food industry.

Bolthouse Farms has introduced two new plant-based products: keto beverages (three flavors) and dressings/dips (four varieties). These products are testament to the company’s continued evolution towards healthier and functional products. 

Perry’s Ice Cream is launching a new fall limited-edition flavor, Friendsgiving and bringing back its classic seasonal favorite, Pumpkin Pie. Friendsgiving, a new tradition with your chosen family! Available in 1.5 quarts, is almond ice cream with blackberry swirls and sugar cookie dough pieces. The flavor will be available for consumer purchase at retail locations starting in October. Pumpkin Pie, a classic favorite! Available in 1.5 quarts, is pumpkin ice cream with swirls of whipped cream flavored ice cream and pie crust pieces, is returning to store shelves this month.

Due to high demand, Ramar Foods announces a shortage on its ube (purple yam) supply. Purple Yam has been the popular comfort food for the diaspora and has been enjoyed in several ice cream flavors under Ramar's Magnolia brand. The all-natural ube supply is experiencing a shortage. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and surges in grocery, the supplies are going to be limited.

Nutec Manufacturing offers the 710 Forming System in two models, the 710/45 and the 710/60, to better fit processor production requirements. Both models feature 100% mechanical drive and forming processes. They also provide exceptional weight control for a wide variety of product types.

Johnson Controls announced that Olivier Leonetti would join the Company and succeed Brian Stief as the chief financial officer. Leonetti will join the Company in the next several weeks and initially be appointed as executive vice president and chief financial officer-elect. He will assume the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer, following the filing of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2020. Current Vice Chairman and CFO Brian Stief, will step down from the CFO role at that time.  Stief will remain in his role as vice chairman, serving in an advisory capacity, and will retire from the Company at the end of this calendar year. Stief and Leonetti will work closely together over the next several months to ensure an orderly transition into the 2021 calendar year.