Food Processing

Maple Leaf Foods Inc?introduced Canada Packers Inc. as the name?of the pork company once it officially separates from the Maple Leaf business, a transaction expected to happen in 2025. Current president of Maple Leaf Foods’ Pork Complex, Dennis Organ, will be the CEO of Canada Packers, which will build on a Maple Leaf’s nearly century-long legacy in the pork business. #MapleLeafFoods #CanadaPackersInc #porkprocessing #foodnews #foodprocessing https://lnkd.in/gpPpCar2

Unilever has sold its Russian business to Arnest Group,?according to numerous reports. The Unilever Russian assets were purchased by the same Russian company that has snapped up various properties and business units from Western-based companies as they’ve looked to exit the nation following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. #Unilever #ArnestGroup #foodnews #foodprocessing #Russia #Ukraine https://lnkd.in/gHnadhKq

Beverage processor Liquid Death?has appointed two executives to its leadership team, naming Michael Fine to chief retail officer and Marisa Bertha to chief strategy officer. The company noted in a release that the moves are timed in conjunction with its scaling of its retail and distributor presence and expansion of its product line through items such as its iced tea line launched last year. #Liquiddeath #foodleadership #foodprocessing #foodnews #beverageprocessor #leadershipchanges #peopleonthemove #foodindustry #beverageindustry https://lnkd.in/dCuUarqG

The final days of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, former Kunzler & Co. processing plant — acquired by Clemens Food Group?in May 2024?— have been clarified by Clemens,?according to a local news report. The facility will be shut down December 7, with production ending that day and 193 employees being laid off at that point. #ClemensFoodGroup #processingplant #layoffs #foodnews #foodprocessing https://lnkd.in/gwV3FDES

Food and beverage processors aim every day to deliver increased sustainable productivity to get products out the door quicker. However, that goal often can be impeded by routine or unexpected conveyor line maintenance. Barry Voshell, strategic account manager for Regal Rexnord, joins us in the latest episode of Food For Thought to discuss the various solutions in the industry that can reduce maintenance intervals and ease the burden of keeping lines and equipment operating at peak efficiency — a burden faced by both processors and their maintenance teams. Listen with the link below or find us on your favorite podcast streaming platform. #RegalRexnord #maintenanceintervals #sustainableproductivity #foodprocessors #beverageprocessors #maintenance #processingplants #foodforthought #foodprocessing https://lnkd.in/gMV5heMf

Food and beverage processors aim every day to deliver increased sustainable productivity to get products out the door quicker. However, that goal often can be impeded by routine or unexpected conveyor line maintenance. Barry Voshell, strategic account manager for Regal Rexnord, joins us in the latest episode of Food For Thought to discuss the various solutions in the industry that can reduce maintenance intervals and ease the burden of keeping lines and equipment operating at peak efficiency — a burden faced by both processors and their maintenance teams. Listen with the link below or find us on your favorite podcast streaming platform. #RegalRexnord #maintenanceintervals #sustainableproductivity #foodprocessors #beverageprocessors #maintenance #processingplants #foodforthought #foodprocessing https://lnkd.in/gMV5heMf

Days before the trial would have begun, Panera Bread has settled with the family of a college student with a heart condition who died after drinking the chain’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade drink, various media are reporting. #PaneraBread #chargedlemonade #settlement #foodnews #foodprocessing https://lnkd.in/gbaG3mv5

McDonald's joined a chorus of litigants charging Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill and National Beef with colluding to limit beef supplies and thereby boost prices, in violation of the Sherman Act. #McDonalds #TysonFoods #JBS #Cargill #NationalBeef #beefsupplies #ShermanAct #foodnews #foodprocessing https://lnkd.in/eUJViJWQ

Unilever has agreed to an $8.85 million settlement in a June class action lawsuit over the labeling of its Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream. #Unilever #Breyersicecream #BreyersNaturalVanillaIceCream #lawsuit #classactionlawsuit #foodnews #foodprocessing https://lnkd.in/gvzzJ25Z

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week confirmed?two human cases of H5N1 bird flu in California. Both people were in close contact with infected dairy cows, but in separate farms. And while both had mild symptoms – conjunctivitis (pink eye) only, no respiratory symptoms – neither was hospitalized. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention #CDC #CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention #foodprocessing #foodnews #birdflu #dairycows https://lnkd.in/gj6v7VjZ