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PepsiCo's New Sustainability Goals Include Halving Virgin Plastic Use by 2030

The food & beverage giant's new pep+ transformation is centered on sustainability goals for positive agriculture, value chain and choices.

Taste Test: 4505 Butcher’s Snack Sticks

The company now has 20 employees and all products are made solely in the U.S.

Fake USDA Stamp Triggers Frozen Empanada Recall

Nearly 4,000 pounds worth of a Chicago area supplier's frozen beef and chicken products beared a label with a false USDA mark of inspection.

Taste Test: Organic Green Chili & Salsa

Tyson Foods is one of the companies that already said it would require workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Who's Covered by a Vaccine Mandate?

Injecting manure into a field as fertilizer in Lawler, Iowa. Manure management is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.

Food Production Generates More Than a Third of Manmade Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Tennessee Supplier Recalls Little Debbie Sandwich Cookies

Opportunities in Exporting

Opportunities in Exporting

Manufacturers are faced with a number of challenges as they look to expand operations. And these challenges can seem especially complex when looking to fully understand exporting opportunities. Watch the 5 Minute video series.

A Google Street view of Kellogg's Ready-To-Eat-Cereal Production Plant in Battle Creek, MI.

Report: Kellogg to Cut 212 Jobs at Michigan Plant

The cereal giant said the move is part of efforts to right-size its labor footprint.

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Higher Demand Has Maine Potato Farmers Feeling Optimistic Ahead of Harvest

A decline in acreage was reversed with an extra 8,000 acres planted this summer.

JBS Fined $175K After Conveyer Belt Amputation

The same factory has been cited several times for different incidents in the past year.

This photo provided by McDonald's shows the McPlant burger.

McDonald's Debuts Vegan McPlant Burger in UK, Ireland

It features a plant-based Beyond Meat patty on a vegan sesame bun with vegan cheese, vegan sauce and other toppings.

In this May 1, 2020 photo, a sign sits in front of the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, IA.

Biden Vows to Crack Down on Meat Prices; Industry Leaders Push Back

The administration chastised meat giants for raising prices and seeing record profits amid the pandemic, and several industry leaders promptly called those claims false or inflammatory.

Cargill's new pectin production facility in Bebedouro, Brazil.

Cargill Opens $150M Pectin Processing Factory in Brazil

When fully operational, the new plant will supply HM pectin to customers in South America and throughout the world.

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What Food Processors Need to Know About Roof Rats

Just one roof rat inside a food processing facility can cause thousands of dollars in product and structural damage. Get all the need-to-know info here.

In this May 20, 2020 photo, residents cheer and hold thank-you signs to greet employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant as they begin their shift in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Meatpacking & Farm Workers to Receive $600 Grants in $700M Aid Plan

The grants are meant to defray some of the costs workers bore as many of them bought their own PPE or took unpaid leave amid COVID-19.

Craft Brewery CEO Sued for Misappropriating $100M

They didn't re-invest the money in the business or share it with stockholders.

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Mondelez Issues CPG Industry's Largest Green Bond Ever

The funds are dedicated toward sustainable sourcing, reducing packaging waste and tackling climate change.

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Impossible Foods Launches Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets

They're available now through major foodservice distributors and will begin stocking at leading retailers later in September.