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- Making Snacks Global at SNAXPO 2004
- When snack food manufacturers from all over the world and suppliers to the industry come to Philadelphia, they will learn about "Making Snacks: a Global Business." Snack manufacturers and others need to be fast, flexible and adaptable, and produce the highest-quality products and services for the lowest cost to compete...
- White papers
- Dietary Concerns Create Risk and Opportunity for the U.S. Packaged Food Industry
- Consumer emphasis on high-protein and low-carbohydrate (low-carb) diets resulted in many packaged food firms reducing their revenue and earnings growth targets in 2004. Although protein producers such as Tyson Foods Inc. Tyson, Cargill Inc.'s Cargill Excel and Smithfield Foods Inc. Smithfield benefited, the packaged food companies have realized lower volume...
- White papers 2005-01-19
- A Supply Chain Case Study of a Food Manufacturing Merger
- A large food manufacturer recently decided to merge with another food manufacturer of similar size. The companies anticipated dealing with complex issues of combining their operations and supply chains. The companies decided to use simulation as an analysis tool for the merging of their supply chains. This paper presents a...
- White papers 2000-11-13
- 'Downsizing' Packages Gets Even Sneakier
- Pepsico's Tropicana recently redesigned its bottles, with an on-package advertisement touting the new "fresh snap cap." What it didn't tout was that there were seven fewer ounces of orange juice in the bottle -- 89, down from 96 -- though the price remained unchanged. This, according to...
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- Chinese Milk Scandal Highlights Need for Preemption
- Yesterday I noted the impact of the Chinese tainted-milk scandal on a number of global food companies. Today, the Wall Street Journal takes an in-depth look at the problem. The scandal, the Journal states, "exposes one of the pitfalls of a key strategy of the world's big...
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role
- The first paragraph of an Associated Press article today: Combating the growing obesity problem among children will require stronger action at all levels from food makers to governments and schools, witnesses told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday at a hearing about how foods are marketed...
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- How Green is Your Food Company?
- Food Processing magazine's examination of the "green" initiatives of food companies starts out way meta: it opens with a mention of Al Gore and his film "An Inconvenient Truth," then tells us that the "convenient truth is that concern for the environment has been a trend for some time â€"...
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- Food Companies Seek Ways to Pass Higher Costs Along
- The Financial Times reported Monday that Kraft and Sara Lee are both forecasting increases of food prices in the double digits. Sara Lee said "protein products" those made of meat could surge by 20 percent. Kraft said some of its cheese prices might rise by 25 percent. ...
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Inflation Poses PR Challenge for Food Industry
- Will rising prices make the public hate the food industry as much as it hates the energy industry? Quite possibly, unless the food industry effectively explains that it, too, is a victim. by Dan Mitchell
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Food Roundup: Pilgrim's Pride Execs Resign, General Mills and ConAgra Profits Beat Estimates, NY Gov. Proposes Obesity Tax, and More
- Pilgrim's Pride execs resign -- Company President and CEO Clint Rivers resigned on Tuesday along with Chief Operating Officer Robert Wright. The company recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [Source: MarketWatch] General Mills and ConAgra profits drop less than expected -- Quarterly profits fell for the rival...
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
Additional Resources
- The essential guide to manufacturing software; new robust manufacturing software is designed to manage food business, but food manufacturers still have to integrate software from diverse vendors to create a viable plant system.
- At its highest level, software for food manufacturers is designed to coordinate all the flows of goods, services, and money as they move through the supply chain. The organization and optimization of these flows into a food company and out to the final customer require an ...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- Specialty food company Hain Celestial Group Inc. said it completed the acquisition of the Linda McCartney brand frozen meat-free business from food producer H.J. Heinz Co
- Specialty food company Hain Celestial Group Inc. said it completed the acquisition of the Linda McCartney brand frozen meat-free business from food producer H.J. Heinz Co. Terms of the deal, which includes a manufacturing plant in Fakenham, England, weren't disclosed. Hain first announced plans to purchase the vegetarian line, named...
- Research articles 2006-06-19
- From aerospace and healthcare to food processing and semiconductor manufacturing. (Advertorial: White Paper Sponsers).(Ansell Occupational Healthcare)(Brief Article)
- From aerospace and healthcare to food processing and semiconductor manufacturing, Ansell Occupational Healthcare offers products that protect and solutions that save. Ansell is the world's largest manufacturer of protective gloves, sleeves and clothing, and the company is recognized for brands like Sol-VexR, HycronR,...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Food Science And Technology Abstracts [Fsta] - Ovid - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article
- This well-known definitive food and drink R&D database makes its debut on Ovid in early 2001. FSTA, produced by the International Food Information Service IFIS, is a specialist abstracts database for food scientists and technologists and is one of the many early online databases. For more than 30 years it...
- Research articles 2001-02-01
- Holding company Heartland has signed a letter of intent to acquire outstanding stock of Lee Food Marts, the Lee Oil Company and Lee Enterprises
- Holding company Heartland has signed a letter of intent to acquire outstanding stock of Lee Food Marts, the Lee Oil Company and Lee Enterprises. With combined sales of $104 million last year, the Lee businesses have operations in Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Heartland said the deal is in line with...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- Food company General Mills has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Lloyd's barbecue business to meat processor Hormel Foods
- Food company General Mills has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Lloyd's barbecue business to meat processor Hormel Foods. General Mills purchased Lloyd's, which produces refrigerated foods including barbecued ribs and heat-and-eat meats, in 1999. The business includes one manufacturing facility in St. Paul, Minnesota, which...
- Research articles 2005-03-28
- CHINA: Construction start-up on planned $26,000,000 food ingredients and flavorings plant is tentatively scheduled to begin in mid-2005, KERRY GROUP PLC [Ireland] - Order #: 020305.
- PROJECT OVERVIEW: The Ireland-based KERRY GROUP PLC is currently gearing-up to expand its presence in China. In so doing, the company intends to acquire the local HANGZHOU LANLI FOOD INDUSTRY CO. LTD. and build a new food ingredients and flavorings plant In...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- Planet Organic Health Corp., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, a natural products company, comprising manufacturing, distribution and retail, signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of the shares of New Leaf Community Markets, Santa Cruz, a natural foods retai
- PLANET ORGANIC HEALTH CORP., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, a natural products company, comprising manufacturing, distribution and retail, signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of the shares of NEW LEAF COMMUNITY MARKETS, Santa Cruz, a natural foods retailer in Northern California, for $9.7 million. New Leaf...
- Research articles 2008-02-25
- Processing paradigm: Advance Food Company turned its manufacturing facility, once a bicycle factory, into a progressive shop for producing innovative meat and poultry products.(Plant Feature)
- Advance Food Company's 150,000-square-foot meat and poultry processing plant in Enid, OK, known as the 54th street facility, is a metamorphic structure initially built as a bicycle factory. The plant's evolution mirrors the business style and stamina of owners--Paul Allen and Dave McLaughlin--who identified its ...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Large companies lose 2%-16% of annual revenue to network downtime; Finance and manufacturing bleeding the most.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-1 February 2005-Infonetics Research Inc: Large companies lose 2-16 of annual revenue to network downtime; Finance and manufacturing bleeding the mostC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01312005 SAN JOSE, California - Whether you're a large shipping company, retail chain, hospital, food manufacturer,...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
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