CPG e-commerce is booming with a record $9.3 billion in online grocery sales in January 2021 alone. The number of consumers searching for products based on health, wellness or lifestyle preferences is also experiencing rapid growth with over 200 million Americans searching beyond brand names for CPG products to meet their individual needs. Winning the […]
DC Norris North America President, Dick Smith aims to help food businesses explore centralized production kitchens as a creative way to offset rising labor costs and continuing labor shortages. The free event takes place on 04/30/21 at 11:00 am EST. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - April 26, 2021 - PRLog -- The global COVID 19 pandemic, coupled with rising labor costs […]
Start your day with CFI and Dr. Food Thursday, May 6 7:45 to 8 a.m. CDT It’s a small world, with happenings “across the pond” impacting the U.S. food chain. The Center for Food Integrity is delighted to announce a new 15-minute webcast that can help you learn more about what is happening on the […]
Wed, May 12, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Half of Food Industry executives think we’ll see another pandemic in the next 10 years, but say they feel unprepared for the next pandemic. Understand and apply the key lessons from COVID-19 so you can position your company for a strong recovery and protect your […]
Consumers have long had relationships with brands that go beyond the product and service. There has always been a feeling of comfort and security elicited by the brands they support most. The secret ingredient: Trust. Tactically speaking, though, trust is something that is very difficult to manufacture quickly. It must be earned over time. That […]
Brand integrity, climate change, and shopping behaviors are a sample of topics that Ronnie Cummins, the Co-Founder and International Director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), will cover on the next episode of Compass Coffee Talk, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 11:30 am – Noon, EDT.
Accidents don’t just happen. Something causes them, and usually more than one thing. An investigation should identify those causes, but the cause of an accident is not the same as the cause of an injury. Injuries may be caused by over-exertion, falls, and being struck by objects. Factors that caused the accident, however, are more […]
Are you looking for alternative blending methods for beverage, CPG and pharmaceutical products? Is CIP frequency and water usage a growing concern? Do you have space constraints in your existing blend area? Now might be the time to consider inline blending as an alternative or supplement to your existing batch process. In every branch of […]
The National Provisioner looks back at the COVID-19 pandemic one year after the initial frantic storm hit the industry and companies were “figuring it out.” In summer 2020, several months of the pandemic were already past, and the industry by this time had started to stabilize around what would be the “new normal” of high […]
Poor quality can waste 25% - 35% of an organization's operating budget and cripple profitability. While quality deserves the utmost level of attention in any plant, in today's ultra-competitive manufacturing environment, quality management can be a target for budget cuts or department downsizing. As a result, quality managers are challenged to do increasingly more with […]
“So, what’s wrong with using BB guns as a pest control?” The best time to ask questions is before you have a problem. The second-best time is right now. Join John Johnson from law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon and AIB International’s Judi Lazaro, who have amassed decades of food safety and FDA compliance experience. […]
Over the past 15 years as a food safety professional, Amit M. Kheradia has been consulting companies on the regulations, standards, and best practices influencing the U.S. and global food industries. He believes that companies should work towards adopting simpler strategies for achieving food safety compliance. A color-coding system used as a preventive control can […]
