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Recyclable packaging launches for dessert cups, baked foods

HARTSVILLE, SC. — Novolex has introduced food packaging containers that are both recyclable and made with a minimum 10% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The products include various sizes of cake containers, bakery clamshells, dessert cups and tamper-evident containers. The CakePak…

Post sheds light on avian influenza setback

ST. LOUIS — Hens at two of Michael Foods’ third-party contracted egg-laying facilities in Iowa and Ohio have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), according to Post Holdings, Inc., parent company of Michael Foods. Post said the two…

Keychain raises $18 million in Seed Funding

NEW YORK — Keychain, a manufacturing platform for the consumer packaged goods industry, has raised $18 million in Seed Funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the funding round. Companies like BoxGroup, Afore Capital, SV Angel and other CPG industry professionals backed the…

Food becoming more important to Starbucks

NEW YORK — Growing Starbucks’ food business has long been a goal for many of the company’s past chief executive officers. But as the company’s business has diversified through the surge in drive-thru, mobile and delivery sales, growing the food…

Source sustainably grown grain with confidence

As food companies seek to reduce carbon emissions associated with their supply chain, there has been increasing interest in sourcing sustainably grown ingredients like grain. There are currently no Source: DTNstandardized guidelines for what makes grain “sustainable,” but it typically…

Stauffer’s pre-launching new animal crackers brand

YORK, PA. — D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc. (Stauffer’s), a wholly owned subsidiary of Meiji America Inc. that created one of the first animal crackers brands in the United States, is market testing a new animal crackers brand called Stauffer’s…

Datassential launches new platform for food, beverage innovation

CHICAGO  — Datassential is launching a new platform for the food and beverage industry called Datassential Elevate. The platform is aimed at encouraging collaboration between industry leaders. It also will offer users within manufacturing, distributing, operations, and retail opportunities to explore…

McDonald’s testing new store format

CHICAGO — McDonald’s Corp is initiating a 10-store test with one site in Bolingbrook, Ill., and the rest in Texas of a new small-format concept that will focus on customizable beverages, sweet and savory treats, sandwiches as well as feature…

Global water storage, river flow levels cause concern

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Water storage and river levels are below normal in many areas around the world, raising much concern about the future of agriculture and the availability of water for human consumption and manufacturing. The phenomenon is not…

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