MURRAY, KY. — Kenlake Foods, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kroger Co., is expanding its manufacturing operation in Calloway County, Ky., with a $24 million investment that creates 15 local high-wage jobs. The investment will add 6,000 square feet…
KANSAS CITY — New convenient meal solutions are debuting across the grocery store nationwide. Dr. Praeger’s added two plant-based burgers with a crunchy texture, which are available in crunchy cauliflower veggie and crunchy Southwestern sweet potato flavors. The burgers are…
WASHINGTON — Absent action to reverse current workforce trends, the commercial baking industry is expected to have 53,500 unfilled jobs by 2030. Data on the industry’s prospective workforce deficit were generated by the research firm ndp/analytics in partnership with the…
CHICAGO — Eli’s Cheesecake, a third-generation family-owned business that delivers Chicago-style cheesecake and other desserts nationwide, recently completed a $10 million, 42,000-square-foot expansion at its Chicago facility. A total of 50 new jobs have been added as part of the…
DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS — Vivici is launching a whey protein called beta-lactoglobulin in 2024. Vivici will supply the whey protein to food and beverage brands seeking more sustainable whey and animal-free products. In addition to launching beta-lactoglobulin, Vivici has scaled up…
CHICAGO — Datassential’s Menucast is able to connect consumers to food and beverage industry data. Menucast, formerly Haiku, debuted in 2018 as an AI-powered tool to leverage food and beverage data. Through updates, the tool may now predict the future of…
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Domino’s Pizza, Inc., through a partnership with Microsoft, wants to make it easier for consumers to order and, through the pizza chain’s reward program, to make it easier to earn free food. Executives gave details in…
SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. — Nature’s Touch, a processor and marketer of frozen fruit products, has acquired certain frozen fruit assets from SunOpta, Inc., Minneapolis, for $141 million. The transaction includes facilities located in Edwardsville, Kan., and Jocona, Mexico. “This acquisition puts…
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY — GEA has developed a digital twin for virtual testing of bioreactors prior to their construction. The digital twin will enable the company’s bioreactors to provide a prime growth environment for cultured cells. The configuration of bioreactors is…
CHICAGO — The first commercially produced carbonated soft drink — Dr Pepper — was marketed for its ability to “restore vim, vigor and vitality.” Since its 1885 introduction, many other companies have joined the pick-me-up beverage business. One thing that…
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