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1. US Business News Technology Elite Award - Best Food Manufacturing & Safety Software Company 2018 12/21/2019

   Drawing on its vast wealth of experience, over the years Focus Works has succeeded in establishing a foothold in the marketplace for food manufacturing and food safety software by becoming the “Corporate Standard” of many Blue-Chip Fortune 500 companies, such as Kellogg’s, Stauffer’s Biscuit (Animal Crackers) and others. Robert explores how far the firm has come over the years and the techniques it employs to ensure its ongoing success

2. New Environmentally Friendly Barrier Paper For Food Packaging 12/13/2019

   Paper based packaging that is used in bakeries, food outlets and quick service restaurants (QSR) often contains a treatment of a non-decomposable high-fluorinated chemical, known as PFAS

3. Blue Pacific Flavors And McCormick & Company Collaborate To Bring FlavorCell® Encapsulation Technology To Powdered Beverages 12/9/2019

   A new collaboration between Blue Pacific Flavors and McCormick & Company will market non-GMO, natural flavors with FlavorCell®, a technology of McCormick's Flavor Solutions business segment, to provide high-impact, encapsulated flavor delivery in powdered beverages, confectionery and bakery products

4. Ardent Mills Reminds Home Bakers To Be Safe When Using Flour 12/9/2019

   Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, is a strong advocate for food safety. From farmers to millers to home bakers, it is important to understand the science behind food safety and why it matters. As we enter the full swing of the holiday baking season, here are a few things for home bakers to apply.

5. Cargill Invests $113M In Ivory Coast And Ghana Site Expansions, $12.3M Towards Sustainability And Traceability Programs 12/4/2019

   Cargill is investing over a $113 million to expand its cocoa processing sites in Yopougon, Ivory Coast and Tema, Ghana.

6. Hillcrest Foods Leans On VAI’s S2K Enterprise For Food To Streamline Route Management And Improve Transparency In The Supply Chain 12/3/2019

   VAI, a leading ERP software developer, and Hillcrest Foods, Inc., a leading wholesale distributor of bakery ingredients, dairy products, and specialty items, are working together to streamline warehouse operations and process and track day-to-day financial transactions

7. Hostess Brands, Inc. Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Voortman, A Leading North American Wafer And Cookie Company 12/2/2019

   Hostess Brands, Inc. (“Hostess” or the “Company”), and Voortman Cookies Limited (“Voortman”) today announced that they have executed an agreement under which Hostess will acquire Voortman, a leading and rapidly growing manufacturer of premium, branded wafers as well as sugar-free and specialty cookies, from Swander Pace Capital for approximately $320M (C$425M) in cash, including a customary working capital adjustment, representing a post-synergy 9.1x1 EBITDA transaction multiple.

8. SpaceBakery - Bake Bread On Mars 11/27/2019

   Will the first people to bake and eat bread on Mars do it thanks to new research starting in January?

9. VERON MAXIMA: Reach The Next Level Of Freshness 11/27/2019

   AB Enzymes is proud to announce the launch of VERON MAXIMA. This innovative premium fresh-keeping solution will help bread improver companies to differentiate in a sea of competition and reach the next level of bread freshness.

10. Horizontal Bucket Conveyor For 45° Product Rotatio 11/27/2019

    Multi-Conveyor recently built this dual strand, roller chain conveyor with bucket-style attachments to transport loaves of bread - ultimately ending up at a robotic pick zone. Alternating back-to-back buckets are horizontal and rotated 45-degrees.