Jack Link’s Beef Jerky agrees to purchase a packaged meat snack products plant in Bellevue, Neb., from Skylark Meats, LLC, a subsidiary of American Foods Group, LLC.
Thymly Products, a leading manufacturer of dry mix ingredients for bakeries, knows that food safety standards are more important than ever today. A recently metal detection equipment upgrade for large bulk products and packages proved to be just the right ingredient Thymly needed.
As global packaging revenues outstrip predicted economic growth in many sectors, tna celebrates 30 years on the cutting edge of packaging equipment solutions. How can other companies position themselves to take advantages? Alf Taylor, tna’s co-founder and CEO, offers his perspective on trends and challenges facing industry.
Hostess Brands’ CEO told a bankruptcy court that if the bakers union doesn't ultimately accept its final offer, it will rapidly shut operations down and start the process of selling all of its assets.
In order to both expand its spare parts inventory and build a test facility, Fritsch USA, Cranbury, N.J., triples the size of its location and will add a test facility for customers to view the company’s baking equipment in operation and make sample products.
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) employed by Hostess Brands rejected the company's last/best/final proposal by 92%. Union members in every region of the country and every segment of the company's operations overwhelmingly opposed the proposal. Hostess seeks to impose bankruptcy-exit deal in court.
As consumer demand for baked goods and snack foods changes and grows, so do bakers’ and snack producers’ equipment needs and wants. Baking
systems manufacturers are listening to their customers and introducing new or redesigned machinery that fits the bill.
Masada Bakery’s 100,000-sq.-ft. bakery operation in Norcross, Ga., continues to grow, even in a slumping economy, thanks in part to the dramatic success of several customers.
The founding family leadership of Brewster, Ohio-based snack food maker Shearer’s Foods, which has been purchased by Wind Point Partners, a private equity firm in Chicago, will be stepping down. Wind Point says the transaction is expected to close in October. Terms weren’t disclosed.
The Burnsville, Minn.-based custom powdered ingredient systems provider broadens its spray-dry capabilities through the acquisition of both equipment and expertise. Augmenting Quality’s custom formulation, spray-drying, spray-chilling and dry-blending services will be additional tall-form spray dryers suited for applications with highly-specialized toll manufacturing needs, including flavors, functional ingredients and dietary supplements.
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