Home Chef, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., is opening a new production facility near Atlanta. The meal kit company leased a 181,000-square-foot facility in Douglasville, Ga.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co. is now a year-round supplier of grapes, with production in Mexico, California, Peru and Chile, said Bil Goldfield, the company’s director of corporate communications.
An on-farm sustainability collaboration between Bel Brands USA and Dairy Farmers of America found certain practices both reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased milk production.
Fully integrated design build firm Dacon recently completed the design and construction of a 47,000 square foot facility for Bake’n Joy Foods in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Companion Baking’s new palletizing robot – affectionately called Bruce Banner (aka The Incredible Hulk) by the staff – enables this innovative St. Louis bakery the ability to achieve a higher level of production efficiency and equipment sophistication.
Grocery retailers looking to add value to their deli/prepared departments while simultaneously saving on labor and time should look no further than a recent central-kitchen innovation from fast-casual pioneer Saladworks.
The volatility currently facing the food industry is unlike anything experienced in modern times, according to Nextec, a specialist in production management and other technologies.