Tyson Foods Inc. announced an investment of $18 million in the Mississippi economy through an expansion of the company’s hatchery in Walnut Grove, Miss.

Industrial machinery manufacturer GEA recently opened a new technology center for food processing and packaging.

Poultry processor Wayne-Sanderson Farms confirmed that its Moultrie, Ga., processing facility would not operate its second or third shift on Nov. 10 due to inclement weather in the area stemming from Tropical Storm Nicole.

ADM has opened its new North America microbiology laboratory at the ADM specialty manufacturing facility in Decatur, Ill.

Acting on a directive from the Biden-Harris administration, the US Department of Agriculture is offering more than $223 million in grants and loans toward growing competition and expanding meat and poultry processing capacity in the United States.

Grupo Bimbo, SAB de CV has committed to build a new baking facility in Zanesville, Ohio, according to JobsOhio, a private economic development corporation. 

Ferrero North America broke ground on its new Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington, Illinois.

As part of the US Department of Agriculture’s $223 million investment in meat and poultry processing capacity, Saline River Farms LLC and USDA officials announced on Nov. 2 the company’s intent to build an 83,000-square-foot plant in Southern Illinois.

A renewed focus on sanitary design and cleanability, especially for allergens, is among the dominant trends in the design and construction of commissaries, central kitchens and other food production facilities.

IFF has opened its new innovation center in Singapore that is nearly 118,500 square feet.