USA Technologies (USAT) has entered into three year agreements with three vending companies - City Vending, Fresh Brew Group and American Food and Vending.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is consulting with consumer, industry and other stakeholders to identify ways to better address changing consumer expectations and industry needs related to food labeling.
Seville Plastics Inc., an Ontario, Canada-based member of Covertech Fabricating Inc., acquired the assets of Seville Packaging, a manufacturer of flexible packaging.
The project team from the College of Fisheries in the state of Karnataka has developed a solar-biomass hybrid dryer which can dry fish in 20 hours under hygienic condition.
US-based chemical company DuPont has opened a seed production facility in Poltava oblast, Ukraine, with an investment of $40m, a move which will help Ukrainian farmers increase their productivity.
Panama's researchers have played a key role in creating a rapidly growing salmon that may soon become the world's first commercially sold genetically modified (GM) animal.
DuPont Pioneer is bringing the next generation of powerful Web-based field management tools to growers with the introduction of Pioneer® Field360™ Select software.
The C800 single-chamber machine from MULTIVAC, Kansas City, Mo., is equipped with a 1.40 meter-wide chamber, and is especially suited for long food products.
The National Center for Coffee Research (Cenicafé) of Colombia has introduced a new coffee washing technology – Ecomill – for Colombian coffee growers.
US-based private equity firm Olympus Partners has acquired food packaging services provider Par-Pak, through its portfolio company the Waddington Group for an undisclosed amount.
UK-based Burton’s Biscuit is investing £4.6m at its facility in Llantarnam, south Wales to boost production and support new product development, a move which safeguards 800 jobs at the facility.
The 3M Molecular Detection Assay for E. coli O157 (including H7) has received NF Validation from AFNOR Certification for successfully detecting the bacteria in raw beef, fruit, vegetables and dairy products.
Where Food Comes From has signed a partnership with Colorado State University’s Center for Meat Safety & Quality (CMSQ) for their newly acquired agricultural residue test system.
Minneapolis-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. opened a new product contamination evaluation facility in Sugar Land, Texas, to help food manufacturers address safety and quality issues.
