Food Processing

06/06/2025

In our latest Food For Thought podcast episode, Food & Beverage Alliance’s Rocco Renaldi shares ideas for how the industry can work with science to find a way to properly categorize foods on the processing spectrum, but also work to make more healthy, fresh foods more affordable and accessible for all consumers.

https://www.foodprocessing.com/podcasts/podcast/55294631/be-proactive-on-ultraprocessed-foods-discussions-actions

23/05/2025

Oscar Mayer and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are taking the “hot dog race” concept to an entirely new level today … and the intrigue, and humor, is hard to avoid.

Read more: https://www.foodprocessing.com/business-of-food-beverage/marketing/news/55291958/ready-for-the-wienie-500-oscar-mayers-new-kind-of-hot-dog-race

Oscar Mayer and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are taking the “hot dog race” concept to an entirely new level … and the intrigue, and humor, is hard to avoid.

22/05/2025

Food products, packaging, technology and innovation will be on display during Food Taipei Mega Shows 台北國際食品系列展 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition (TaiNEX) center in Taipei, Taiwan, June 25-28, 2025. Our senior editor, Andy Hanacek, will be there this year!

Read more about what to expect from the show: https://www.foodprocessing.com/business-of-food-beverage/international/article/55291698/showcasing-asian-food-and-beverage-innovation

Food Taipei Mega Shows taps into trends driving innovation and puts advancement on display across five concurrent expos focused on food and beverage solutions.

16/05/2025

Lauren McNamara talks about trends driving growth in and , as well as how SunOpta is preparing for future regulations.

https://www.foodprocessing.com/podcasts/podcast/55290150/sunopta-svp-digs-into-trends-in-plant-based-foods-better-for-you-snacking

09/05/2025

The FDA announced the approval of three new color additive petitions that will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food.

Read about the approved additives: https://www.foodprocessing.com/product-development/color/news/55289324/fda-approves-three-food-colors-from-natural-sources

As promised last month, galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate are approved for a multitude of food and beverage uses.

01/05/2025

Conagra Brands has entered into an agreement to sell Chef Boyardee to Hometown Food Company, a Brynwood Partners portfolio company.

Read more: https://www.foodprocessing.com/business-of-food-beverage/mergers-acquisitions/news/55287272/conagra-sells-chef-boyardee-to-hometown-food-co-for-600-million

After months of speculation, Conagra Brands divests the shelf-stable pasta meals brand to private-equity portfolio company.

18/04/2025

With many opportunities to make food & beverage processing plants more sustainable, more companies are reducing their impact on the community, environment and entire planet.

Read more: https://www.foodprocessing.com/on-the-plant-floor/article/55283643/sustainability-in-the-plant-an-ever-rising-standard

With many opportunities to make food & beverage processing facilities more sustainable, more companies are reducing their impact on the community, environment and entire planet...

16/04/2025

Carlos Madrazo of Grupo Jumex discussed the relaunch of Odwalla and some of the trends driving Jumex and the beverage industry overall today.

Listen to the podcast here: https://www.foodprocessing.com/podcasts/podcast/55283401/how-grupo-jumex-is-working-to-bring-back-odwalla-juices-smoothies-to-us-market

11/04/2025

GLP-1 drugs are driving a weight-loss revolution, and the food & bev industry must respond to suppressed appetites, smaller servings and changes to consumers’ palatability preferences.

Read more: https://www.foodprocessing.com/nutrition-trends/article/55280196/food-evolution-in-the-face-of-glp-1-revolution

The weight-loss drug revolution has arrived, and the food & beverage industry has begun to evolve in response to suppressed appetites, smaller servings and changes to consumers...

11/04/2025

Bazooka Candy Brands moved its Ring Pop production from Scranton, Pa., to nearby Moosic and got production restarted in half a year’s time.

Read more: https://bit.ly/44nEa17

When its legacy Scranton, Pa., Ring Pop plant had to be closed, the Bazooka team found a new, much larger home, moved operations and got production restarted in half a year’s ...

09/04/2025

Nate Hedtke of the American Egg Board discusses why he believes the industry will find solutions in the battle against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or bird flu) and bounce back in the near future.

Listen to the podcast: https://www.foodprocessing.com/industry-perspective/podcast/55280806/egg-industry-remains-confident-in-bird-flu-battle

20/03/2025

In this episode of Food For Thought, Dana Rodio, director of marketing and branding for Nassau Candy, offers her insights into the up-and-coming consumer group, Generation Alpha. Rodio talks about the consumption and media trends driving the habits of Gen Alpha kids, who have been bombarded with messaging and media from an early age.

She also discusses how Nassau approaches appealing to them, and what any food and beverage company should pay attention to when it comes to drawing them to their brands.

Listen to the full episode here https://www.foodprocessing.com/podcasts/podcast/55275662/dont-be-cringe-tips-for-marketing-to-gen-alpha-from-nassau-candy