In 2012, some 29 million tons, or 91%, of the corrugated packaging used in the U.S. was successfully recovered for recycling, maintaining its top position as the most-recycled packaging material.
Pepperidge Farm founder and pioneering entrepreneur, Margaret Rudkin, said it was her favorite location when she gave a speech there to celebrate the site’s 10th anniversary.
It’s been a slippery road this year. Impacted by a widespread drought, fluctuating commodity prices and a still-weak economy, bakers have been hit with some tough circumstances.
Members of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) recently met with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials currently determining legislative details of the pending Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Issues included exempting warehouses solely engaged in handling and storing processed goods.
Flexible and ready to address many customer needs, the staff at Eli’s Cheesecake’s 62,000-sq.-ft. production facility in Chicago outputs more than 15,000 units a day on eight production lines.
GS1 US, Lawrenceville, N.J., has issued two new readiness programs to help food companies implement and improve product traceability processes by leverage GS1 Standards: The Dairy, Deli, Bakery Traceability Readiness program being among them.
Unifiller Systems has partnered with Carlo’s Bakery from TLC’s Cake Boss and produced a behind-the-scenes video to show how baker and show host Buddy Valastro incorporated the company’s depositors and transfer pumps into his Hoboken, N.J., bakery.
Utz Quality Foods has been making potato chips for years and expanded into other snack foods such as pretzels, and its now-famous cheese balls. The Hanover, Pa., company shares how it makes its fantastic orange, bite-size snacks.