Nu-Tek Food Science and Cain Food Industries are partnering to help the grain-based food industry reduce sodium levels.

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new value-based NextGuard X-ray detection system is designed to meet escalating global food-safety standards.

Thermo Fisher Scientific signs an agreement with Life Technologies Corp. to purchase the company for $13.6 billion.

The Tortilla Industry Association extends its early-bird convention registration discount deadline for its 2013 TIA Convention and Trade Exposition to April 17.

The regional packaging and processing event debuts at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2015.

The Chicago Section of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is calling for papers for its 6th annual Innovation NOW! Forum, to be held during the group’s Suppliers’ Night on Nov. 13.

With the 2013 ABA convention around the corner, members can expect a thought-provoking program, valuable information and a little fun. The group will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond movie, Dr. No.

The packaging equipment specialist opens a new 50,000-sq.-ft. hub at one of its existing sites to further expand its global manufacturing capabilities and provide a base for sales, technical service and project management in Europe.

The Tortilla Industry Association reminds industry members attending the 2013 TIA Convention and Trade Exposition in May that its early-bird registration discount ends today, April 9. Room rates at Caesars Palace, the site of the event, will also go up after today.