Food Industry Executive

Your food safety culture: Is it ready for SQF Edition 10?

Register here SQF Edition 10 asks sites to assess, document, and improve their food safety culture. Whether yours reflects ...
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Two-Thirds of the $14.2 Billion UPF Label Estimate Is Reformulation. Spend It Where You Grow.

A $14.2B UPF label estimate is mostly reformulation. Use the study’s break-even test to decide which SKUs to reformulate, ...
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Designing Dairy Inclusions for Stability in High-Acid Food Systems

Maintaining texture, flavor, and structural integrity in acidic applications requires dairy inclusions to be developed around ...
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Companies Are Closing Plants and Cutting Jobs Based on These Four Figures

PepsiCo, Nestlé, and Campbell’s disclosed five U.S. plant closures in the past two months, covering customers with production ...
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Input Cost Index: Ocean Freight Jumped 5% in a Week While Grain Reached a Two-Month Low

Ocean freight rose 5% while soybean prices reached a two-month low. See how grain, beef, dairy, and freight impacted this ...
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Food Exec Brief: UPF Labels at $14.2B, Food Prices Rising Another 7%, and GLP-1 Demand Broke Danone

UPF labeling could cost manufacturers $14.2B annually, food prices are rising another 7% in 2027, and Danone’s GLP-1 bet ...
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Larger Scale Recalls: What Food Industry Executives Must Know & Do

One supplier can bring many brands into a single recall. Recall specialist Roger Hancock share why it's important to map your supply web and rehearse a full recall.
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Your “Rigorously Tested” Claim Is Only as Strong as Your Supplier Spec

Texas alleges Gerber marketed baby food as “safe” and “rigorously tested” while its lab results revealed elevated arsenic and lead. Gerber disputes the allegations, which haven’t been proven in court.
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What Does a Frontline Quit Really Cost Your Plant?

Estimates on the cost of a replacement range from $1,200 to $10,000+ because they rely on different portions of the cost. That’s why it’s key to calculate the cost for your own plant. There are four ...
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Red Light, Green Light: Which Plant Decisions Can AI Make Alone, and Which Should Require a Signature?

Monthly plans can’t keep pace with a floor that changes daily, so scheduling is where agentic AI has the most to offer. Predictive maintenance is the lowest-risk place to start. A false alarm costs ...