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Ceramic-blade pen cutter

The Slice Pen Cutter SKU#10512 has a compact pen-style design that fits comfortably in the hand.




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Pennsylvania ‘green-lights’ new color for construction vehicle flashers

Harrisburg, PA — A new Pennsylvania law says state highway construction and maintenance vehicles can display flashing/revolving fluorescent green lights to help protect roadway workers and drivers during inclement weather.




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OSHA and MSHA civil penalty amounts get annual bump

Washington — OSHA’s maximum penalty for willful or repeat violations will be increasing approximately 3.2%.




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Customizable skin care dispenser

Customize different types of skin care dispensers with the updated Pick and Mix website.




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Mars Opens Snacking Research and Development Hub in Chicago

As Mars looks to double its Snacking business in the next decade, the new facility will give Mars' 300 R&D Associates in Chicago runway to create and refine new products for the company's multi-billion-dollar snacking portfolio before they are scaled at large around the globe.




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Blount Fine Foods to Open New Manufacturing Facility

The company will add all new processing equipment, including a cutting-edge “spiral hydro chiller” for quick-chilling soups to lock in freshness, as well as proprietary cooking kettles that are both large enough for production efficiencies yet small enough to allow soup to be made largely by hand in small batches.




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Construction safety: Prevent falls through skylights and other openings

In 2021, 62 U.S. construction workers died after falling through a surface or an existing opening such as a skylight, according to data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.




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Ardent Mills Opens State-of-the-Art Mill

Ardent Mills, a premier flour-milling and ingredient company, announced the opening of its brand-new state-of-the-art Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Fla. The mill builds upon Ardent Mills' strategic growth plan by strengthening supply chain agility, increasing efficiency and product consistency, and expanding the ability to meet customer needs.




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ICL Opens New Alternative-Protein Facility

The new 10,000-square-foot facility was constructed on ICL’s 19-acre production campus in St. Louis. At full capacity the plant is expected to produce more than 15 million pounds of product each year. 




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Flavorman Opens $8.5 Million State-of-the-Art Production Center

This 28,000sq-ft expansion represents an $8.5 million investment to scale up Flavorman’s state-of-the-art “Beverage Campus” and facilitate its rapid growth in the beverage industry.




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Motif FoodWorks Opens New Home for Plant-Based Food Innovation

Motif FoodWorks, the ingredient innovation company on a mission to make plant-based food taste better and more nutritious, announced the grand opening of its new lab and office space in the Boston Seaport neighborhood, a growing hub for science and technology innovation.




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ADM Opens Plant-Based Lab in Singapore

ADM opened a new cutting-edge, plant-based innovation lab, located in ADM’s Biopolis research hub in Singapore. The lab will develop next-level, on-trend and nutritious products to meet growing food and beverage demand in the Asia-Pacific region.  




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Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Opens New Corporate Headquarters with State-of-the-Art Culinary Kitchen

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., announced the opening of its new North American corporate headquarters at 250 East Devon Avenue in Itasca, Ill. The new space is designed to accelerate Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition's commitment to delivering high-quality ingredient solutions that drive value for customers.




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Mart Frozen Foods Opens High-Tech Food Manufacturing Facility

The new facility is located adjacent to The Mart Group’s headquarters, bringing the company’s total employment in Rupert to more than 230 people. The new Mart Frozen Foods facility will directly create 80 full-time jobs, and have an estimated annual economic impact of $11.15 million.  




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How Shoppers Control Grocery Spending

Consumers continue to say their primary store for purchasing food does an excellent job of meeting their needs, with 79% of shoppers reporting that getting a “good value” when grocery shopping is their top priority. 




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Ferrero Opens New Kinder Bueno Production Facility

The 169,000sq-ft facility is an expansion of Ferrero's existing manufacturing campus in Bloomington. CRUNCH, 100 Grand, Raisinets, and other chocolate products are made at the campus, and it is also now home to the company's first-ever chocolate factory outside of Europe. 




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Virginia Dare Opens New Carteret, N.J., Headquarters, Innovation Center

Officials praise the new location as more efficient with state-of-the-art equipment upgrades. Moreover, they said it’s designed to accommodate future growth, expansion, and increased output—all without sacrificing lead times.




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CAVA Opens 55,000sq-ft Manufacturing Facility in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley

The Verona facility has the capacity to produce more than 100,000 pounds of product a day using high-pressure processing, a cold pasteurization technology that retains the flavor and nutritional benefits of CAVA’s fresh ingredients, with no preservatives.





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National Restaurant Association Show Opens Submissions for 2025 FABI Awards

Receiving a FABI Award places recipients in the spotlight at the industry’s premier event—the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show, May 17-20, 2025, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Attendees will experience these standout products firsthand, positioning awardees in front of thousands of industry leaders and decision-makers eager to discover the next big trend.




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The Dairy Management Inc. Opens Entries for Checkoff’s New Product Competition

This year’s contest theme aligns with checkoff-led insights that show consumers are seeking dairy products that deliver health-related benefits.




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Chobani Opens Headquarters in New York City

As business leaders and local governments struggle to navigate changes in the commercial real estate market to address a forever changed landscape of urban needs, Chobani is embracing a new vision for how businesses can invest in and deliver sustained impact for their home community.




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Submissions Open for Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

The challenge is hosted by IFT and funded and initiated by the Seeding The Future Foundation. In its first three years, it has attracted over 2,400 submissions from teams of scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and multidisciplinary teams across non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits, social enterprises, universities, research institutions as well as small and emerging for-profit enterprises.




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Personalization Drives Consumers to Independent Retail

Five hundred members of Flooring America, Flooring Canada and The Floor Trader learn the latest strategies to drive growth and market differentiation for independent flooring retailers.




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FDA Publishes Revised Draft Introduction and Appendix to the Preventive Controls for Human Food Guidance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a revised draft Introduction and Appendix 1 to the multi-chapter draft guidance for industry titled “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food: Draft Guidance for Industry” (PCHF Draft Guidance).




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Steakholder Foods Opens Demonstration Center

The facility offers live demonstrations of the company's 3D printers, showcasing real-time production of plant-based meat and seafood alternatives and promoting customer engagement.




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Submissions open for Food Engineering's 2021 Plant of the Year award

Submissions for the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award are now open.




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NeoCon 2025 Opens Call for Programming, Seeking Industry Experts

Leading commercial interiors event NeoCon announces its call for programming submissions, opening October 30. Industry experts can propose CEUs, workshops, and talks for the 56th edition, scheduled for June 9-11, 2025, at The Mart in Chicago. 




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Gerflor USA to Open New Midwest Distribution Center

The company said the new space will double the space dedicated to domestic inventory. 




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Ohly to Open Spray Drying Tower, Fermentation Facility

Ohly has been delivering yeast extracts and yeast-based specialties from its base in Hamburg, Germany since 1836.




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Submissions Open for the 2024 Top Flooring Products Awards

We invite manufacturers and distributors from residential and commercial market segments to submit their latest flooring and installation product launches for our second-annual readers' choice contest. 




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NWFA Moves to New HQ, Hosts Open House at Inaugural Leadership Development Summit

The open house offers NWFA members an opportunity to tour the new state-of-the-art facility, which will serve as the central hub for technical training, industry events, and member activities.





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Coronavirus upends life, work and the food and beverage industry

The coronavirus pandemic we’re dealing with has created a situation that is beyond anyone’s control. That means we adapt, adjust and make the best of it.




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Construction Spending on Nonresidential Building Projects Dips 4% in September

The Dodge Construction Network reports that nonresidential building projects decreased 4.2% in September.




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How To Use Flooring as a Design Tool in Open-Concept Spaces

Flooring choice is integral in defining a space, but what about open-concept spaces? Here, Anthony Espinoza, co-owner of Music City Improvements, shares a few tips to assist designers in preserving the flow of open-concept spaces.




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FOOD ENGINEERING Announces Opening of 2024 Plant of the Year/Sustainable Plant of the Year Submissions

Plant of the Year entrants are automatically entered into the Sustainable Plant of the Year competition. All entries are due by December 29, 2023.




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Tyson Foods Opens Virginia Production Plant

The company has opened a $300 million fully-cooked food production facility in Danville, Va.




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Tyson Foods Opens Production Facility

The Bowling Green, Kentucky facility was built to handle an expansion of the company’s bacon production capabilities.




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Marson Foods Opens $35M Commercial Bakery, D.C. in St. Louis County

The modern distribution facility includes 12,000 sq. ft. of fully automated freezer capacity, end-to-end research and development capabilities, automated production lines to increase sales capacity, and space for five additional production lines. 




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PepsiCo Beverages North America Opens New Warehouse And Distribution Center

PBNA tripled its local warehouse footprint with the relocation of its former downtown Nashville distribution warehouse facility.




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SPX Flow Introduces APV Aseptic Pulsation Dampener

Pulsation dampeners are critical in ensuring smooth homogenizer operation in dairy and plant-based ultra-high temperature processing.




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Kano Labs Introduces Kroil Clear Penetrating Oil

This new odorless and non-staining food grade penetrating oil features the performance of Kroil’s original formula, with the added benefit of meeting NSF-H1 and Kosher food-safe standards.




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Bavarian brewery testing a method to upcycle protein from spent brewers’ grains

Spent brewers’ grains not only provide a source of energy for a brewery, but can also provide a salable, high-value protein.




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GoVerden Opens New U.S. Headquarters in Texas

The new headquarters has allowed GoVerden to double the size of its staff to support the company’s double-digit growth over the past three years.




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Chobani to Open Chobani House in NYC

Chobani House will be home to its global business headquarters, a community kitchen, an innovation center supporting Chobani's, and an incubator lab for emerging NGOs and non-profits who are focused on social impact.




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Westrock Coffee Opens Roast to RTD Manufacturing Facility in Arkansas

Located in Conway, Arkansas, the 570,000-sq.-ft. facility represents a $315 million investment in manufacturing capability and includes a comprehensive beverage development laboratory.




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Vital Farms to Open Egg Washing and Packing Facility in Indiana

The company’s facility in Seymore, Ind. will build upon key learnings and successes from Vital Farms’ egg washing and packing facility in Springfield, Mo., which opened in 2017.




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New Jarrett Foods Custom Poultry Processing Facility Opens

The company offers a wide variety of services, including whole bird cut-up, custom breast and thigh deboning, breast and tender hand portioning, marination and re-packing.




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Chomps, Western Smokehouse Partner to Open Manufacturing Facility in Missouri

The new facility will be one of the largest manufacturing sites for the Chomps brand and is expected to create approximately 250 full-time jobs, with potential for future expansion.




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Ferrero Opens Kinder Bueno Production Facility on Illinois Manufacturing Campus

Since its introduction in late 2019, Kinder Bueno has reached No. 17 in sales among mainstream chocolate brands, hitting more than $214 million in retail sales in the past year.




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Mart Frozen Foods Opens Frozen Potato Facility in Idaho

Located in Southern Idaho's "Magic Valley," the 100,000-sq.-ft. plant produces and packages frozen, fully baked Idaho potatoes known as OH!Tatoes.