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KIND Snacks Sustainability Initiatives for Almond Supply Chain

Through a partnership with Wolfe's Neck Center, KIND will have line of sight to ensure over 30% of its almond supply chain is leveraging regenerative practices on a mass-balance basis by 2025.




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HMTX Industries Renews Just 2.0 Label, Reaffirming Commitment to Social Justice and Transparency

The renewal underscores HMTX's dedication to organizational transparency and social equity.




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Industry Veteran Paul Dominie Launches Onn Surfaces, Offering Tailored Hard Surface Flooring Solutions

Industry veteran Paul Dominie has launched a new brand, Onn Surfaces, which provides timeless hard surfaces, including engineered hardwood, laminate, luxury vinyl plank, and glue-down luxury vinyl flooring.




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F9 Brands Explores Potential Sale of Southwind Building Products

After the recent addition of LL Flooring to the F9 Brands retail portfolio, F9 Brands CEO Jason Delves said the company is exploring other potential strategic options that will better align with Southwind’s long-term growth opportunities.




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Shaw Industries Names Seth Arnold Brand Leader of Coretec

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. announced that Seth Arnold has been named Brand Leader of Coretec. He will assume this new role on November 4, 2024. 




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Industry Veterans Launch East Paragon Flooring

Learn how Don Finkell, Emily Finkell, Carr Newton, and Jesse Xia launched East Paragon Flooring to bring the best in design, performance and value to the North American market. 





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Shaw Industries to Invest Approximately $90 Million to Expand Domestic Manufacturing of Resilient Flooring

Shaw Industries is further enhancing its domestic resilient flooring manufacturing capabilities with a $90 million investment in Plant RP in Ringgold, Georgia, which makes SPC and LVT resilient flooring. This latest phase of investment will more than double the facility’s resilient flooring production capacity by 2026. 




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India based Credit card (churning) blog?

Visiting India and someone got really intrigued when I told him I have put all personal travel on points over last 13 years. He asked how to do so based in India as an Indian. Are there any blogs like we have in the USA for newbies? My little...



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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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Food industry leaders added to editorial board

Food and beverage industry leaders join the Food Engineering Editorial Advisory Board to provide insights that inform coverage decisions.




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It’s been a strange year, but we have to find ways to be sustainable

Food and beverage manufacturers must keep looking for new ways to improve sustainability with water, energy and waste.




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The food processing industry needs automation to succeed

A long list of concerns continues to keep businesses in the food processing industry on their toes. Inflation. Supply chain issues. Hiring challenges. The pandemic. However, a connective thread runs through these four: automation.




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Mohawk Industries Names Paul De Cock as New President and COO in Leadership Transition

Mohawk Industries has announced key leadership changes as Chris Wellborn prepares to retire from his position as President and Chief Operating Officer in February 2024. Paul De Cock, currently serving as President of Flooring North America, will succeed Wellborn in the role. Ken Walma, an experienced manufacturing executive from Madison Air, will join Mohawk this month and take over De Cock's position as head of Flooring North America on February 1.




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Wastewater Management in the Food and Beverage Industry

Treatment systems must demonstrate robust performance while handling both varying volumes and changing wastewater compositions.




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Health Claims Particularly Likely to Influence Younger Consumers, Survey Finds

The ingredients most likely to influence purchasing decisions were probiotics, vitamins and minerals and fiber.




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Genecis Bioindustries Launches Mad Tea Brand with Compostable Pods

Mad Tea pods are fully compatible with Nespresso machines, allowing consumers to brew teas in under 30 seconds.




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Linde to Showcase Cryogenic Freezing Capabilities at PACK EXPO

Linde works with food processors to optimize their use of liquid nitrogen and/or liquid carbon dioxide in cryogenic freezing and chilling applications.




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Your window to the process: Clear view or obstructed?

Chances are, you’ve probably been using the same HMI, MES or SCADA program for some time in your operation, and you’ve been through several version upgrades too. Providers of these products work hard to make their software backward compatible with equipment and operating systems as well as create new features users want.




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Why the IP69K Rating is Essential For Bearings in the Food And Beverage Industry

The incredibly demanding operating application and washdown conditions, along with food safety concerns and regulations, have driven a shift toward IP69K-rated products.




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Industrial Physics Acquires Torus Group

This move supports Industrial Physics’ growth strategy as laid out by Chief Executive Officer Barry Lyon, upon his appointment in July 2023.




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Maximizing Productivity in the Food & Beverage Industry: The Power of Area Scan Cameras

Machine vision technology is emerging as a transformative force in driving productivity, enhancing quality control and revolutionizing packaging inspection processes.




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Eight Organizations Join Forces to Help Food Industry Prepare for FSMA Rule 204

The collaboration will share clear, concise messaging and resources that enable the industry to take action in preparing for FSMA Rule 204, which mandates a comprehensive tracking and tracing system for certain high-risk foods listed on the U.S. FDA's Food Traceability List.




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Drop-in Replacement Stainless Steel Hydraulic Cylinders

The cylinders are a direct drop-in replacement for both PFI equipment and that from other OEMs.




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With 2025 Packaging Goals in Danger, Industry Targets Food Waste

Food waste is a big part of the conversation with consumers in 2023. Consumer research conducted by Do Good Foods in September 2022 reveals that “Americans want to be more climate-friendly, and nearly half are more concerned about food waste than they were a year ago.”




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Industrial Heat Pumps are the Past, Present and Future

The threat of finite natural resources can be managed by switching to heat pumps—a move that will pay for itself in resulting energy-cost reductions.




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Feeding Progress: Celebrating Women Engineers in the Food Industry

In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day, Jayme Laser, Savannah Stellhorn and Jaclyn Navara share their experiences in the food industry and offer insight on how to support current and future women engineers.




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Regal Rexnord Introduces Intelligent Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing

The Perceptiv ecosystem is designed to offer customers a unified platform to meet the growing reliability needs industrial manufacturers face.




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4 Steps to Assess Industry 4.0 Readiness in food and beverage production facilities

Turn Industry 4.0 from a concept into a tangible business use case with this helpful assessment. Discover the key elements to implementing a successful project that provides business results that align with your company goals.




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Upgrade Chilling Equipment to Industrial Heat Pumps

Industrial heat pumps provide chilling and freezing, and reclaim the heat energy lost in chilling to save money on heating water for cooking and cleaning—but is retrofitting possible?




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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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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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Tile Industry Gathers in Bologna, Italy, for an Incredible Week of Design, Innovation, and Inspiration.

This year, the exhibition spaces at the show span 15 halls, and th145,000-square-meter exhibition floor hosts 606 exhibitors, including 38% non-Italian companies from 25 different countries. 





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Brazil's Rock Stars: How the World's Most Diverse Stone Industry Is Carving Its Future

Brazil, the world's fourth-largest natural stone producer and leading U.S. supplier, is intensifying efforts to expand its market presence through export incentives and education. 




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SV: YYZ-India/SE Asia ~C$800-1300 r/t

Posted on a Canadian deals forum. SV has dropped economy fares to SE Asia (namely, BKK, KUL, CGK- lowest fare) and India with fares running C$900-1,000 r/t for the former and just under C$1,300 for the latter. Interestingly books into Semi-Flex...



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New Technology Allows Visitors to go Behind Nestlé's Factory Doors

The virtual experience is personalized, giving visitors the chance to become acquainted with products from their country of choice.




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Superior Industrial Refrigeration Names Mike Hastings as CEO

Hastings will lead the company's strategic growth initiatives, leveraging his expertise in finance, accounting and agricultural industry experience.




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FDA Partners with Purdue University and Indiana Agricultural Stakeholders on Salmonella Study

This study is intended to help the FDA and the local growing community better understand the source of pathogens, their persistence, and how they transfer through the growing environment to help inform food safety practices.




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Pets Continue to Influence Home Renovation Decisions, Houzz Study Finds

Houzz's 2024 study reveals nearly half of pet owners prioritize their animals when renovating, and flooring was the most popular upgrade.




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New California Law Overhauls Carpet Recycling Program, Sparking Industry Concerns

AB 863 will replace the current carpet recycling program, which has consistently met state goals, with a complicated new program that is both untested, unproven, and more costly, said The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), which opposes the measure. See previous coverage here




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Perception of professionals on factors influencing skilled labor shortages in the Nigerian construction industry

The construction industry in Nigeria plays a pivotal role in economic growth, yet it faces a critical challenge: a shortage of skilled labor. This study aims to identify the key factors influencing skilled labor availability in Nigerias construction sector and propose actionable solutions. Through an extensive literature review and distribution of questionnaires to construction professionals...









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Children during the COVID-19 pandemic: children and young people's vulnerability and wellbeing in Indonesia.

Children's Geographies; 08/01/2022
(AN 158427717); ISSN: 14733285
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(In)visible encounters with indigeneity: a way towards decolonizing pedagogies in early childhood education.

Children's Geographies; 10/01/2022
(AN 159948771); ISSN: 14733285
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Whose voices? Whose knowledge? Children and young people’s learning about climate change through local spaces and indigenous knowledge systems.

Children's Geographies; 11/10/2022
(AN 160144945); ISSN: 14733285
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