Flora Food Group Purchases Kansas Facility
The facility will serve as the hub for Flora Food Group’s creams and cream cheeses products for the U.S., Canada and across the rest of the Americas region over time.
The facility will serve as the hub for Flora Food Group’s creams and cream cheeses products for the U.S., Canada and across the rest of the Americas region over time.
Idaho Milk Products will break ground on the 183,000-sq.-ft. plant on Oct. 11. The facility will be substantially complete by early 2026 with full commercial production by May 2026.
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.
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.
The expansion will enable the company to increase its capacity to process and store excess food, handle repackaged goods and increase the number of trucks loading inventory.
Shamrock Farms is investing $59 million into the project, which includes adding additional equipment, cold storage space and a new production filling line.
The production line is now fully operational, with the first ready-to-heat rice pouches rolling off the line and out to the retail market.
Once operational, the 284,000-sq.-ft. plant will produce cocoa-free chocolate, nut-free spreads and bean-free coffee, and it will have the capacity to make 10,000 metric tons of cocoa-free chocolate annually.
This facility is expected to begin production in 2026 and, at peak capacity, will produce 2.7 million bottles per day across six production lines.
The 900,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility will increase the company's current production capacity for its Uncrustables brand to help meet demand for the frozen sandwiches.
With the completion of Lamb Weston's second facility for frozen potato products in Kruiningen, The Netherlands, this site has expanded its production capabilities while integrating sustainable technologies to advance potato processing and product packaging.
The food manufacturing industry faces any number of challenges, both great and small, but according to Food Engineering readers, the future is bright.
Since 2014, respondents to Food Engineering’s annual State of Food Manufacturing survey have ranked automation as the No. 1 trend affecting the industry—until this year.
Constant changes, huge swings in demand or shifts in consumer behavior, employee safety, and a general uncertainty about what comes next are all present in the 2020 State of Food Manufacturing Survey.
For the second time in as many years, FE’s annual Food Automation and Manufacturing Conference was held quite successfully on line—rather than in person—due to the persistent COVID-19 pandemic.
The Brazilian Stone Tour aims to connect U.S. specifiers to the natural riches of Brazil through a series of informative lectures, taking place in Texas and California.
This year, the exhibition spaces at the show span 15 halls, and the 145,000-square-meter exhibition floor hosts 606 exhibitors, including 38% non-Italian companies from 25 different countries.
Three patterns in three new colorways have been introduced to Artaic's Design on Demand collection.
The annual trade show offered attendees a window into the latest design and color trends in ceramics as well as the newest advancements in sustainable production and cutting-edge technologies.
Installing tile on walls can be more challenging than working on floors. Oscar Barradas, owner, OBF Tile, shares a couple of tips to ensure your walls are prepped properly.
Baeumler and M-D PRO, which is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, will engage with contractors and installers through a series of educational initiatives on social media. The collaboration aims to educate pros on using installer-friendly solutions that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain quality.
The Piante Collection of large porcelain slabs from features wallpaper-inspired designs.
Are you holding your trowel at the right angle? Scott Carothers, academic director, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, challenges tile installers to take another look at the angle at which they are troweling thinset.
Portobello America, the U.S. arm of Portobello Grupo, celebrates a year of achievements since launching its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Baxter, Tennessee.
Artivo Surfaces, the Transom Capital-backed parent company of Virginia Tile, Galleher, and Trinity Hardwood, is acquiring Tom Duffy Company, a strategic move that significantly strengthens Artivo’s position as a market leader in the tile and flooring industry.
This year’s awards, announced at the Total Solutions Plus conference in Boston, celebrate Juan “Junior” Mercado from Christian Brothers Flooring & Interiors as the Commercial Tile Setter Craftsperson of the Year and Jeff Occhipinti from Columbia River Tile & Stone as the Residential Tile Setter Craftsperson of the Year.
CTEF’s Academic Director Scott Carothers urges tile setters to check the label and points out two of the most critical pieces of information to confirm prior to an installation.
Lunada Bay Tile has introduced three new colorways to its Tommy Bahama glass mosaic collection: Fujisan, Lucky Bay, and Motuo.
Panariagroup USA has unveiled its new Playlist ceramic tile collection, featuring geometric patterns in 3x12 and 8x8 formats across 12 color options.
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.
This Veterans Day, Daltile continues its ongoing partnership with the Gary Sinise Foundation, supporting the construction of specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans through the foundation's R.I.S.E. Program.
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Builders are getting increasingly concerned about affordability hurdles ahead for most buyers.
Solid demand and ongoing building material supply bottlenecks continue to put upward pressure on new home prices, according to NAHB.
The advisory council meets periodically throughout the year to advise senior management and help shape the direction of programs developed by the flooring retailer cooperative.
Single-family and multifamily housing production accelerated in November, due to strong demand for new construction.
Royal Thai has taken the four unique palettes curated by Pantone for the Very Peri launch—Balancing Act, Wellspring, Star of the Show, and Amusements—and applied them to some of the company's favorite patterns.
The engineered wood collection bridges contemporary and traditional design through eight colors.
Karastan carpet will get a refreshed look in-store and online including a new assortment of sophisticated and timeless products.
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