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Hormel Releases Global Impact Report

The report demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment to corporate responsibility and progress toward its environmental, social and governance goals in fiscal 2023.




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Barnwood Builders' Mark Bowe Unveils Rustic-Luxe Retreat in West Virginia

TV host Mark Bowe brings his "Barnwood Builders" expertise to life with Barnwood Village, a trio of guest cottages in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. These 400-square-foot cabins blend rustic charm with modern amenities, featuring Bowe's signature Bruce BarnwoodLiving flooring.





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Multifamily Supplier Urban Surfaces Celebrates 5 Years with i4F Drop-Lock Technology, Expands Commitment

Multifamily flooring supplier Urban Surfaces uses i4F technologies to ensure high-quality flooring installations. 




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Shaw's TotalWorx Pet Perfect LVT Underlayment Offers Moisture Barrier Capabilities, Subfloor Smoothing and Thermal Insulation

The GroundWorx Pet Perfect Underlayment offers a wide range of benefits, including sound suppression, moisture mitigation, smooths subfloors, thermal insulation and comfort underfoot. 




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Gapping in Glue-Down Luxury Vinyl Flooring: Bringing Semi-Wet Setting Back

Preferred Flooring President Daniel Gonzalez urges the flooring installation community to follow the right guidelines for semi-wet-setting luxury vinyl.




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Celebrity Designer Nikki Chu Launches Globally Inspired Tile Collection With The Tile Shop

The collection, available now at tileshop.com and Tile Shop showrooms, features globally inspired designs influenced by Chu’s travels to India, Bali, Indonesia and Africa.




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ShoreFlor Laminate Flooring by Tarkett Home is Made for Kitchens and Bathrooms

Featuring a hydrophobic coating on the beveled edge, Tarkett Home's technology repels water and includes a watertight locking system to prevent water from reaching the core, maintaining the integrity and appearance of the floor.




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Cali's Vinyl Laid Back is Designed for Trade and Builder Pros

Designed for large-scale projects, Laid Back offers seamless, efficient glue-down installation and is available in Cali's most popular light and natural colors. 




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Case Study: Atlas Concorde Floor Tiles Elevate Dubai Mall's Expansion with Italian Elegance

Atlas Concorde's porcelain tiles were chosen for a recent expansion of the China Town segment of the Dubai Mall. The resin-effect Prism collection and concrete-effect Boost collection add Italian elegance to the world's largest shopping center.




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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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AFS Group Expands Mid-South Presence with Acquisition of Memphis-Based Flooring Solutions

AFS Group, the nation's fifth-largest independent flooring retailer based in Columbus, Ohio, has acquired Flooring Solutions, a Memphis, Tennessee-based flooring and tile retailer reporting more than $10 million in annual sales.




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MAPEI's Installation Solutions Powers Red Bull Half Court Global Tournament

MAPEI Corporation's advanced sports-flooring products transformed the center court of the 2024 Red Bull Half Court tournament into a work of art designed by Carolina De La Cruz Rodriguez.




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Sports Broadcasting Icon Bob Costas to Headline CCA Global Partners Retail Convention

Emmy-winning sportscaster Bob Costas will deliver the keynote address at the CCA Global Partners Retail Group's annual ConneXtion convention in January 2025.




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Taylor Adhesive Zephyr Serves as a Moisture Vapor Barrier, Encapsulator and Primer Coating

Engineered to fight moisture, Zephyr can also be used as a primer, or even an encapsulator, eliminating the need to remove existing or cutback adhesive residue.




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Flooring Basics: How Transitions Add Value to Flooring Installations

Daniel Koutavas, territory business manager for Fishman Flooring Solutions’ Southeast Region, offers basic guidance for selecting and installing flooring transitions.





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Four New Profiles Added to Tarkett's Johnsonite Millwork Wall Base System

Four new profiles come in 114 color options as well as digitally printed designs to match any aesthetic. 




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Hispanic Cheese Makers' fabulous food plant sets the bar for reducing waste

What Hispanic Cheese Makers is doing with its wastewater and with its sustainability efforts overall makes it a model for producers looking for ways to be sustainable and good neighbors, and it’s why Hispanic Cheese Makers is being featured as a Fabulous Food Plant.




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Clif Bar’s visual bakery project has the company ahead of the game

Clif Bar's Twin Falls bakery was named Food Engineering’s Sustainable Plant of the Year in 2017. The Indianapolis bakery has a different—although equally successful—story to tell.




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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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Syntegon Debuts Vertical Bagger for Coffee

The vertical bagger has a compact machine layout for small footprint and good accessibility from all sides.





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    Ravenwood Debuts Nobac 40 Linerless Flash Labeler

    Ravenwood is now offering the Nobac 40 promotional flash labeler as a standalone applicator or as an integrated option with any linerless applicator in the Nobac 5000 range.




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    AI-Based Inspection System Brings for Potato Processors

    The system includes cameras, AI software, a conveyor and automatic ejection mechanisms with dual drops (one for foreign material, one for culls) to ensure only ideal potatoes reach later process stages.




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    Global Drain Technologies Debuts Circular Catch Basin for 10,000 Series FoodSafe Slot Drain

    Designed for the food and beverage industries, this addition to GDT's FoodSafe product line offers enhanced cleaning efficiency and water flow, catering to the stringent hygiene requirements of food production facilities.




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    How early can one disembark from an RC cruise in SJU?

    This is a question for the experienced cruisers. My wife and I have taken many cruises out of San Juan and are planning another on RC this January. Flight options on arrival to the port after the cruise are limited to either early morning (8 am...




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    Increasing use in intelligent packing of fruits and vegetables to drive PBAT market

    The global PBAT (polybutylene adipate terephthalate) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.7% during the forecast period 2021 to 2031 with an end value of $2 billion, according to a report by Transparent Market Research. Fruit and vegetable intelligent packaging using PBAT-based biodegradable mulch films is used to reduce food waste. The films provide increased oxygen and water vapor transfer rates in fruit and vegetable bags.




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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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    CULT Food Science completes strategic investment into leading cell-based chocolate producer California Cultured

    CULT Food Science Corp. has diversified its cell-based food portfolio via an investment into cultured chocolate manufacturer, California Cultured Inc., Davis, Calif. The company uses cell culture technology to produce cocoa products like cocoa powder, chocolate and cocoa butter with the goal of creating sustainable and ethical chocolate for consumption around the world.




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    BioBetter extracts growth factors for scaled cultivated meat production from tobacco plants

    FoodTech start-up, BioBetter, Ltd., has assigned a new role for the much-maligned Nicotiana tabacum plant upon discovering it can overcome the greatest hurdle in cultured meat—that of scaled production. 




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    Laticrete Partners with Microban Stonetech Sealers, Cleaners

    Laticrete has partnered with Microban International to upgrade select Stonetech sealers and cleaners.




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    Bona Launches New R540 Moisture Barrier/Primer

    Bona R540 is a polyurethane reactive primer that is compatible with the entire Bona Adhesive System.




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    CCA Global Partners Donates $50K to FCEF

    During the closing event of CCA Global Partners summer convention at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, the company announced a $50,000 donation to Floor Covering Education Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to attracting a new generation of flooring craftsman and installers.




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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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    How Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Can Combat Honey Fraud

    The high value of honey and perceived cachet surrounding its provenance makes it a vulnerable target, whether through fraudsters claiming false geographical origin, declaring false botanical variety or diluting it with cheaper sugar syrups.




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    Bakeries to Record Significant Consumption of Dietary Fibers Amid Rising Preference for Fruit and Vegetable-Sourced Ingredients

    The rapidly expanding worldwide population along with reduced nutrition awareness will increase the preference for natural food ingredients.




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    SAMBAZON Acquires SunOpta’s Açaí and Smoothie Bowls Business

    The acquisition will double the company's manufacturing capacity for ready-to-eat bowls.




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    AI-based Vision Inspection Systems Make More Informed Decisions

    AI looks to be a panacea for making better inspection choices, but knowing specifically what the inspection criteria should be needs to be in place before employing an AI-based system.




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    Putting Humans Back In the Manufacturing Loop

    While previous industrial revolutions were primarily driven by technological advancements, the emergence of Industry 5.0 is much more people focused. It's not defined by a single technological advancement but by a renewed focus on the human element. This era marks a crucial and overdue transition toward human-centric manufacturing operations, processes and businesses as a whole.




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    Sensor Self-Calibration and Communications Set the Stage for AI-based IIOT

    With the rushed production schedules at plants, having key process information is not the only data needed, but key device data allows scheduled maintenance.




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    SunOpta Invests $26 Million To Expand California Plant-Based Beverage Processing Facility

    The Modesto expansion is the second largest capital project in the company’s history.




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    J.M. Smucker Co. Opens Uncrustables Facility in Alabama

    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.




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    Portobello America Debuts at Cersaie 2024, Launching 'Bossa on the Road' Global Tile Collection

    Portobello America makes its mark at Cersaie 2024 in Bologna, Italy. The U.S. arm of Portobello Grupo unveils "Bossa on the Road," its first global tile collection, blending American practicality with Brazilian flair.




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    M-D Pro and HGTV Host Bryan Baeumler Launch Social Media Campaign to Empower Tile Installers

    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. 




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    Transom Capital-backed Artivo Surfaces Acquires Tom Duffy Company, Deal Expands Artivo’s Brand Portfolio and National Reach

    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.




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    Lunada Bay Tile Expands Tommy Bahama Collection with Three Nature-Inspired Colorways

    Lunada Bay Tile has introduced three new colorways to its Tommy Bahama glass mosaic collection: Fujisan, Lucky Bay, and Motuo. 




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    Mohawk Back on the Road in 2022

    Kicking off Jan. 5 in Philadelphia, the appointment-only traveling show will provide personalized product and program experiences to retailers across the U.S.




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    NKBA Announces Global Connect KBIS 2022 Programming

    The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, will host three international delegation tours and an NKBA Global Connect Pavillion.




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    Reading Bakery Systems Names Denise Siegle as CFO

    Siegle is a senior finance professional with more than 30 years of experience with industrial manufacturing companies.




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    Rebellyous Foods Plans to Revolutionize Plant-Based Meat Production with Deployment of Mock 2 Technology

    The fully continuous, automated and chilled dough substrate processing system reduces manufacturing costs and can produce  range of plant-based meat products at volumes of 2,500-5,000 lb./hr. on a single processing line.




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    Baldwin Richardson Foods Promotes Cara J. Hughes to Chief Customer and Community Impact Officer

    During her tenure as vice president of customer and community, Hughes was instrumental in nearly doubling the organization's revenue.




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    Chobani Names Jai Kibe as Chief Marketing Officer

    Kibe will lead the marketing and creative teams for the Chobani and La Colombe brands.