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The Three Primary Objectives of Modern Food Traceability Systems
There's more to it than just food safety Traceability means the ability to record, track and verify a product's history and location [...]
Supermarket Facts
Did you know the average supermarket carries 39,500 items and that the median weekly sales in 2015 were over $345,000 per store? [...]
Why Kraft Split Into Two Companies
Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld's broke up the food giant into two separate companies by separating its snack foods lines from [...]
Wal-Mart to hire hundreds of fresh food managers
Wal-Mart Stores will create hundreds of management positions as part of a new program aimed at improving the fresh food sections at [...]
There could be wood in your cheese
In late 2012 agents of the Food and Drug Administration paid a visit to a Castle Cheese factory in rural Pennsylvania. Acting on [...]
Kroger Announces Retirement of SVP M. Marnette Perry
The Kroger Co.has announced that Senior Vice President for Retail Operations and Strategic Initiatives Marnette Perry will retire on April 29, after [...]
AGCO Corporation CEO Interview: The Pulse On Agriculture
AGCO Corporation is an agricultural equipment manufacturer. They make a line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage and tillage equipment and [...]
Federal agencies to create seafood traceability program
The National Ocean Council Committee to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud announced its proposal for creating a U.S. [...]
The “Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act” Passes House
The US House of Representatives passed via a 266-144 bipartisan vote, the “Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act.” This legislation modifies the Menu-Labeling [...]
Consumer Reports Give’s Supermarket Prepared Foods Poor Grade
People trying to save time making dinner have turned supermarket prepared foods into a 29-billion dollar per year business. But Consumer Reports [...]