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    Food Processing Capital Spending 2023
    Capital Spending

    2023 Capital Spending Outlook: Food and Beverage Capital Spending Continues to Grow

    Andy Hanacek
    March 29, 2023
    Food and beverage processors aren’t writing blank checks for capital expenditures, but enthusiasm abounds as food companies plan to invest heavily in their own growth in 2023 ...
    Courtesy of Hain Celestial Group
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    Business Strategies

    Hain Celestial Continues to Trim SKUs, Consolidate Operations Across All Categories

    Andy Hanacek
    May 1, 2024
    Personal Care business feeling the impact currently, but more work expected to be done across all categories, the company says.
    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Atkins, Quest Parent Company Acquires RTD Protein Shake Company

    Andy Hanacek
    May 1, 2024
    Simply Good Foods Co. will add Only What You Need (OWYN) to its portfolio for $280 million in cash, to help diversify the ready-to-drink protein shake offerings.
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Unfinished Business

    Andy Hanacek
    April 30, 2024
    After making big capital spending plans for 2023 — and underspending those budgets — food & beverage processors are proceeding at a more normalized pace (+3%).
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Top Current Projects

    April 30, 2024
    Food Processing's Capital Spending Project report looks at what new projects the top food and beverage companies are spending their money on.
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Budgets of the Top Food & Beverage Companies

    April 30, 2024
    Food Processing's annual Capital Spending Report looks at the top food and beverage companies and their capital expenditures.
    Courtesy of Conagra Brands Inc.
    People on the Move

    Conagra Appoints Former Tyson Prepared Foods Exec to EVP Role

    Andy Hanacek
    April 30, 2024
    Noelle O’Mara will lead Conagra’s New Platforms and Acquisitions business after leading Tyson’s Prepared Foods division for several years.
    Editor's Plate

    Editor's Plate: Stop Bird Flu Before it Becomes Another Global Pandemic

    Dave Fusaro
    April 29, 2024
    As avian influenza spreads to cows, humans and now our milk, unlimited resources need to be devoted before this becomes another coronavirus.
    Courtesy of Nestlé Purina PetCare Co.
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    Plant Expansion

    Nestlé Purina Announces $195 Million Expansion to Jefferson, Wisconsin, Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    April 26, 2024
    Capital project will add 100 jobs and is part of larger Nestlé growth strategy to expand its pet food capabilities and footprint.

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    Mergers & Acquisitions

    McCain Foods Increases Investment Stake in Ireland Frozen Veggie Company Strong Roots

    Andy Hanacek
    April 16, 2024
    Strong Roots and McCain first entered into a partnership in 2021, and McCain plans to expand the vegetable-forward frozen products into additional global markets.
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    Capital Spending

    Indian Meals Processor Cafe Spice Opens Second Processing Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    April 15, 2024
    New facility in Beacon, N.Y., spans 70,000-sq.-ft. and gives the company two plants within a few miles of each other, to ramp up production and improve efficiency.
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    Marketing

    Bacardi Taps Former Kraft Heinz Exec to Bolster Marketing Leadership Team

    Andy Hanacek
    April 12, 2024
    Irina Rodina will become the spirits company’s senior vice president for marketing strategy and operations after spending two years leading Kraft Heinz’s northern European marketing...
    Power Lunch

    Power Lunch: The Tax Side of Capital Spending

    April 11, 2024
    Consider cost segregation studies and the tax rules when building or modernizing your plant.