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Designing Dairy Inclusions for Stability in High-Acid Food Systems
Maintaining texture, flavor, and structural integrity in acidic applications requires dairy inclusions to be developed around the conditions they will encounter throughout processing, handling, and shelf life.
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Input Cost Index: Diesel Is Up 71% in a Year
Diesel is up 71% in a year, and the FIE Input Cost Index now includes it. See how input costs changed this week’s score and what to watch next.
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Larger Scale Recalls: What Food Industry Executives Must Know & Do
A single supplier can bring many brands into one recall. Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink, explains how to map your supply web, practice a full recall with partners, and share clean data fast.
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Food Exec Brief: UPF Labels at $14.2B, Food Prices Rising Another 7%, and GLP-1 Demand Broke Danone
A new study puts a $14.2 billion floor on mandatory UPF labeling costs, excluding import and agriculture losses. The World Bank is projecting another 7% climb in global food prices in 2027. And Danone’s supply chain buckled under GLP-1 demand the company saw coming but couldn’t…
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Your “Rigorously Tested” Claim Is Only as Strong as Your Supplier Spec
Texas built its Gerber case on the difference between label claims and internal test records. The FDA has now identified the document that governs both: the supplier specification.
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Companies Are Closing Plants and Cutting Jobs Based on These Four Figures
PepsiCo, Nestlé, and Campbell’s disclosed five U.S. plant closures in the past two months, covering customers with production from other plants in the network. See the criteria that determines what closes.
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Input Cost Index: Ocean Freight Jumped 5% in a Week While Grain Reached a Two-Month Low
Ocean freight rose 5% while soybean prices reached a two-month low. See how grain, beef, dairy, and freight impacted this week’s Input Cost Index.
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Food Exec Brief: F&B Cuts 29.7k Jobs, Corn Yield Drops Futures 4%, and Texas Sues Gerber
Food and beverage manufacturers cut 29,693 jobs through September, up 76% from 2025. USDA’s October crop report sent December corn futures down 4.1%. And Texas sued Nestlé’s Gerber for $10M+ over heavy metals in baby food while McCormick tracks four FDA rule changes.
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What Does a Frontline Quit Really Cost Your Plant?
Published turnover costs disagree by a factor of eight. Four line items from your own data show what a frontline quit costs your plant and what a retention solution has to prevent to pay for itself.
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Red Light, Green Light: Which Plant Decisions Can AI Make Alone, and Which Should Require a Signature?
Monthly plans can’t keep pace with a floor that changes daily. Jared Pfeiffer, who has run plants and maintenance teams, explains where AI can act on its own in CPG manufacturing and where a person has to sign.
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Customers Will Ask for Your Traceability Records Before the FDA Does
Enforcement of the FDA Food Traceability Rule is on hold until at least July 2028. Chris Boyles, VP of Food Safety at Steritech, explains why to start now and where to begin.
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Input Cost Index: Corn Dropped to a Two-Month Low While Cattle Costs Rose
China bought about 1.3 million tons of U.S. soybeans, yet futures still fell. See how grain, beef, dairy, and freight impacted to this week's Input Cost Index.
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[eBook] 5 Strategies to Reduce Frontline Turnover
Sponsored by Redzone Turnover is draining food manufacturers, and it starts with engagement. Operators check out long before they quit. Learn why your best operators leave and 5 strategies to […]