Hillshire Brands CEO to exit
According to the Chicago Tribune, Hillshire Brands President and CEO Sean Connolly is leaving his job as the company officially becomes part of Tyson Foods Inc. IFT Daily News
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GMA launches initiative to improve GRAS process
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has announced a five-part initiative that will advance the procedures used to assess the safety of ingredients used in food products. IFT Daily News
Meijer looks for 10,000 new hires
Meijer Inc. expects to make 10,000 hires to gear up for the fall and holiday season and to support new stores. read more Supermarket News
Tate & Lyle opens polydextrose dietary fiber facility in China
Tate & Lyle PLC, a global provider of specialty food ingredients and solutions, has opened its new polydextrose dietary fiber manufacturing facility in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. IFT Daily News
Opertech Bio receives U.S. patent for taste evaluation technology
Opertech Bio Inc. has announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,820,265 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, encompassing high-throughput sensory discrimination technologies proprietary to Opertech. IFT Daily News
CVS changes name, ends tobacco sales
As part of its goal to redefine pharmacy, drugstore chain CVS changed its corporate name to CVS Health, from CVS Caremark Corp., and has ceased tobacco sales chainwide a month … Continue Reading →
Accepting nominations for 2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, established under the leadership of dairy farmers, is now accepting nominations for the 2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards. IFT Daily News
Global Food Traceability Center submits comments on fishing, seafood fraud
To offer solutions to pressing food fraud issues, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) has submitted written and oral comments to the Presidential Task Force … Continue Reading →
7-Eleven launches mobile coffee rewards
7-Eleven customers will now receive a free medium coffee after tracking six coffee purchases of any size in the retailer’s app. read more Supermarket News
Cargill to acquire ADM’s chocolate business
Cargill has agreed to purchase Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s global chocolate business for $ 440 million. IFT Daily News