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Halloween candy display in retail store featuring Reese's, Kit Kat, and Hershey's products with orange and purple promotional signage.
Consumer Trends
Halloween Candy Sales Off to Slow Start Amid High Chocolate Prices, Affordability Concerns
High living costs and scary chocolate prices dampen demand for sweet Halloween treats.
Featured
In this image from video, fire and smoke rise from a building attached to Quaker Oats facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Facility
Explosion, Fire Erupt at Iowa Quaker Oats Plant
The company touts the plant as the largest milling facility in the world.
October 26, 2026
View of the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Ore.
Facility
Fire at Seafood Plant in Oregon Forces Evacuations
The company expects a major loss.
October 26, 2026
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Packaging
Nestlé to Shutter Suburban Cleveland Packaging Plant
The facility’s production will be shifted to a Nestlé site in the Southeast.
October 23, 2026
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Safety
France Reports the First Human Case of a Livestock Virus
Until now, the Shamonda virus was considered incapable of infecting humans.
October 23, 2026
Buffalo mozzarella cheese is prepared at a dairy in Caserta, Italy, 2006.
Supply Chain
Millions in Cheese Revenue Lost as Protest Torpedoes Italy's Buffalo Mozzarella
Production of the protected cheese depends on a tightly timed supply chain.
October 22, 2026
Top News
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The Science and Politics Behind the Panic Over Ultraprocessed Foods
October 22, 2026
A Canadian flag flies in front of the of the Alberta Legislature during a rally in Edmonton, Oct, 18, 2026.
New Jersey Importer Files Lawsuit Challenging Tariffs on Canadian Goods
October 21, 2026
Man drinking from a Pepsi bottle against a cloudy sky with Manufacturing Now branding
PepsiCo Shuts Down Tennessee Bottling Plant
October 21, 2026
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Truck Overturns in Kansas City, Killing Dozens of Cows and Causing Dozens More to Roam Streets
October 20, 2026
The Supreme Court, Washington, Oct. 5, 2026.
Supreme Court to Review Reconstruction-era Ban on Home Distilling
October 20, 2026
A Coco Delivery Robot in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, April 22, 2026.
Delivery Robots Accused of Scanning Customers’ Faces, Sharing Biometric Data
October 20, 2026
Industrial machinery with motor and metal components inside black cabinet with green asset tag
Bidding Ends Tomorrow in All American Equipment Auction of Food & Pharmaceutical Processing Equipment
October 19, 2026
Hand holding a yellow ridged potato chip from inside a clear plastic bag
What a Chip Bag Reveals About the Hidden Cost of Flexible Packaging
October 19, 2026
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Nestlé Announces Another $1B Investment in Mexico
October 16, 2026
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Food Manufacturing’s September/October Issue
October 15, 2026
Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce Head, Maine, Aug. 31, 2021.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Lobster Fisherman's Lawsuit Over Boat Tracking
October 15, 2026
A Kroger grocery store in Monroe, Ohio.
Kroger to Lay Off 3,000 Corporate Employees Over 3 Years
October 14, 2026
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Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance
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Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance
Addressing data quality, difficulty of use, and governance concerns for AI in core finance and accounting applications.
October 1, 2026
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to reporters following a campaign stop in Lewiston, Oct. 21, 2026.
Supply Chain
Trump, Seeking to Help Maine Senator, Exempts Some Canadian Imports From 50% Tariffs
Maine blueberry growers, for example, need specialized harvesting boxes from Canada.
October 26, 2026
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Ingredients
Australian Judge Rejects Prisoner’s Challenge to Vegemite Ban
He argued that withholding the polarizing spread breached his right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”
October 26, 2026
Today in Manufacturing Episode 291 sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric, featuring a high-performance vehicle with exhaust flames
Facility
Tesla's Flying Car; Hyundai's Seat Fire Problem; PepsiCo Closes Plant | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 291
Also on the podcast, Harley's new electric motorcycles, Apple commits another $100 million to U.S. and Wrangler re-engineers fleece.
October 26, 2026
AQUALAB conductivity meter displaying 0.2091 and 25.05% readings with sensor probe attachment
Products
Instrument Provides Water Activity, Moisture Content Results in a Single Test
It gets results in 60 seconds.
October 23, 2026
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Supply Chain
Could Targeting a Particular Gene Improve Tea Plants’ Flavor and Cold Tolerance?
The discovery could enable better-tasting tea to be grown in a wider variety of locations.
October 23, 2026
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters at the White House, Aug. 25, 2026.
Supply Chain
Agriculture Secretary Says Agency Is 'Full-Bore Ahead' on Forest Service Reorganization
A federal judge blocked the changes last week.
October 23, 2026
Calley Means, senior advisor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, delivers remarks at HHS Headquarters in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026.
Ingredients
Top RFK Jr. Adviser Resigns
Means rose to prominence as a critic of ultraprocessed foods, additives and pesticides.
October 23, 2026
Hooded figure with digital rain background and '267 Days Later Security Breach' text overlay in white and red
Educational Resources - FM
Security Breach: 247 Days Later
Reinforcing detection strategies that can help limit attack impacts and improve response.
October 22, 2026
Technician Juan Carlos Diaz operates equipment aboard an aircraft during a cloud-seeding mission, Valle Siria, Honduras, Oct. 14, 2026.
Supply Chain
In Honduras, Hard Hit by Drought, Authorities Hope to Make It Rain Using Contentious Tactic
A “cloud seeding” initiative aims to induce enough rain to help farmers and their crops survive.
October 22, 2026
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, are joined by federal and provincial ministers at a joint news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Oct. 21, 2026.
Supply Chain
Carney Says Trump’s Tariffs Hurt Americans
He unveiled a multibillion-dollar plan to shield Canada’s manufacturing heartland from the trade war.
October 22, 2026
Person examining moss-covered wooden structure in rustic indoor setting with exposed beams
Facility
Tobacco, the Tie That Binds Many U.S. Farm Families
Are you familiar with "stringing" or "looping?"
October 22, 2026
Farmer in blue jacket and cap handling hay bales near a wooden barn and truck
Labor
Wrangler Re-Engineered Fleece Fabric to Make it Hay Repellent
The key is fiber morphology.
October 21, 2026
A notice on empty shelves at a supermarket apologizes to customers for the lack of products, Naples, Italy, Oct. 20, 2026.
Supply Chain
Trucker Protest Leaves Supermarket Shelves Empty in Italy
Protesters blocked fresh food and other goods at supermarket distribution warehouses.
October 21, 2026
An Instacart logo and webpage are seen in New York, Sept. 6, 2023.
Labor
Instacart Settles Federal Claims of Discrimination Against U.S.-born Job Seekers
The company said it agreed to the settlement in order to remain focused on its business.
October 21, 2026