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Crust-less sandwiches from Smucker's and Trader Joe's are displayed in Detroit, Oct. 15, 2025.
Labeling
Smucker's Frozen PB&J Lawsuit Against Trader Joe's Allowed to Proceed
The company claims that the grocery chain's product is too similar to its Uncrustables.
Featured
A pineapple grows on Djoda Farm in Matourkou, Burkina Faso, May 7, 2026.
Supply Chain
Can Pineapples Thrive in Africa's Sahel?
The farm is part of national efforts to reduce the country’s reliance on imports.
September 1, 2026
Manufacturingnowtnben
Facility
40,000 Pounds of Beer Swiped From California Distribution Center
The perps have been extended no-questions-asked amnesty if they return the stolen cargo.
August 31, 2026
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Safety
How Does Salmonella Contaminate Everything Under the Sun?
A food safety specialist on how to stop its spread.
August 31, 2026
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Supply Chain
Why a U.S.-Canada Trade War Could Change How Farmers Grow Crops for Years
Although agriculture is not directly targeted, its effects will still reach farms.
August 28, 2026
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Safety
Outbreak Involving Iceberg Lettuce Expanded to 3 More States
Illnesses have now been confirmed in 20 states.
August 28, 2026
Top News
Austin Benes has joined BinMaster as senior vice president of sales.
BinMaster Sensors and Technologies Taps Austin Benes as Senior Vice President of Sales
September 1, 2026
This cookie is made using waste plant materials and plastic and could feed humans everywhere from submarines to spaceships.
This Cookie Is Made from Plastic Bottles
August 28, 2026
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How Food Processors Can Utilize AI — Now and in the Future
August 27, 2026
General Mills' Lucky Charms cereal at a market in Homestead, Pa., Feb. 24, 2025.
Lucky Charms and Trix Go Au Naturel
August 27, 2026
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General Mills Eliminates Synthetic Colors in Its U.S. Cereals
August 26, 2026
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Researchers Zap Microbe DNA in the Name of Food Safety
August 26, 2026
John Deere
UAW Rejects Deere Contract Extension, Prepares for 2027 Showdown
August 25, 2026
Cows are fenced in before being displayed at a cattle auction in Hermosillo, Mexico, July 29, 2025.
Economists Don't Expect Mexican Cattle Imports to Reduce High U.S. Beef Prices
August 25, 2026
Transport trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into the U.S. in Windsor, Ontario, Aug. 22, 2026.
From Honey to Hockey Sticks, Trump's Trade War With Canada Impacts a Long List of Goods
August 25, 2026
Chrysler Pacificas are driven off the lot at Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
Canada Strikes Back at U.S. With Retaliatory Tariffs
August 25, 2026
A herding dog waits as a calf is treated during an inspection at a regional cattle ranchers association in Hermosillo, Mexico, Aug. 18, 2026.
Mexico Resumes Limited Cattle Exports to U.S.
August 25, 2026
Beef cows at the Diamond J Angus Ranch, March 31, 2026, Mandan, N.D.
Trump Announces Plan to Lower Beef Prices, but Ranchers and Some Republicans Are Already Balking
August 24, 2026
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Modeling AI ROI Like a CFO, Not a Vendor
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Modeling AI ROI Like a CFO, Not a Vendor
A six-step framework for building AI business cases that survive audit scrutiny, board review, and hindsight.
August 31, 2026
Connected Machinery
Facility
Speed Has Become the Ultimate Strategic Advantage
The manufacturers that win are the ones that learn and execute faster than everyone else.
September 1, 2026
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Facility
The Old Way Isn’t Working. And It’s Not About Replacing People
The workforce reality tells a different story than most would have you believe.
September 1, 2026
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Facility
The Crisis in Modern Manufacturing: Beyond the Legacy Straitjacket
Moving past negative technology integration experiences.
September 1, 2026
A Chipotle Mexican Grill in Newton, Mass., Aug. 13, 2025.
Facility
Influencer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Impersonation for Viral Pranks at Arizona Businesses
The videos showed brief but chaotic takeover attempts at stores in a Phoenix suburb.
September 1, 2026
A fisherman takes part in a fish haul of the Kanov pond near Trebon, Czech Republic, Aug. 26, 2026.
Supply Chain
Europe's Summer Drought Threatens Fish Farms
An industry group says long-term measures are needed to retain more water in the landscape.
September 1, 2026
Shelves at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, June 13, 2026.
Consumer Trends
International Supermarkets Break Up Dinner Ruts Without Costing a Fortune
Sales at international markets and smaller grocery stores have been growing steadily for years.
September 1, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Davie shipyard in Levis, Quebec, Aug. 24, 2026.
Supply Chain
Untested in Court, Trump's New Tariffs on Canada Raise Legal Questions
The Section 338 tariff authority has never even been used before.
September 1, 2026
Api
Products
API International Launches ‘CleanLine’- NSF-Certified Products For Sanitary Process Applications
The new product line adds NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 certified stainless steel flanges to API International's waterworks offering.
September 1, 2026
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Supply Chain
When Your Warehouse Outgrows Your Software: A Distributor's Guide to Upgrading
When the warehouse floor and the system of record start telling different stories, your costs rise and efficiencies go down.
August 31, 2026
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Video
Illegal Cookie Factory; Starr Sues Over Google Review; Freedom & Glory Makes Flags | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 283
Also on the podcast, SpaceX to build world's largest spaceport, humanoid robots smash records, yellow school bus faces new reality and a conversation with Michael J. DeVoney from OptiCrib.
August 31, 2026
Tom Brundy looks over his field that is being prepared for planting near Calexico, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023.
Supply Chain
Plan to Cut Colorado River Water Brings Uncertainty for Cities, Farmers
Farmers are deciding which crops are worth the investment.
August 31, 2026
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, center, talks to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, right, and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Aug. 28, 2026, Moran, Wyo.
Consumer Trends
Fed Chair Signals Rate Hikes May Be Needed Amid Stubborn Inflation
Recent reports, he said, "do not tell me that underlying trends have meaningfully improved."
August 31, 2026
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Supply Chain
How Imperial Japan Turned to the Sardine to Help Build a War Machine
The small fish became a primary raw material for the empire’s chemical industry.
August 25, 2026
Horizon
Facility
Horizon Push-to-Talk Platform Named 2026 Product of the Year
Industry leaders recognize Horizon as a team communication breakthrough.
August 28, 2026