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Supply Chain
Constellation, Brown-Forman See Stocks Rise Following Midterms
Beer, wine and liquor companies could see relief from tariffs.
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Safety
Hunters Can Be First Line of Defense as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Spreads, Threatens U.S. Livestock
Hunters serve as an army of conservationists.
November 6, 2026
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Operations
Syspro’s New Platform Gives Mid-Market Manufacturers an AI ‘Sidekick’
The platform was developed for manufacturers that need to know their AI investment is delivering measurable value.
November 6, 2026
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Operations
Wendy's Rejects Buyout Bid; Adopts 'Poison Pill' Plan to Stave Off Hostile Takeovers
The burger joint rejected a $1.4 billion buyout offer from an activist investor.
November 5, 2026
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Operations
John Deere to Close 2 Iowa Plants in Effort to 'Optimize Its Manufacturing Footprint'
The company said it will find the best future use for the affected sites.
November 5, 2026
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Safety
Chocolate Factory Fined Over Missing ‘Running Man’
The factory's door handles were also ¾" too short.
November 5, 2026
Top News
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Small Food Manufacturers Tie Production to Wholesale, Retail and Online Orders
November 10, 2026
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A Practical Way to Reduce Downtime in Legacy Automation Without Replacing Everything
November 9, 2026
Meat spoilage detection timeline showing metabolite changes, color shifts, fluorescence under UV light, and visual appearance over 12 days
Packaging Film 'Lights Up' Under UV as Meat Loses Freshness
November 6, 2026
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Foods Reshaped Post-Puree to Resemble Original Dish Improve Acceptability
November 6, 2026
Compost bin filled with organic kitchen waste, vegetable scraps, and brown composting material in outdoor garden setting
Schools Reduce Cafeteria Food Waste Through Compost, Shared Tables
November 6, 2026
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Molson Coors Tries to Offset Cost Pressures as Weak Beer Demand Continues
November 5, 2026
Beyond Meat corporate sign with green logo on gray panel in landscaped industrial area
Beyond Meat Reports Q3 Loss of $82.8 Million
November 5, 2026
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Unemployment Claims Drop to 189,000, the Fewest Since Mid-July
November 5, 2026
Workers in safety gear tour a modern manufacturing facility with industrial equipment and machinery
SugarAI’s New Release Doesn’t Use 'AI for AI's Sake'
November 5, 2026
Industrial manufacturing equipment with white tubing and metal components in factory setting
The Five Pillars of Washdown Equipment Care and Plant Uptime
November 4, 2026
Large industrial fire with thick black smoke plume, emergency response vehicles, and temporary structures on industrial site
Crews Respond to Early Morning Explosion at Mississippi Plant
November 4, 2026
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Kraft Heinz Sells Majority Stake in North American Coffee Business
November 4, 2026
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Impactful and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Practices
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Impactful and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Practices
Cost-efficient tactics for meat, poultry, and seafood processors.
November 6, 2026
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Operations
DXP Posts Double-Digit Sales, Earnings Increases
The company also announced its acquisition of a Michigan distributor.
November 9, 2026
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Consumer Trends
U.S. Youths See Nearly 4,000 Food Marketing Messages on Digital Media Each Year
And over 90% of the marketed products are considered unhealthy.
November 9, 2026
This photo provided by Save the Chimps shows a chimpanzee named Kaleb with a bag of food delivered to him by a drone amid flooding at the Save the Chimps sanctuary near Fort Pierce, Fla., Nov. 4, 2026.
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Chimp Sanctuary Delivers an Ape's Food by Drone Amid Florida Floods
Video showed Kaleb munching a banana plucked from a drone-dropped paper bag.
November 9, 2026
An Amazon logo marks the facade of a building, Schoenefeld, Germany, March 18, 2022.
Consumer Trends
Amazon Adds Uber Eats to List of Services for Amazon Prime Members
The move is poised to escalate the food delivery wars.
November 9, 2026
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford participate in a joint news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Oct. 21, 2026.
Supply Chain
Carney Welcomes Democrats' Push to End Trump's Tariffs on Canada After Midterm Victory
He said restoring free trade would lower costs for American families and benefit U.S. workers.
November 9, 2026
Yellow Snap-on toolbox with episode 293 badge and Epicor sponsorship label on manufacturing show set
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How World Series Shirts Are Made; Mercedes Redesigns Rear Window; Chocolate Factory Missing 'Running Man' | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 293
Also on the podcast, GM pays millions for illegally sharing driver data, cyberattacks hit blood banks and Georgia-Pacific modernizes toilet paper production.
November 9, 2026
Woman examining dried plant specimens in a coniferous forest landscape
Operations
Seeds, Preserved Hair in Tomb Point to Oldest Signs of Cannabis High 2,800 Years Ago
Not all independent experts were convinced.
November 6, 2026
Protesters holding signs supporting William Lawrence and opposing a data center at a roadside demonstration
Operations
Midterms Deliver Reckoning for AI Data Centers as Tech Giants Face Wave of Bans
Voters in local referendums cast ballots overwhelmingly in favor of restricting data centers.
November 6, 2026
PEPPERL+FUCHS turquoise and black industrial photoelectric sensor with threaded connector and digital display
Products
R200 Distance Sensor Provides Compact Design, Precise Measurement up to 150 Meters
Applications include occupancy detection, container positioning and indoor/outdoor vehicle detection.
November 5, 2026
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Products
SugarAI Turns CRM, ERP Intelligence Into 'Next Best Sales Action'
Sugar guides sellers to the "3.6-degree view" of focused priorities and actions  
to drive improved customer relationships, retention and sales.
November 5, 2026
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Consumer Trends
KFC, Taco Bell Restaurants Close Across Puerto Rico
The move is temporary.
November 4, 2026
Giant golden McDonald's arches frame the restaurant entrance with yellow 'M' logo and red 'Enter' sign visible
Consumer Trends
McDonald's Plans New Value Bundles After U.S. Traffic Falls
Foot traffic fell across the entire fast food sector in the U.S.
November 4, 2026
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Facility
Cyberattacks Hit Blood Banks After Supermarket Infiltration
Attackers tried to raise temperatures to extremely high levels.
November 4, 2026
Trane industrial chiller or HVAC unit with beige casing, compressor assembly, and control panel
Facility
Trane Technologies to Acquire Canadian Maker of Heat-Transfer Products
Cancoil designs and manufactures custom coolers, condensers and coils.
November 4, 2026