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Safety
Explosion, Fire Expose Illegal North Carolina Distillery
Special agents seized 161 gallons of moonshine.
Featured
Cheerios With Ziploc Pantry Seal Hero Image
Packaging
General Mills Launches a ‘Resealable’ Cereal Bag
The company debuted Cheerios boxes with “Ziploc PantrySeal.”
October 28, 2026
Cattle cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the Columbus Stockyards, Columbus, N.M., Oct. 26, 2026.
Supply Chain
With Tighter Checks for Flesh-Eating Screwworm, a Border Crossing Reopens
The crossing in New Mexico had been closed for nearly two years.
October 27, 2026
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.
October 26, 2026
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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Nestlé to Shutter Suburban Cleveland Packaging Plant
October 23, 2026
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France Reports the First Human Case of a Livestock Virus
October 23, 2026
Buffalo mozzarella cheese is prepared at a dairy in Caserta, Italy, 2006.
Millions in Cheese Revenue Lost as Protest Torpedoes Italy's Buffalo Mozzarella
October 22, 2026
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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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October 28, 2026
A food delivery rider waits at a traffic light, March 30, 2020, Lone Tree, Colo.
Consumer Trends
DoorDash Offers $17 Billion for Instacart in What Would Be a Big Consolidation for Grocery Delivery
DoorDash's CEO said the deal could help local grocers compete with larger players.
October 29, 2026
SICK 3D camera sensor with blue and gray housing and circular lens array with gold contact points
Products
SEC200 Image-Based Code Reader for Logistics, Industrial Environments
For manual picking stations, assembly lines, parcel dispatch points and automated shop floors.
October 29, 2026
Five red temperature transmitter sensors with green display indicators mounted on a metal plate
Products
ATEX/IECEx-Certified Vibrating Probe Sensors
VRX vibrating probes are designed for dependable high-, low-, and cone-mounted level detection in bins, tanks and silos.
October 28, 2026
3D architectural rendering of a modern industrial building with rooftop solar panels and parking lot
Facility
USDA Awards $2.5M Research Grant for Greenhouse Modernization
UADA greenhouse facilities are used to develop new crop varieties.
October 28, 2026
Four colorful Noble beverage cans in green, orange, yellow, and red arranged on a wooden surface near water
Ingredients
Noble Labs Expands Mobile THC Beverage Manufacturing Services
It will bring equipment and a production team directly to licensed cannabis facilities
October 28, 2026
Daniel Arturo Caniullan Huentel, leader of the Indigenous Mapuche Pu Wapi community and a shellfish fisher, pushes a boat into the water before rowing out to his fishing boat in the Guaitecas Archipelago, Chile, May 22, 2025.
Supply Chain
Chileans Push to Protect Oceans Hurt by Intensive Salmon Farming
Chile is the world’s second-largest salmon producer.
October 28, 2026
A sign over a Wendy's restaurant, Feb. 25, 2021, Des Moines, Iowa.
Capital Investment
Struggling Wendy's Gets Buyout Offer From an Activist Investor
Same-store sales at its restaurants have declined for more than two years.
October 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from journalists as he arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Oct. 20, 2026.
Supply Chain
Carney Says Trump Moving Closer to Canada’s Trade Demands
He described a “slight, slight intensification” of discussions.
October 27, 2026
A woman pushes a shopping cart as she leaves a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Sept. 30, 2026.
Consumer Trends
U.S. Consumer Confidence Recovers in October as Gas Prices Eased a Bit
The index climbed from what was the lowest reading since 2014.
October 27, 2026
Munson industrial material processing machine with silver drum mixer and yellow feed hopper
Products
Stainless Hammer Mill
This reduces friable and fibrous materials at high rates to uniform particle sizes from coarse to fine.
October 27, 2026
Children ride their bicycles to the Dollar General store, Aug. 21, 2025, Nashua, N.H.
Consumer Trends
Dollar General Sued by the FTC, 20 States Over Deceptive Pricing
The bargain chain was accused of charging customers more once they reach the register.
October 27, 2026
Paul Hudson and the study's co-lead author, PhD student Axel Knave, examine cyanobacterial samples in the lab where they tested 15,000 variants of the enzyme Rubisco.
Ingredients
With Future Crops in Mind, Scientists Tackle a Flaw in Photosynthesis
Rubisco is arguably the most important enzyme for life on Earth.
October 27, 2026
Baldwin Supply Company Sioux Falls
Supply Chain
Baldwin Supply to Expand in South Dakota
The company has also established its first location in Nebraska.
October 26, 2026
Blue Schneider semi-truck with white refrigerated trailer driving on highway under overpass
Supply Chain
Charger Logistics, Aurora to Begin Scaling Autonomous Fleet to 500 Trucks
Charger moves goods for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, automotive and retail industries.
October 26, 2026