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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

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Nestle Completes Sale of NA Bottled Water Brands

A pair of private-equity firms assumed ownership of brands including Poland Spring, Deer Park, Arrowhead, Ozarka, Zephyrhills and Pure Life.

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Mexico President Rallies Against Beer & Milk Production in Arid Areas

López Obrador canceled plans for a huge brewery on Mexico’s northern border last year, and on Sunday he questioned the whole idea of producing beer for export.

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Report: Fresno Poultry Plant Tipped About Virus Inspection

Hundreds were infected in the outbreak late last year at the Foster Farms plant in southeast Fresno and at least five workers have died.

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Employee Kills 2 Co-Workers at Wisconsin Food Warehouse, Then Self

The shootings occurred inside a Roundy's distribution center near Milwaukee overnight Tuesday.

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Cargo-Container Shortage Hampers Washington Farm Exports

One of the state's biggest tree-fruit exporters normally ships up to 15 containers of fruit per week to Taiwan, and now suddenly has none.

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Shipload of Cattle to be Killed After 2 Months at Sea

Two ports have failed to allow the cattle to disembark.

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Beyond Meat Reaches Distribution Deals With McDonald's, Yum Brands

Yum Brands owns retail chains KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.

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Court Says Amazon Must Tell Consumers the Origin of Fruit & Produce

A German court rejected Amazon's appeal against having to specify the country of origin of fresh fruit and vegetables that it sells.

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Ahold Delhaize E-Commerce Sales Soar 72% in Q4

The company, which owns grocer brands Stop & Shop, Food Lion and Hannaford in the US, said global sales jumped nearly 13 percent in Q4.

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Nestle Unveils Dairy-Free KitKat Bar

The KitKat V, which it said will be launched later this year in several countries, is certified vegan and uses 100 percent sustainable cocoa

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Nestle-Owned Freshly to Open Delivery Hub Near Atlanta, Hire 250

The 134,000-square-foot facility will be Freshly's largest dedicated order-assembly facility to date and will begin operating in mid-February.