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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.

A honeybee atop a zinnia in Accord, N.Y., Sept. 1, 2015.

Millions of Bees Die During Shipping

The bees, destined for orchards and nurseries, were left in crates for hours during hot weather.

Bottles of Coca-Cola on display at a grocery store in Uniontown, Pa., April 24, 2022.

Coca-Cola Sales Surge

The company was bolstered by crowds returning to theaters, venues and stadiums.

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Bird Flu Found at 2nd Indiana Duck Farm

Pending test results should indicate if it is the same strain of the virus that has been found elsewhere and if it is highly pathogenic.

Pro-union pins on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election, Dec. 9, 2021, Buffalo, N.Y.

NLRB Lawyer Seeks to Ban Company Meetings on Unions

Companies such as Amazon and Starbucks routinely hold "captive audience meetings" during union drives.

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Applebee's Franchisee Worker Fired over Leaked Email

Issues arose after someone shared the email last month.

A Canadian Pacific Railway worker walks the picket line while on strike at the Cote Saint-Luc railyard in Montreal on Feb. 16, 2015.

Canadian Pacific Rail Work Stoppage May Hit U.S. Agriculture

Canadian Pacific covers much of the U.S. Midwest and is a large shipper of potash and fertilizer for agriculture.

In this Oct. 21, 2015 photo, cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm near Waukon, Iowa

Iowa Avian Flu Case Forces Killing of 5.3M Chickens

Nationwide, nearly 12.6 million chicken and turkeys in at least eight states have been killed or will be destroyed soon due to the virus.

Charles Entenmann, Who Helped Grow Family Bakery Into National Brand, Dies at 92

The brand has been sold several times since expanding Entenmann's nationally in the 1970's and is now owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA.

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Ukraine Bans Exports of Food Staples

It includes wheat, oats, sugar, live cattle and more.

An artist rendering of Nestle USA's new plant-based creamer factory in Glendale, AZ.

Nestle Bringing Major Creamer Factory, 350 Jobs, to Arizona

The $675 million plant-based creamer plant will be in Glendale.

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Avian Flu Found at Sixth Indiana Turkey Farm

Officials have begun euthanizing the 16,500 birds at the latest farm to prevent the spread of the disease.