Food Prices Are on the Rise

Both the shopper and the farmer are being hurt. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

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From Garage Production to Global Exporter

From Garage Production to Global Exporter

Since it’s founding over 35 years ago in a Maryland garage, Patton Electronics has grown to be an international player in the design and manufacture of communication and network connectivity hardware for a wide range of applications. Watch Now!

Workers 'Treated Like Animals'; Fake Engineer Sentenced; Plant's Note Closure | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 42

Also on the podcast, shape-shifting robots fight cancer, Amazon faces lawsuit over van crash, UAW's toxic culture, space garbage threatens space station and spinning projectiles fast enough to launch them into space.

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Unilever to Sell its Tea Business to Private Firm for $5 Billion

CVS Capital Partners is buying the portfolio of brands that include Lipton, PG tips, Pukka, T2 and TAZO.

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Why Frozen Turkeys Explode When Deep-Fried

Every fall, millions of dollars of damage, trips to the ER and even deaths result from attempts to deep-fry turkeys.

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OSHA Pauses Implementation, Enforcement of Biden Vaccine Mandate

It follows an appeals court's decision to stay OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard that would require large companies to require vaccination or daily virus testing.

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German Farm to Cull Thousands of Pigs After Swine Fever Confirmed

The outbreak near Guestrow, about 115 miles northwest of Berlin, is the first at a large pig farm in Germany.

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Del Monte Debuts Upcycled Green Beans

Through its Upcycled Certified Green Bean products, Del Monte re-directed approximately 600,000 pounds of surplus green beans last year.

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Indicted Former-Pork Buyer Dies in Iowa Crash

It happened days after prosecutors charged the man in a scheme to swindle hog farmers through fraudulent buying practices.

Taste Test: Arby’s Fries-Flavored Vodka

Our crew had mixed reviews of the novelty creation.

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Olymel Removes Interim Title from New CEO

Yanich Gervais became interim CEO following the Oct. 14 passing of Réjean Nadeau for the Canadian meat processor.

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Tyson's Sales Jump 12% Despite Considerable Volume Declines

Major pricing increases across the board enabled the meat giant to grow its sales in the three months ended Oct. 2.

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Solving Food Supply Chain Problems Requires More Investment in Critical Food Processing Infrastructure

Recent food & beverage supply chain challenges should serve as a reminder that there’s always room to improve critical food infrastructure.