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NPD Group: Market for plant-based meat alternatives still evolving

The 27 million consumers claiming to follow a plant-based diet aren’t necessarily consuming plant-based dairy and meat alternatives.
May 16, 2017
According to The NPD Group, Chicago, the market for plant-based alternatives is still evolving, as consumers begin to leverage these items due to food allergies or the search for more healthful options.
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Survey: Consumers still seek nutrition information, but many doubt food choices

The vast majority of consumers—eight in 10 (78%)—say that they encounter a lot of conflicting information about what to eat/avoid.
May 16, 2017
Americans are consuming food information from more sources than ever before, yet their nutritional literacy is sorely lacking, according to the 12th Annual Food and Health Survey, released by the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC), Washington, D.C.
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Butterball expands Warsaw, NC cold storage facility

The state-of-the-art facility, which serves as Butterball’s southeast distribution center, will handle more than 600 million pounds of product annually.
May 16, 2017
Butterball, LLC, Garner, N.C., expanded its United States Cold Storage facility in Warsaw, N.C.
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Sysco Atlanta announces facility expansion project

The project will include an additional 100,000 square feet to the existing 562,000-square-foot building at 2225 Riverdale Road.
May 15, 2017
Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, announced the company will expand its Sysco Atlanta facility, creating 100 new jobs within five years.
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Litehouse Foods to expand Utah operations

Litehouse produces and markets refrigerated foods such as salad dressing, cheese, sauces and dips.
May 15, 2017
Litehouse Inc., Sandpoint, Idaho, announced plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Hurricane, Utah.
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Study: Manufacturers need digital supply chain to be competitive

Manufacturers with earnings growth of at least 20% in the past year are investing most heavily in the Internet of Things.
May 12, 2017
Based on a survey of more than 375 U.S. manufacturing executives, manufacturers with earnings growth of at least 20% in the past year are investing most heavily in the Internet of Things (70%), followed by robotics (50%) and 3-D printing (50%), artificial intelligence (43%) and supply chain automation systems (40%).
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