Over half of respondents to a survey in the U.S., China, Germany and Finland say they'd pay more for renewable food packaging, Kemira finds, and most hope to reduce their use of plastic.

Crowd Cow launches a farm to table meat tasting kit, partnering with NBC's Jeff Rossen. The kit comes complete with instructions, farm stories and tasting notecards.

JLS Automation names Pete DeSuno as regional sales manager, North Central Region for the U.S. and Canada.

KPM Analytics has acquired Sightline Process Control Inc., which specializes in 3D color vision and automated inspection systems for the food production process.

SpotSee has expanded its temperature-monitoring product line to include Cold Chain Complete, a combination of two temperature indicators that alerts users to exposure of unacceptably high or low temperatures.

The packaging film producers plan to combine, creating a new platform focused on leading the specialty films market.

Nearly all of the world's countries have agreed on a deal to better manage polluting plastic waste, except the U.S., United Nations environmental officials recently stated.

JBT has signed an agreement to acquire the company, subject to regulatory approvals. The deal will allow Proseal to further expand its business by providing access to JBT’s global sales and service network. 

Nestlé’s meatless Incredible Burger is now available in supermarkets in Europe under the Garden Gourmet brand, and near the end of the year, a U.S. version, called the Awesome Burger, will be available where Sweet Earth brand products are sold.

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