Mars, Inc., is investing $70 million in manufacturing, opening a research and development innovation studio with a test kitchen, chocolate production facility, and packaging lab.
Sports equipment company Wilson Sporting Goods is advancing its product development capabilities by tapping 3D printing technology. Get the details from Glen Mason, director of advanced manufacturing.
Health and wellness company The Hain Celestial Group, home to brands like Terra Chips, Garden Veggie snacks, and Earth’s Best baby foods, has a new president of North America. Get the details.
Unilever’s ice cream business will now be under separate ownership as the company focuses on four primary groups: Beauty & Wellness, Personal Care, Home Care, and Nutrition.
The company is eliminating plastic- or aluminum-based pods to instead package pressed coffee beans within a protective plant-based wrapping that can be directly inserted into new Keurig Alta brewers.
The initiative is being launched first across the company’s snacking business, leveraging multi-physics, computer modeling tech to reduce the need for significant physical testing during the packaging process.
