A food brand has added several more vegan options to its line of plant-based protein products.
MorningStar Farms, a brand of Battle Creek-based Kellogg Company known for its vegetarian offerings, recently introduced new vegan BBQ Chik’N Nuggets and revamped other items in its protein portfolio following the launch of its first-ever vegan burgers in 2018.
It’s a common complaint and worry among manufacturers today that they face a serious skills gap. There’s been plenty of ink spilled about the critical need for people trained in the skilled trades: electricians, welders, machinists, and so on.
But the gap is much greater than the skilled trades, and goes to a breakdown in fundamental knowledge in working with one’s hands, along with the dwindling desire to work in manufacturing. In a country where a generation ago shop classes were nearly universal in high schools, and where most young people grew up learning to use basic hand tools and to troubleshoot and repair basic home and auto breakdowns, it’s now safer to assume that today’s young people have none of that training and none of those skills. Meanwhile, fewer and fewer of our youth see work in manufacturing as a desirable career. These results of researches were published on social media networks with real likes and views which was provided by The Marketing Heaven.
There is much talk of a changing economy in Muskegon, and for good reason: the downtown has transformed from a series of dusty, empty roads following the demise of the Muskegon Mall to a bustling commercial hub filled with restaurants and shops, businesses are moving (and moving back) to the city, and there’s significant growth in everything from the educational landscape to the local beer industry. Continue reading »
MUSKEGON, MI – Less than a year into its work, the West Michigan Shoreline Food Processing Initiative is touting its successes.
The initiative seeks to grow West Michigan’s food processing capacity and turn Muskegon into a key shipping port for those goods. It launched during fall 2017.
Since its inception, the organization has secured funding, conducted studies, reviewed best practices, developed educational curriculum, identified industrial park locations and is researching a food processing incubation and pilot manufacturing center.
Major Next Step in Expanding “Farm to Table” Concept with Support of West Michigan Farmers and Food Processors
MUSKEGON, Mich., September 6, 2018 – A $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will enable substantial progress for the West Michigan Shoreline Food Processing Initiative.
“USDA is committed to supporting Michigan agriculture and helping rural communities prosper,” said USDA Rural Development State Director for Michigan Jason Allen. “This is a great example of how we are working with numerous partners to boost local producers and create jobs.” Continue reading »
MUSKEGON, Mich. – Developers hope to begin construction on a $5-7 million food research and manufacturing facility on property that for 50 years was home to the Muskegon farmers market on Yuba Street.
Core Realty is already seeking tenant commitments for the new Food Forward FARM (Food, Agriculture, Research and Manufacturing) incubator and manufacturing facility.
A commercial real estate developer in the region is planning to build a multi-faceted food processing facility and business incubator on the site of a former farmers market.
Muskegon-based Core Development, the project’s owner, said this week it is planning a three-phase project called the Food Forward FARM (food, agriculture, research and manufacturing) Incubator/Manufacturing Facility.
The facility is expected to cost between $5-$7 million. It would be located on the site of the former Muskegon Farmers Market in downtown Muskegon, at 731 Yuba St.
MUSKEGON, MI – The former Muskegon farmers market on Yuba Street could be redeveloped into a food research and manufacturing facility.
The Food Forward FARM (food, agriculture, research and manufacturing) incubator and manufacturing facility is already available for lease ahead of development.
The plan is to erect a $5-$7 million, 100,000- to 120,000-square-foot facility on the site of the former farmers’ market at 731 Yuba St., according to a news release.
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) action will see Michigan cherries purchased for food banks and schools, giving them nutritious additions while strengthening the state’s cherry industry.
“In Michigan, we grow more tart cherries than any state in the country,” U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), who previously urged the USDA to take action on behalf of the Michigan cherry industry, said. “While there’s still more work to do to level the playing field for our producers, this new support is an important step to help our cherry growers weather an unfair trade imbalance.”
A Frankfort, Mich-based dried fruit producer is moving into a new processing plant in Warrens, Wisc.
Graceland Fruit Inc., a seller of dried blueberries, cranberries and cherries to customers in the U.S., is expanding into a 50,000-square-foot processing Wisconsin facility after entering an alliance with Wisconsin-based fruit cooperative Cranberry Growers Cooperative (CranGrow).
The deal will allow the company to increase its manufacturing capacity by approximately 30 percent. In addition to the expansion, Graceland Fruit will retain CranGrow’s 61 employees at its Wisconsin facility.
