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AHF Products Wins Best Art Installation at Consolidated Flooring’s Consocon 2024

Nineteen flooring manufacturers, including AHF Products, showcased a curated selection of products and met with architects and designers from the greater New York City area. 




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Brynwood Partners Acquires Miracapo Pizza Company

Miracapo is a contract manufacturer of frozen pizzas for convenience stores and branded customers serving the retail channel.




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New Partnership Announced to Find PFAS Solutions

Element 6 and Lummus announced an exclusive global partnership that they expect will leverage a unique solution to address the worldwide challenge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances destruction.




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EIT Food to Incorporate Foundation Earth with Aim to Develop Standards for Environmental Impact Data

The integration of Foundation Earth into EIT Food will provide the expertise needed for advocacy work to develop internationally-recognized standards surrounding the use of data to assess the environmental impact of food.




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Research Finds New Potential Use for Recycled Food and Beverage Cartons

Researchers produced pulp from recycled food and beverage cartons, which it then transformed into moulded products using two commonly used techniques.




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Ajinomoto Co., Danone Partner to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Milk Supply Chain

This initiative utilizes Ajinomoto Co.'s AjiPro-L, a lysine formulation which, in addition to aiding in the absorption of the amino acid, is cost-effective and a GHG reduction method in the market.




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Partnerships, Innovations, On-Trend Finishes Drive Commercial Flooring Sales for Bjelin

From NeoCon 2024, Bjelin U.S. General Manager Zach Adams shares insights into what's driving wood flooring sales in the commercial market and the manufacturer's new partnership with Spartan Surfaces. 




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NWFA Provides Flooring for Smart Home Dedicated to US Navy Petty Officer First Class John Kremer

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has provided flooring for its 76th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program. The home dedication for U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class (Ret.) John Kremer took place on March 21, in Lebanon, Ohio.




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NWFA Provides Flooring for Smart Home Dedicated to US Navy Petty Officer First Class Joshua Geddis

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has provided flooring for its 77th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program. The home dedication for U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class (Ret.) Joshua Geddis took place on April 25, in Coburg, Oregon.




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Riva Spain Partners with the University of Miami for Innovative Design Studio

The three-year program, led by Professors Shawna and Chris Meyer, will offer architecture students hands-on experience in material innovation. 




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Bjelin Extends Woodura Planks Reach Through Whiteriver Group Partnership

Bjelin partners with Whiteriver Group, a leading flooring supplier in Ireland, designating the firm as a national distributor for Bjelin’s hardened wood range, Woodura Planks.




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Mohawk Partners with WIFI to Celebrate Women in Flooring at Edge Summit 2025

Mohawk, in collaboration with Women in the Flooring Industry (WIFI), announces plans to celebrate the impactful women in the flooring industry at Edge Summit 2025. 




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New Multifamily Housing Showed Mixed Results in Third Quarter

Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing showed mixed results year-over-year in the third quarter, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).




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Sports Broadcasting Icon Bob Costas to Headline CCA Global Partners Retail Convention

Emmy-winning sportscaster Bob Costas will deliver the keynote address at the CCA Global Partners Retail Group's annual ConneXtion convention in January 2025.




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NTCA Launches Art Tile Coloring Book Fundraiser

Laticrete is sponsoring the printing costs, so all proceeds of the fundraiser go to the Tile Heritage Foundation (THF) and the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF)




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V8, Grillo’s Pickles Partner on Bloody Mary Mix

This mix blends the richness of V8 tomato juice, natural cucumber flavor and a medley of spices with the tang of Grillo's signature brine.




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Versatrim Announces Partnership with Fittes, Expanding Product Offering

Versatrim adds Fittes flush and framed vent designs to complement residential flooring projects.





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Health Claims Particularly Likely to Influence Younger Consumers, Survey Finds

The ingredients most likely to influence purchasing decisions were probiotics, vitamins and minerals and fiber.




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Partnership Puts Luminous Lager in Glow-In-The-Dark Cans

The 5.0% ABV lager comes in a 16-oz. glow-in-the-dark can designed to add a bit of fun for those using a festive hiking trail this fall and winter.




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UPM Specialty Papers Partners with Eastman on Paper Food Packaging with Compostable Coating

The solution integrates Eastman’s biobased and compostable Solus performance additives with BioPBS polymer to form a thin coating on UPM’s compostable and recyclable barrier base papers.




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How Prestage Foods of Iowa built a state-of-the-art pork processing plant

Producing more than 1.4 billion pounds of pork and turkey annually, the Prestage Farms family of companies employs more than 2,700 associates and is affiliated with more than 470 farm families across the U.S.




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Emmi Roth Debuts New Headquarters

The new 158,000-sq.-ft. building also houses Emmi Roth’s new state-of-the-art conversion facility, which will cup, bag, wedge, shred and crumble the company’s cheese products for a variety of brands.




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Travel pro parts specification - Broken handle

Hello, The side carry handle and the side feet of my MaxLite Air Large Check in Hardside (SKU: 401229942G) luggage broke. Where can I find the specification of the parts (length, distance between the 2 screws, etc.) , so that I can buy...




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Make water conservation a part of your business

The United Nations estimates that the global demand for water will increase 20% to 30% by 2050 to meet the food needs of a projected population of 9.8 billion.




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Processors face higher commodity prices, but climate-smart technologies may help tame cost increases

The USDA says 2022 will be a great year for agriculture, and climate-smart farming practices can help.




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Digital transformation relies on smart sensor data and human inputs

Without sensor data, you can’t control a process—much less begin a digital transformation at your facility. KPIs (Key performance indicators) are a way to measure how your process, packaging or even your palletizing areas are performing, but to get these KPIs requires sensor data.




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NTCA Names Martin Howard 2016 Tile Person of the Year

NTCA presented Martin Howard of the David Allen Company with the 2016 Tile Person of the Year award.




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Artistic Finishes Announces Website Relaunch

Artistic Finishes recently launched its revamped website.




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Laticrete Partners with Microban Stonetech Sealers, Cleaners

Laticrete has partnered with Microban International to upgrade select Stonetech sealers and cleaners.




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CCA Global Partners Donates $50K to FCEF

During the closing event of CCA Global Partners summer convention at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, the company announced a $50,000 donation to Floor Covering Education Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to attracting a new generation of flooring craftsman and installers.




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GoVerden Opens New U.S. Headquarters in Texas

The new headquarters has allowed GoVerden to double the size of its staff to support the company’s double-digit growth over the past three years.




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Eriez Expands Salient Pole Rare Earth Drum Line to Food Processing Applications

Building on the product’s success in the mineral processing and recycling industries, Salient Pole Rare Earth drums are now optimized to meet the stringent requirements of food processing, ensuring the purity and safety of food products.




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Seven Weeks in South America and Antartica

This trip started when I found a good deal on a fly cruise to Antartica. A cabin on a reasonably nice ship with a balcony with no single supplement. And from there, like Topsy, ti grew and grew. An Argentina trip had been canceled because of the...




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Nestlé Health Science Announces Startup Challenge Winners

The winners will receive mentorship, strategy guidance and technical support along with a one-year membership on the Friedman School's Food & Nutrition Innovation Council.




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Make Maintenance Part of Your Digital Transformation Strategy

Even though new processing and packaging equipment today has maintenance tools built in, proper planning and integration into an enterprise maintenance management system makes repair activities easier to track and helps prevent a stockroom full of expensive parts that are never needed.




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Revolutionizing Machining Operations with Artificial Intelligence

As companies seek to enhance precision, increase efficiency and reduce costs, AI-driven computer numerical control (CNC) machining is emerging as a game-changing innovation.




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Leveraging AI for Smarter Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Phrases such as “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” are dominating headlines – and boardroom discussions – but what do they really mean? And more importantly, what can they do for food and beverage manufacturers?




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Chomps, Western Smokehouse Partner to Open Manufacturing Facility in Missouri

The new facility will be one of the largest manufacturing sites for the Chomps brand and is expected to create approximately 250 full-time jobs, with potential for future expansion.




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MÜNZING Completes U.S. Production Headquarters

MÜNZING’s new facility in Clover, S.C. is situated on a swath of land that was formerly a tree farm, offsetting the company’s carbon footprint.




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Mart Frozen Foods Opens Frozen Potato Facility in Idaho

Located in Southern Idaho's "Magic Valley," the 100,000-sq.-ft. plant produces and packages frozen, fully baked Idaho potatoes known as OH!Tatoes.




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Cambria Launches Four New Amercian-made Quartz Designs, Offers 1cm Thick Tile

Cambria unveils four new designs that demonstrate Cambria’s ability to respond to market demands for beautifully designed surfaces while pushing the boundaries of what is possible with quartz and now offers a newly curated design palette in 1cm thickness that is available in 19 designs. 




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Designs on Demand Tile From Artaic Introduces Three New Patterns and Colorways

Three patterns in three new colorways have been introduced to Artaic's Design on Demand collection. 




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Transom Capital-backed Artivo Surfaces Acquires Tom Duffy Company, Deal Expands Artivo’s Brand Portfolio and National Reach

Artivo Surfaces, the Transom Capital-backed parent company of Virginia Tile, Galleher, and Trinity Hardwood, is acquiring Tom Duffy Company, a strategic move that significantly strengthens Artivo’s position as a market leader in the tile and flooring industry.




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Daltile Partners with Gary Sinise Foundation to Support Wounded Veterans

This Veterans Day, Daltile continues its ongoing partnership with the Gary Sinise Foundation, supporting the construction of specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans through the foundation's R.I.S.E. Program.




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Women in Tile, NTCA, CTEF to Partner with Carpet & Tile Warehouse to Host First-Ever All-Female CTI Test

Carpet & Tile Warehouse, in collaboration with Women in Tile, the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), and the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), is hosting an all-female Certified Tile Installer (CTI) test on March 5-8, 2025.




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Do FA care if you swipe a leftover toiletry kit when departing a plane?

Seems like business/first class passengers take what they want and leave the bag behind on their seat. Only way I would say "no" is that maybe a passenger really forgot it.




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Martina Müller Named Managing Director of FrieslandCampina for Iberia, Italy and France

Müller faces the challenge of continuing to expand the business strategy in three strategic territories for the dairy company.




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FDA Partners with Purdue University and Indiana Agricultural Stakeholders on Salmonella Study

This study is intended to help the FDA and the local growing community better understand the source of pathogens, their persistence, and how they transfer through the growing environment to help inform food safety practices.




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Traina Foods Acquires Martin Farms

Known for its range of sun-dried fruits including tomatoes, apricots, cherries and berries, Traina Foods is poised to expand its sun-dried tomato offerings.




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Leggett & Platt Flooring Partners with Make-A-Wish

Leggett & Platt will donate $0.01 to Make-A-Wish for every square foot ($0.09 sq. yd.) of Make-A-Wish branded carpet and cushion underlayment products now through December 31, 2025, with a minimum donation of $100,000.