Food Manufacturing: Last Week in Review

Stay on top of the biggest stories in the news and find out what was trending by taking a look at the most-viewed content of last week from the Food Manufacturing website.

Jesse Osborne
Feb 15, 2016
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Firefighters fight a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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House Backs Bill to Ease Calorie Labeling Requirements
Witnesses, from left, Joel Beauvais, acting deputy assistant administrator, Office of Water, EPA; Keith Creagh, director, Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan; Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech professor, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering: and Flint, Mich. resident LeeAnne Walters, are sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2016, prior to testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to examine the ongoing situation in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
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Sustainability experts say this one adjustment slashes utility bill totals by thousands of dollars.
June 22, 2026
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Tesla Slams Into a Texas Home, Killing a 76-Year-Old
The incident sparked a top auto regulator to open a special probe.
June 23, 2026
Firefighters fight a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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What to Know About a Cold Storage Warehouse Fire in Los Angeles
It could take weeks to put it out.
June 23, 2026
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Ford Motor Sues to Shut Down Lemon Law Fraud
Ford is taking on "a fraudulent and illegal billing factory."
June 22, 2026
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Also on the podcast, researchers turn poop into fuel, AI firm looks to accelerate chip development timelines and B-52 crash kills eight people.
June 22, 2026
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Ras Laffan industrial area in Qatar on March 6, 2026.
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Qatar Gas Export Terminal Blast Kills 13
The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area could cause further chaos in global energy markets.
June 22, 2026
Smoke from a warehouse fire fills the air in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, June 21, 2026.
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Los Angeles Mayor Declares Emergency Over Warehouse Fire
Authorities said the cold-storage warehouse has "85 million pounds of frozen food inside."
June 22, 2026
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L3Harris Delivers Next-Generation Air Force One
The 747-8i transformation took less than a year.
June 22, 2026
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Blue Origin May Take Over Former ‘Balloon’ Factory
The facility belonged to a now-defunct space tourism company.
June 19, 2026
Jack Technology has selected Siemens technologies to support its shift toward intelligent, AI‑enabled apparel manufacturing.
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How Jack Technology and Siemens Plan to Use AI and Humanoid Robots to Change How Clothes Are Made
The shift toward more intelligent, AI‑enabled apparel manufacturing has begun.
June 19, 2026
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What's Fueling Industrial Manufacturing's M&A Surge
Activity climbed to $173 billion over the past year.
June 19, 2026
Bell Textron recently completed the assembly of two wing structures for the MV-75 Cheyenne, the Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
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Bell Completes First Two Wing Structures for MV-75 Cheyenne
The Cheyenne is the Army's future long-range assault aircraft.
June 19, 2026
Joshua Baer, the founder and CEO of Capital Factory, poses for a photo at the Force Con event, May 29, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.
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Man Who Died in Texas Plane Crash Supported Startups, From Robots to Autonomous Ships
The entrepreneur was well-known in the state.
June 18, 2026
Architect Labs was founded by Ebrahim Hussain (left) and Aaditya Subedi.
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New Firm Emerges from Stealth; Using AI to Democratize Custom Chip Design and Birth 'Designless Semiconductor Industry'
One of the co-founders skipped high school to enroll in college at 15 and went to work on custom chips at Apple and Tesla.
June 18, 2026
Crews work a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, June 17, 2026.
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Los Angeles Warehouse Fire Prompts Shelter-in-Place Orders Due to Hazardous Air
The facility provides transportation of frozen and other temperature-controlled goods.
June 18, 2026