Food Manufacturing: Last Week in Review (May 9-15)

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 that appeared last week on the Food Manufacturing website.

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The Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, N.C., June 15, 2018.
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Video AI agents uncover production floor risks, including missing PPE, idle workstations and operational bottlenecks.
June 22, 2026
The Chemours Company's PPA facility at the Fayetteville Works plant near Fayetteville, N.C., June 15, 2018.
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Chemical Maker to Pay $450M to Settle 'Forever Chemicals' Case
The DuPont spin-off also agreed to install PFAS pollution controls.
June 24, 2026
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Lucid Eliminates Entire Factory Shift in Second Round of Job Cuts This Year
The cuts are reaching the C-suite, too.
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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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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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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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Activity climbed to $173 billion over the past year.
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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
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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.
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