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Alyse Thompson

Chicago

Editor-in-Chief at Food Engineering

Associate EIC of @FoodEng. Former @CandyIndustry, @WhigNews + @CantonLedger. There's no such thing as too many books or too much chocolate.

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  • 1 week ago | snackandbakery.com | Alyse Thompson

    Candy IndustryCandy Industry TrendsCandy Industry News The $3B investment will increase efficiency at 30 of the company's plants. By Alyse Thompson-Richards Courtesy of Kraft Heinz May 27, 2025 Kraft Heinz, parent company of Jet Puffed and other brands, plans to invest $3 billion in upgrading its U.S. manufacturing facilities, according to Reuters. The investment is the largest that the company has made for its facilities in 10 years.

  • 1 week ago | brnw.ch | Alyse Thompson

    Kraft Heinz, parent company of Jet Puffed and other brands, plans to invest $3 billion in upgrading its U.S. manufacturing facilities, according to Reuters. The investment is the largest that the company has made for its facilities in 10 years. Despite fewer sales and economic uncertainty from tariffs, the company is continuing with its investment in order to protect its market share.

  • 1 month ago | foodengineeringmag.com | Alyse Thompson

    For all the time I’ve spent covering the food industry, I never had the chance to attend the Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo – until this year. I didn’t know exactly what to expect, but while planning the agenda alongside Kelley Rodriguez, FA&M content manager and editor-in-chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, I knew the attendees – including myself – would absorb a wealth of manufacturing knowledge. That proved to be true.

  • 1 month ago | foodengineeringmag.com | Alyse Thompson

    EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings and expansions in the food and beverage industry, including Bazooka Brands’ Ring Pop factory, Conagra Brands’ adoption of Bloom Energy fuel cells, Bauducco Foods’ Florida facility, FIFCO’s Genesee Brewery can line and Fortune Fish & Gourmet’s New Jersey fish cutting facility. Bazooka Brands Opens Ring Pop Factory in Pennsylvania The Moosic facility is set to make 400 million Ring Pops annually – or about 1.5 million Ring Pops a day.

  • 1 month ago | foodengineeringmag.com | Alyse Thompson

    Lately, there has been buzz around “processed” and “ultra-processed” foods – even more so since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this year. It warrants a look at whether consumers understand these terms and if they have their own opinions on them. Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS) has done just that.

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Alyse Thompson-Richards
Alyse Thompson-Richards @alysemthompson
7 May 25

RT @FoodEng: .@FoodEng editors Alyse Thompson-Richards and Michael Levitt and @RandFF EIC Kelley Rodriguez recap FA&M highlights and share…

Alyse Thompson-Richards
Alyse Thompson-Richards @alysemthompson
7 May 25

RT @FoodEng: Lately, there has been buzz around "processed" and "ultra-processed" foods – even more so since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the…

Alyse Thompson-Richards
Alyse Thompson-Richards @alysemthompson
9 Apr 25

RT @FoodEng: 🏆 FOOD ENGINEERING's 2025 Plant of the Year 🏆 Designed to improve upon the limitations at its original bakery, Carolina Foods…