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  October 19, 2026
 
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Multilayer structures add cost and complexity — but new architectures could lead to fewer layers.

 

 
An electronic price tag at a Kroger store in Monroe, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2024.

Terms like “dynamic pricing” and “surveillance pricing” are stirring anxiety.

 
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Featuring the hidden costs of flexible packaging and five steps toward audit readiness.

 

There’s a big difference between looking compliant and actually being compliant. Learn how airborne food dust silently compromises the very systems inspectors monitor for compliance.

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Gas prices are shown at a station in Chicago, Oct. 14, 2026.

Produce and other perishables could respond quickly to higher transportation and refrigeration costs.

 
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Also on the podcast, cyberattacks spoil food at supermarkets, invisible tattoos can be 'turned on' and...

 

At a national food and beverage plant, extreme washdown conditions were pushing contaminants into the conveyor bearings, causing failures and halting production runs.

 
Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton, right, speaks with Curtis Sneden, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority, Oct. 16, 2026, Topeka, Kan.

Costs for inputs like diesel, fertilizer and seed have soared.

 
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This is a unique opportunity for food, beverage and pharmaceutical processors.

 

Learn how Darigold, one of North America's largest dairy cooperatives, successfully managed on-site wastewater pretreatment during a major facility expansion without slowing production.

 
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The company began an initial billion-dollar spending program in the country last year.

 
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The move would split the U.S. and world markets for diesel.

 

 
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