Articles by Andy Hanacek

This is the first installment of what is expected to be a quarterly check-in with the Hillshire Brands team as it maneuvers through its first full year removed from the days of Sara Lee Corp.

In 1982, Sheldon Lavin, current chairman and CEO of OSI Group, embarked upon a trip to China to test the waters for possible business opportunities.

Even the greatest consumer brands in history have had to undergo some alterations to keep them fresh and relevant to the public.

JBS USA, held a press conference this afternoon to discuss details of its agreement with Canadian beef processor XL Foods, regarding the XL Lakeside facility in Brooks, Alberta, Canada.

During the early stages of human history, “following the herd” was a strategy of survival ...

We’ve created a new annual award — our Plant of the Year — and asked our readers, Web site visitors and industry contacts to vote, choosing from the list of processing facilities visited by NP from January 2011 through June 2012.

Editor-in-chief Andy Hanacek gets an exclusive tour of JBS' Grand Island, Neb., plant, focused on its initiatives in wastewater treatment as well as employee and community relations.

Allied Development Corp., of Burnsville, Minn., recently released its newest study on microwaveable packaging, titled “U.S. Microwaveable Packaging 2012-2016.”

There’s an longtime mantra in the protein-processing business, says John E. Johnson, general manager, JBS, that fits into the world of material handling quite well, especially in summary of the constant demands put on operations.