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Blog Post May 2015 and News July 2022

Bill Marler

Today’s News: Blog Post 2015: A federal Grand Jury indicted Kruse in 2020 after a five-year investigation. As I said in 2015: After watching the Blue Bell Listeria Outbreak unfold over the last months – especially after reading the FDA’s 483’s, I think it is time for the President and CEO of Blue Bell to consult with criminal counsel.

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Blue Bell hit with $17,250,000 Criminal Fine

Bill Marler

million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak, the Justice Department announced today. The FDA, CDC, and Blue Bell all issued public recall notifications on March 13, 2015. Blue Bell temporarily closed all of its plants in late April 2015 to clean and update the facilities.

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Making a Franchise Health Brand Scalable (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a rule that allowed unaccredited investors to invest in companies via crowdfunding. Right before the pandemic, they knew they needed to grow even more. Listen to hear more about how Pure Green Crowdfunded Campaign during a pandemic.

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Hey, Food CEO’s be forewarned – Do not mess with the FDA and DOJ

Bill Marler

Former Blue Bell Creameries President Charged In Connection With 2015 Ice Cream Listeria Contamination. with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up the company’s sales of Listeria -tainted ice cream in 2015, the Justice Department announced today. The indictment, returned Tuesday in U.S.

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Modern Twist on a Childhood Favorite (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

The journey from franchisee to franchisor is the focus of this episode of The Main Course as host Barbara Castiglia speaks with brothers Neal and Nimesh Dahya, who purchased Fosters Freeze in 2015. Now, they focus on growing it. “We knew from what we learned; we could acquire the brand and take it to the next level.

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Damn, if this report is true (and translated correctly) Nestlé France has a serious problem

Bill Marler

They denounce a reduction in cleaning time imposed in 2015 and a change of flour in 2021. Three years later, in 2015, this reduction in cleaning time will be included in a so-called “competitiveness” plan. Until 2015, the factory operated with 16 hours of production and 8 hours of cleaning per day, specify Patrick and Pierre.

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Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria Outbreaks?

Bill Marler

The family business, known as Quality Egg LLC, pleaded guilty in 2015 to a federal felony count of bribing a USDA egg inspector and to two misdemeanors of unknowingly introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. In 2015 ConAgra Foods agreed to plead guilty and pay $11.2 As part of the plea agreement, Quality Egg paid a $6.8-million