Today, food manufacturers are taking a long, hard look at their business to assess the best way to navigate not only the economic downturn, but also the increasing regulatory pressures for food safety as a result of a series of food scandals - the most recent being the salmonella-contaminated peanuts in the US. Food companies thus face conflicting objectives of securing credit lines at the same time as ensuring food safety and quality management, which calls for new, creative and potentially costly... ...Read more »