Mucinex Invests in U.S. Supply Chain

Reckitt, a health and hygiene conglomerate for brands such as Lysol and Mucinex, is planning to invest $600 million to revamp its U.S. operations. 

The investment includes a regional manufacturing center for Mucinex products in Wilson, North Carolina, and a research center in New Jersey as its flagship germ protection hub.


Video Spotlight:  


This post is […]

Carl’s Jr. Switches to Make-to-Order Burgers

Carl’s Jr. is a fast-food restaurant known for its charbroiled burgers.

It has over 1,000 restaurants, primarily in the Western and Southwestern United States. Recently, it switched to a make-to-order process that cooks fresh hamburger meat once the order is placed.

This departs from their batch process, which used frozen hamburger patties. Their batch process cooked several hamburgers at once through a conveyor broiler. They then held the cooked hamburger patties in a warmer […]

Making Fireworks in a Job Shop

The fireworks we watch today were first made during the Renaissance and are still crafted by hand.

Though orchestration and operation of the fireworks displays can be handled via modern technology, the production process remains relatively unchanged.


Video Spotlight:  

By |2026-08-14T07:36:59+00:00August 14, 2026|Tags: , , |

Mondelēz International Focuses on AI to Optimize US Operations

American multinational confectionery and food giant Mondelēz International is using AI tools as part of an insourcing initiative to boost its overall financial performance.

Based in Chicago, with annual revenues exceeding $38 billion, the company owns global brands including Oreo, Cadbury, Chips Ahoy, Wheat Thins, and Sour Patch Kids.

Mondelēz plans to deploy automation and AI tools and techniques at a host of distribution centers serving its direct-store-delivery network while revamping a portion of its U.S. manufacturing operations, enabling the company to […]

Go to Top