Pizza Plant Fire and Other Food Industry NewsPizza Plant Fire and Other Food Industry News

Crews from multiple area fire departments were dispatched to the Festive Foods LLC pizza and appetizers manufacturing plant near Waupeca, WI after a fire ignited at the facility Monday morning, local news organizations reported. 

Staff at the plant called firefighters around 9 a.m. after flames ignited in an air compressor area and extended to the facility’s roof and a newer section of the structure, Fox News affiliate WLUK said. The Waupeca location has more than 120,000-sq-ft of fresh and frozen manufacturing space.

Click further to read some other developments in the food and beverage industry that captured headlines over the last week.