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KIND Snacks Savory and Seeds, Fruits & Nuts Bars

Individually wrapped and appropriate for grab-and-go snacks between meals, find these new bars on Amazon and in retailers nationwide for an SRP of $7.99-8.99. 




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BEAM Greens On The Go Ready-to-Drink Beverage

BEAM be amazing®, a health and wellness brand, unveiled Greens On The Go™. This patent pending ready-to-drink greens product, crafted over nearly two years, aims to set a new standard in convenience, nutrition, and flavor.




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Snack, Bakery Companies Focus on Sweetener Selection to Reduce Added Sugar

While the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends an intake of added sugar of less than 10% of daily calories, only 42% of Americans are meeting this guideline.




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Announced! Members of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

The committee’s work will kick off at a public meeting to be announced in the coming weeks. The committee will review scientific evidence on specific nutrition and health related topics and scientific questions (PDF, 477 KB) that, for the first time, reflect both public comments and federal agency input. Throughout their deliberations, the public and other stakeholders will be encouraged to provide comments and feedback.




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FDA Launches Education Initiative on Genetically Engineered Foods

GMO is a common term used by consumers to describe foods that have been created through genetic engineering. While GMOs have been available to consumers since the early 1990s and are a common part of today's food supply, research shows consumers have limited knowledge and understanding about what GMOs are, why they are used, and how they are made.




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Consumers Seek Trust and Reliability in ‘Natural’ Labels

The FDA considers the term “natural” to mean that nothing artificial or synthetic (including all color additives regardless of source) has been included in, or has been added to, a food that would not normally be expected to be in that food.




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What You Need to Know About Natural Sweeteners

In the rush to eliminate these sugars, developers often overlook the variety, richness, and culinary versatility that natural caloric sweeteners provide. Such sugars—also termed “nutritive sweeteners”—not only offer sweetness but can add layers of flavor, color, and even nutritional benefits, all in a clean-label format. 




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Stouffer's Single-Serve Size White Cheddar Mac & Cheese for Foodservice

The popular White Cheddar Mac & Cheese is now available in a new size that offers five different preparation methods to suit kitchens of any size, including boil-in-bag, microwave, pizza oven/impinger, rapid-cook oven, and steamer. 




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Filling machines offer improved speed, sanitation and efficiency

Every step of the production process and the supply chain is under scrutiny. Filling equipment is not exempt.




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Processors use interleavers to speed up packaging of raw bacon

Meat processors are increasingly turning to newer, higher speed packaging solu­tions that include dedicated interleav­ers and card dispensers that maximize throughput of raw bacon.




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Teabird Hard Sweet Tea

With only 110 calories and 5g of sugar in each serving, TEABIRD offers a guilt-free indulgence that aligns with today’s health-conscious values, offering a distinctly earthy and sweet taste.




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Cheeky Cocktails Flavored Syrups

The two new syrups add to Cheeky's current lineup of syrups and juices, which are all shelf-stable versions of professional bar ingredients usually made from scratch, including 100% Lemon and Lime Juices and syrups like Espresso, Honey Ginger, Agave and more. 




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MILKish Watermelon Seedmilk

Watermelon seeds not only are rich in protein, antioxidants, vitamins, and contain healthy fats, but due to the seeds’ low water footprint, choosing MILKISH as an alternative is a way to have a positive environmental impact.




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Meet the Real Metroflor: Video Campaign Shares Metroflor’s Brand Spirit

Metroflor recently released the Dr. Russ video campaign to communicate one of the company's core values, "Take fun seriously," to customers.




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How to Differentiate Between Caulking and Sealant for Tile Installations

Scott Carothers, academic director for the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, explains when to use grout, caulking or sealants for your tile installations. 




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What to See at NeoCon 2024 and Fulton Market Design Days

As NeoCon's 2024 trade show draws design aficionados to the Mart in Chicago, nearby Fulton Market highlights launches from more than 40 brands.




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Club Crackers Sweet Hawaiian Cracker

In addition, the Club brand is doubling down on sweet flavor ahead of the holidays with new Cinnamon Sugar Club Minis, a limited-edition offering. Each bite-sized cracker is dusted with cinnamon and sugar, reportedly delivering a blend of sweetness that complements the buttery taste of Club.




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Feel Good Foods Gluten-Free Chicken Soup Dumplings

The dumplings are filled with a mix of tender chicken, savory broth, scallions, and ginger, delivering a comforting, bold flavor. Crafted with no artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners, they provide a wholesome, allergen-friendly option.




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Submissions Open for Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

The challenge is hosted by IFT and funded and initiated by the Seeding The Future Foundation. In its first three years, it has attracted over 2,400 submissions from teams of scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and multidisciplinary teams across non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits, social enterprises, universities, research institutions as well as small and emerging for-profit enterprises.




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Bob Evans Queso Macaroni & Cheese

Inspired by the classic Tex-Mex dish, Bob Evans Queso Macaroni & Cheese features a rich queso flavor, hints of spice and fresh green and red peppers to bring bold, authentic flavors to gatherings. 




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Nuts For Cheese Creamy Cashew Dips

The smooth, chef-crafted dips are free from dairy, soy, gluten, and oil, and are vegan. Plus, each serving is packed with live probiotics, promoting a healthy microbiome.




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How Do American Consumers Perceive Alternative Sweeteners?

According to the IFIC survey, one-third of Americans (33%) reported changing their LNCS consumption habit between April 2023 and April 2024. While 10% said they increased LNCS consumption and 6% said they started consuming LNCS, 11% said they decreased LNCS consumption and 6% said they stopped consuming LNCS altogether.





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Three Athletic Flooring Firms Merge as Icon Group

Three sports flooring providers have merged to create the Icon Group, a construction group that specializes in flooring and lockers for athletic facilities and surfaces for equine and other animal applications. 





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PPG and Shaw Industries Sign Strategic Agreement for Resinous Flooring Products

PPG has signed a strategic agreement with flooring leader Shaw Industries Group, Inc. to offer the PPG Flooring line of resinous flooring products. The products will be available to Shaw’s customers in the commercial property market via its Patcraft brand. 




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Completing an Employee-focused Design-Build Renovation for Crown Bakeries

The company successfully completed a build-out with employee-centered construction for Crown Bakeries.




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Smart Flow and Weighing Technology Mean Sweet Process Success

Solutions for accurate control, easy maintenance and remote diagnostics.




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Cascade Coffee Ramps Cobot Palletizing Operations

Co-manufacturer Cascade Coffee adds automation to its secondary packaging operations by adding six cobot palletizing units.




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Sanitary Conveyor Boosts Food Safety and OEE for Nutrition Bar Maker

A tubular chain conveyor helps TruFood increase line efficiency and safety, nourishing the manufacturer’s bottom line.




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New Dust-Free Docking Station

Gericke’s dust-free docking station is included as standard equipment on the bulk bag unloader.




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Conveyors: Keeping Them Clean and Running

Conveyor manufacturers have taken many steps over the years to simplify cleaning and operation—and maximize uptime.




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22nd Annual Alan Greenberg Charity Golf Tournament Raises $125,000 for Floor Covering Industry Foundation

The funds raised during the tournament will directly support the FCIF's mission of providing financial assistance to individuals within the floor-covering industry who are facing significant hardships due to illness, disability, or other unforeseen life-altering circumstances. 




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Taylor Adhesives 710 Latex Adhesive Fills a Range of Broadloom Installation Needs

Taylor Adhesives 710 is designed for a variety of applications, including: applying seaming tapes, joining padding, sealing raw edges, securing binding, patching carpet, replacing damaged nap and reinforcing seams and weak backings.




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Receptionist to COO: Tina Boyle Shares Her Career Path at Louisville Tile

Louisville Tile Distributors recently promoted Tina Boyle to the position of Chief Operating Officer. She shares perspective on her career path and leadership roles for women in business.




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Alternative Flooring Career Pathways and Succession Planning for Flooring Installers

David Gross, executive director, INSTALL, shares his experience, how he came to land in a union organization and provides next steps for flooring installers who are interested in moving into another role within the flooring industry.




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FDA Seeks $7.2 Billion to Enhance Food Safety

The request includes an increase of $495 million—or 7.4 percent above the FY 2023 funding level.




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FDA Hosts Meeting on Data and Technology for Food Safety

The meeting is designed to help the agency improve its understanding of how it can leverage data and technology to exponentially advance food safety and achieve better health outcomes.




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FDA Says Tara Flour Does Not Meet GRAS Standard in Human Food

An evaluation reveals that there isn’t enough data on the use of tara flour in food, or a history of its safe use, to consider it GRAS.




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FDA Proposes to Exempt Certain Cottage Cheese From Traceability Requirements

 In the final rule, the FDA announced its intention to consider exempting cottage cheese regulated under the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) from the rule’s requirements.




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FDA Releases Results of Sampling of Retail Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate and Chocolate-Containing Products for Milk Allergen

The sampling was conducted to better understand the extent to which these products potentially contain unintended milk at levels that may be hazardous to people with milk allergy.




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How to Manufacture Instant Coffee Using Clarifiers, Decanters and Tricanters

In instant coffee production, the goal of separation technology is to produce optimum particle separation and yield, increasing the quality and purity of the finished product.




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Food Engineering's 2018 Sustainable Plant of the Year: How Dairy Farmers of America goes green

Any milk dryer operation uses a lot of energy, and when you have the biggest operation in North America, you use…a lot of energy.




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Food Engineering’s 2020 Sustainable Plant of the Year

MycoTechnology, a Colorado-based manufacturer of mushroom-based protein powder, wins the 2020 Food Engineering Sustainable Plant of the Year award for its commitment to sustainability in design, construction and operations.




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FOOD ENGINEERING Magazine Announces Sustainable Plant of the Year Award Winner

Sustainability efforts at Meati Foods’ Thornton, Colorado facility match the sustainable intent of the mycelium-based products it produces.




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Food Engineering Plant of the Year and Sustainable Plant of the Year winners announced

Both awards will be presented at Food Engineering’s Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Fla. held April 8-11, 2018.




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Valley Milk LLC wins the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year

Valley Milk LLC has been named the winner of the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award for its new milk powder manufacturing facility in Turlock, Calif.




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One week left to submit for the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award

Submissions are now open for the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year.




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J.M. Smucker wins 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year

J.M. Smucker’s Longmont, Colo. production facility has been named the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year.




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​J.M. Smucker wins 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year​

J.M. Smucker's Longmont, Colo. facility is the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year.




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Submissions open for Food Engineering's 2021 Plant of the Year award

Submissions for the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award are now open.




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Keurig Dr Pepper Earns the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year Award

Keurig Dr Pepper wins the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award for its production facility and regional distribution center in Allentown, Pennsylania.