What Hispanic Cheese Makers is doing with its wastewater and with its sustainability efforts overall makes it a model for producers looking for ways to be sustainable and good neighbors, and it’s why Hispanic Cheese Makers is being featured as a Fabulous Food Plant.

Producing more than 1.4 billion pounds of pork and turkey annually, the Prestage Farms family of companies employs more than 2,700 associates and is affiliated with more than 470 farm families across the U.S.

Clif Bar's Twin Falls bakery was named Food Engineering’s Sustainable Plant of the Year in 2017. The Indianapolis bakery has a different—although equally successful—story to tell.

Pod Pack, a Baton Rouge, La.-based coffee processor, turned to the DELMIAworks ERP system to help keep up with demand. The new system has allowed to company to adapt quickly to changing conditions and be prepared for future growth.

The JBS Principe facility is FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Plant of the Year for its daring modern take on traditional Italian-style dried meat production.

The modern distribution facility includes 12,000 sq. ft. of fully automated freezer capacity, end-to-end research and development capabilities, automated production lines to increase sales capacity, and space for five additional production lines. 

Kaurina’s Kulfi could take shortcuts with its ‘Indian ice cream’ for more product and profit, but instead chooses a scaled up process first used in the family’s kitchen in order to stay true to the frozen treat’s heritage.

The mobile post hoists are on a rolling frame that enables one worker to easily move the vacuum conveyor into place above mixers, reactors, tanks and other equipment.

These extra-large, high-capacity conveyors can be engineered for grading, aligning, distributing and other specialized food handling functions.

Linde works with food processors to optimize their use of liquid nitrogen and/or liquid carbon dioxide in cryogenic freezing and chilling applications.

This new odorless and non-staining food grade penetrating oil features the performance of Kroil’s original formula, with the added benefit of meeting NSF-H1 and Kosher food-safe standards.

This powered, two polymer-rail, vertical-rising gate is OSHA-compliant, meeting all standards for fall protection and walking-working surfaces.

The conveyor’s lanes combine product, making a mixed variety of can or bottle flavors to create a multi-flavor case pack.

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The United Nations estimates that the global demand for water will increase 20% to 30% by 2050 to meet the food needs of a projected population of 9.8 billion.

UV sterilization technology works successfully in water treatment plants and HVAC systems, but milk and juices too?

Kukutai has been an investor in Plenty and a part of Plenty’s Board of Directors since September 2016. Prior to his work with Plenty and Finistere, Kukutai served as executive chairman of PKW Farms, a successfully diversified investment entity involved in dairy farming and aquaculture activities in New Zealand, Asia and Australia.

The global PBAT (polybutylene adipate terephthalate) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.7% during the forecast period 2021 to 2031 with an end value of $2 billion, according to a report by Transparent Market Research. Fruit and vegetable intelligent packaging using PBAT-based biodegradable mulch films is used to reduce food waste. The films provide increased oxygen and water vapor transfer rates in fruit and vegetable bags.

While we hope the COVID-19 pandemic is fading into the background, we still need to be concerned with labor shortages, transportation interruptions, political issues, weather extremes, and other peripheral circumstances that can still break critical links in the supply chain.

Current supply chain woes have made nearly every aspect of processing an ongoing guessing game, from forecasting ingredient availability to ensuring finished foods arrive at their destinations on time. One way to help make sense of the situation is to invest in track-and-trace technology that can monitor every step of a product’s journey.

Over-cooking caused by temperature variation across the belt is a challenge for food manufacturers due to its detrimental impact on yield and product quality. The latest industrial cooking technology has the potential to transform the mass production of roasted, breaded and smoked products.

Canada-based Dairy Distillery, a spirits producer that combines artisanal distilling techniques with a scientific process to transform milk into vodka, is using Pleora Technologies’ visual inspection system to help maintain brand quality standards and reduce errors that increase operating costs and slow production. 

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) elected its 2017-2018 president, vice president, and four new board members.

CFI is hosting a Subfloor Substrate Prep Inspection (SSPI) course April 20-21, in Tampa, Fla.

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has hired Kjell Nymark as its technical advisor.

NWFA's Hardwood Floors Magazine will honor young wood flooring professionals with its inaugural “40 Under 40” awards.

The TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation is scheduled to be released in April.

Beazer Homes USA announced Mohawk Industries as its exclusive product supplier across all flooring categories.

The two-part system designed to bridge small cracks in concrete slabs.

In 2022, Mohawk's Performance Accessories further expands its portfolio by launching a stair tread program to help retailers reach previously untapped markets and emphasizing its waterproof accessories.

QuickDrain USA, announced the arrival of the SquareDrain point drain – an extension of the QuickDrain total shower solution that reimagines how a drain should look and perform. 

The company is selling Voortman to Second Nature Brands nearly a year after acquiring the cookie brand.

Stratas Foods says the addition of AAK Foodservice Hillside aligns with its long-term growth objectives, particularly within the value-added oils, dressings, sauces and mayonnaise categories.

The system identifies and removes undesirable product defects and foreign material such as shells, shell fragments, rocks and wood sticks.

The pace of M&A activity in the food and beverage sector has trended much slower in 2024 compared to recent years, but several indicators suggest a pickup in activity.

The incredibly demanding operating application and washdown conditions, along with food safety concerns and regulations, have driven a shift toward IP69K-rated products.

The agency concluded that the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe after the results of studies.

The requirements include those set by organizations such as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and even state and local agencies.

The agency says people sickened by listeria have recently recounted eating meat that was sliced at deli counters, including ham, turkey and liverwurst.

COMPASS is designed to identify and remove foreign material and product defects to protect food safety and final product quality.

Bedner Growers, Inc., of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Thomas Produce Company, of Boca Raton, Fla., are the likely sources of this outbreak, however these growers do not account for all the illnesses in the outbreak.

As packaging has become significantly more complex and consumers more demanding, the need has only grown for strict hygienic procedures to ensure food safety, from the factory to the retail shelf to the table.

High humidity exposure and the water-soaking symptom caused by X. vitians also enhance the ability of salmonella to rapidly grow in lettuce, and climate change is predicted to increase humid periods.

Yiannas’ appointment comes after the company announced it would permanently discontinue its liverwurst product and indefinitely close its Jarratt, Va., plant due to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.

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