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Anodized Aluminum Stair Profile with Textured Slip-resistant PVC Tread

Schluter-TREP-V is an anodized aluminum profile with a PVC tread that protects tiled stair edges.




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Versatrim Introduces Fittes Vents

These stylish and functional vents complement your flooring projects, adding a touch of modern elegance to any space.




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Versatrim Announces New Delivery Guarantee

The company's new guarantee states that if an order is not shipped on time, the customer's next order will ship for free.




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Versatrim Launches New VersaCap Round Profile and Expands Stair Solutions Offerings

Versatrim introduces the VersaCap Round Profile, designed to enhance the aesthetic appeal and functionality of stair applications, providing a seamless finish that complements any interior design. 




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Bolthouse Fresh Foods Revamps Corporate Logo, Debuts New Consumer Brand

Beyond its refreshed corporate logo, Bolthouse Fresh Foods is revealing its new consumer brand, Bolthouse Fresh, and packaging for its consumer-facing portfolio of fresh carrots and on-the-go snacking solutions.




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Meal Kit Providers Adopt Aptar-Food Protection SeaWell Active Packaging

Already utilized by major retailers across the U.S., the active packaging solution has now been adopted for direct-to-consumer shipping of various seafood items.




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Fresh Inset Brings Vidre+ Complex to U.S.

Vidre+ makes fresh produce packaging and label functional and adaptable into a smart version with adjustable protection against the negative effects of ethylene.




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USDA Releases Updated Guideline to Strengthen Substantiation of Animal-Raising and Environment-Related Claims on Meat and Poultry Labels

In the updated guideline, FSIS strongly encourages the use of third-party certification to substantiate animal-raising or environment-related claims.




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New England Coffee Company Debuts Compostable Single-Serve Pods

Developed by PurPod, the pods have replaced all of New England Coffee’s former single-serve plastic pods to deliver a richer aroma and fresher coffee flavor with materials that are friendlier to the environment, reducing plastic waste. 




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Health Claims Particularly Likely to Influence Younger Consumers, Survey Finds

The ingredients most likely to influence purchasing decisions were probiotics, vitamins and minerals and fiber.




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The Benefits of Refurbished Bottle Conveyors in Bottling

The advantages of choosing refurbished or hybrid conveyors, especially when considering bottle conveyors, are numerous and extend beyond simple cost savings.




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Innovation, tradition make Sanders and Morley Candy Makers a fabulous food plant

Sanders and Morley Candy Makers, which first worked its way into the hearts of those who live in Michigan with factory tours for school kids, is beloved in its home state and is growing nationally.




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Clif Bar’s visual bakery project has the company ahead of the game

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.




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Pod Pack’s ERP system keeps the coffee moving

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.




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Fab Food Plant: Tyson’s innovative case-ready meat facility in Eagle Mountain, Utah

Within its walls is one of the most technically advanced food processing plants in the country—a greenfield project built from the ground up with automation, labor savings, sustainability and smart design throughout.





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Facility Innovations

For our coverage of Fabulous Food Plants this year, we decided to do something a little bit different in honor of “plants,” aka flora. When we think of food plants, we almost immediately think of processing facilities, but there’s so much more to food production than the processing plant. So, seeing how plant-based foods are altering the ways consumers think about protein, we decided to alter the way we think about food plants.




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These Food Plants are Fabulous for Very Different Reasons

Conagra Brands’ ‘Green Jay’ and Graeter’s ice cream production facility take diverging paths for production, but both facilities meet the aims of their respective companies.




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Tyson Foods Opens Virginia Production Plant

The company has opened a $300 million fully-cooked food production facility in Danville, Va.




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Overcoming Adversity to Implement Sustainability

A project team undaunted by constant challenges comes through for an on-time delivery of Meati’s Mega Ranch, FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Sustainable Plant of the Year.




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PepsiCo Beverages North America Opens New Warehouse And Distribution Center

PBNA tripled its local warehouse footprint with the relocation of its former downtown Nashville distribution warehouse facility.




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Syntegon Debuts Vertical Bagger for Coffee

The vertical bagger has a compact machine layout for small footprint and good accessibility from all sides.





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    SPX Flow Introduces APV Aseptic Pulsation Dampener

    Pulsation dampeners are critical in ensuring smooth homogenizer operation in dairy and plant-based ultra-high temperature processing.




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    Volkmann Highlights Mobile Post Hoists for Vacuum Conveying Systems

    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.




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    Key Technology Introduces High-Capacity Vibratory Conveyors for Advanced Applications

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




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    Ravenwood Debuts Nobac 40 Linerless Flash Labeler

    Ravenwood is now offering the Nobac 40 promotional flash labeler as a standalone applicator or as an integrated option with any linerless applicator in the Nobac 5000 range.




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    Control Station Introduces System Health Monitoring Service

    Control Station has launched System Health Monitoring (SHM), a tiered service offering that leverages intelligence captured by the company’s PlantESP Loop Performance Monitoring solution.




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    Modular Spiral Belts Tailored for Various Applications

    This program includes a range of modular spiral belts tailored for various applications, including cooling, chilling, freezing, proofing and steaming. 




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    Clextral Highlights Vegetable Protein Texturization Technology

    Clextral’s new technology combines the principle of a shear-cell fibration process and the continuous extrusion process.




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    Multi-Conveyor Introduces Multilane Conveyor for Beverage Case Packing

    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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    Travel pro parts specification - Broken handle

    Hello, The side carry handle and the side feet of my MaxLite Air Large Check in Hardside (SKU: 401229942G) luggage broke. Where can I find the specification of the parts (length, distance between the 2 screws, etc.) , so that I can buy...




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    Carry on is 5cm over stated limits- should I be worried?

    I’m due to travel from AMS-DOH-SGN on QR this Sunday and have just noticed my Osprey Farpoint 40 is 5cm over the maximum length. All other dimensions are fine and I’ve weighed my bag and it’s within the 7kg weight limit. Will QR measure the bag...




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    Experiences with XL (130L) rolling duffels-oversized fees or ok within weight?

    I'm going to start a nomadic life soon. I'll need to carry a lot of stuff with me unless I decide to get a storage unit and pick a home base city. I'm hoping to get down to 2x100L bags or preferably a single 130-160L bag that I don't need to...




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    Cruise Focus Travel Insurance

    We are cruising several times a year plus at least a couple of trips to Florida each year. So far we've been buying insurance through the cruise lines but I know an annual plan would offer a better value. Would want trip cancellation coverage,...




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    Make water conservation a part of your business

    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.




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    Novel “raslysation” technique works with non-clear/opaque liquids

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




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    Dawn Foods reveals their flavor trend predictions for 2022

    Read up on the bits and pieces of flavor trends and product innovation in this installment of Nuts & Bolts




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    6 trends shaping consumer product innovation in F&B

    Tate & Lyle PLC, a global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, revealed six key trends that are shaping consumer product innovation in the food and beverage market.




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    Forever Oceans signs deal with Brazilian Government for offshore concession for sustainable seafood production

    In Brazil, the company will ocean-raise Forever Oceans Amberjack, known locally as ‘Olho de Boi’ or Remeiro. This versatile finfish is praised for its taste, protein, nutrition and is rich in Omega-3.




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    Plenty appoints agritech veteran Arama Kukutai to chief executive officer

    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.




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    Log4j vulnerability: New IT/OT threat with lots of dangerous potential everywhere

    : Just when IT and OT professionals were feeling a little more comfortable in preventing and tackling ransomware/malware attacks, now they have something new to worry about—and potentially just as insidious—the Log4j vulnerability.





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    Increasing use in intelligent packing of fruits and vegetables to drive PBAT market

    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.




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    Bavarian brewery testing a method to upcycle protein from spent brewers’ grains

    Spent brewers’ grains not only provide a source of energy for a brewery, but can also provide a salable, high-value protein.




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    CULT Food Science completes strategic investment into leading cell-based chocolate producer California Cultured

    CULT Food Science Corp. has diversified its cell-based food portfolio via an investment into cultured chocolate manufacturer, California Cultured Inc., Davis, Calif. The company uses cell culture technology to produce cocoa products like cocoa powder, chocolate and cocoa butter with the goal of creating sustainable and ethical chocolate for consumption around the world.




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    How to use automated material transfer effectively

    We wanted to learn more about automating material transfer and what food processors need to know to use it most effectively. Here, we sit down with Forrester to find out how food processors can assess their material transfer system and determine if automation is right for them.




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    Carbon dioxide chiller provides ample cold for dairy and replaces propane heat for hot water

    With this carbon dioxide chiller installed at a dairy, not only does it cool the milk better, it also provides heat for washing equipment.




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    Visual inspection system helps ensure brand quality for distillery that makes spirits from milk

    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. 




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    Your window to the process: Clear view or obstructed?

    Chances are, you’ve probably been using the same HMI, MES or SCADA program for some time in your operation, and you’ve been through several version upgrades too. Providers of these products work hard to make their software backward compatible with equipment and operating systems as well as create new features users want.




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    BioBetter extracts growth factors for scaled cultivated meat production from tobacco plants

    FoodTech start-up, BioBetter, Ltd., has assigned a new role for the much-maligned Nicotiana tabacum plant upon discovering it can overcome the greatest hurdle in cultured meat—that of scaled production. 




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    New ANSI Gauged Porcelain/Thin Tile Standards Debuted at Coverings

    Two new ANSI gauged porcelain/thin tile standards were announced at Coverings 2017.




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    NWFA Hires Nymark as Technical Advisor

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