MoreThe K-Tron Feeder Group's FeedSmart Recipe Optimizer tool exploits permitted variations in a recipe's ingredient proportions to engineer savings on material costs. Users enter current recipe proportions for each ingredient being fed, along with cost per ingredient, ingredient feeder set point tolerance range based on product quality requirements, expected feeding accuracy for each feeder/ingredient and production data such as hours of production per year. Working within each ingredient's permitted range of proportions, the tool replaces expensive components with lower-cost ingredients, minimizing total ingredient cost. Optimized recipe proportions are automatically computed along with projected savings. FeedSmart is available for download free of charge.
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The Food Defense Strategy Exchange (FDSE) is a forum for food defense professionals to interact and share their knowledge and experiences. At the most recent FDSE, a poll of attendees revealed that approximately two-thirds were either re-evaluating their existing food defense plan, or implementing new food defense plans. In this podcast, Don Hsieh, Director of Commercial and Industrial Marketing at Tyco Integrated Security, discusses this topic and other findings from the exchange, and offers some best practices to proactively protect a company’s brand from food adulteration.
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