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USDA is taking issue with a GAO report calling for greater federal efforts to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the United States and infecting U.S. cattle.

While both planning and execution processes are certain to occasionally fail, the key is to have a scheduling process that can quickly react to changes.

Enormous improvements have been made in efficient processing and packaging of bulk ingredients. Now the focus is on improving safety.

New robust manufacturing software is designed to manage food business, but food manufacturers still have to integrate software from diverse vendors to create a viable plant system.

Consensus is building in the food industry for standardized integration solutions between the front office and the shop floor.

Food and beverage manufacturers reevaluate the security of products and plants.

Automating the transfer of live birds to a poultry kill line promises to ease stress levels for both humans and livestock.

The buying and selling of food companies is always noteworthy, particularly when billion-dollar assets change hands.

The owners of Just Desserts hope to leverage a new $12 million bakery into a major share of the super-premium cake business.

Packaging exposes ready-to-eat products to contamination risk, but an Oklahoma inventor is devising a variety of pasteurization options.