Peppermint cheese, anyone? How about lemon?

Standards that leverage open computer architecture hold promise of significantly greater batch processing automation.

More work and reduced staffing are creating stress on the manufacturing team, and pay hikes are lagging, but food professionals remain generally upbeat.

Romance Foods microwave-pasteurizes pasta and sauce products in barrier-plastic films for 75-day refrigerated shelf life, 2-minute heat-and-serve convenience.

Shifting market demands invariably mean process changes for packaging engineers.

SureBeam's new Iowa plant stands ready to deliver a final pathogen kill step for commercially sold beef.

Food safety is being redefined to include allergen-free as well as pathogen-free. Food labeling laws assume all ingredients are equal, but clearly allergenic ingredients are more equal than others.

Utility deregulation and supply disruptions are creating energy uncertainty, prompting food processors to consider a variety of energy management options

Non-thermal technologies for processing juices approach commercialization. But if FDA mandates pasteurization, will the R&D effort be in vain?

With unemployment at a 30-year low, employees are hard to find and retain. As a result, food manufacturers are expanding training to offer career incentives.