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Editor's Note

Going far without going too far

September 17, 2015

For as long as I’ve been overseeing the content of Food Engineering magazine, the mandate for food and beverage processors has been serving consumer needs.

Food Safety

Antimicrobials are more than just ingredients

Minimize potential contamination with antimicrobial materials incorporated in floors, walls, overheads, ceilings, drains, doors, clothing and non-food contact surfaces.

Richard F. Stier

August 24, 2015

When most people in the food industry hear the word “antimicrobial,” they usually think about preservatives such as sodium benzoate or calcium propionate.

Editor's Note

A commitment to manufacturing excellence

Joyce Fassl

August 5, 2015

Just-in-time manufacturing, advanced automation and process control, sustainable operations and a relentless focus on food safety and sanitary plant design are the hallmarks of Food Engineering’s most recent Plant of the Year award winners.

Editor's Note

Listen a bit more closely

Joyce Fassl

July 8, 2015

Like most educated consumers, I got the message about the consequences of eating food containing trans fats some time ago.

Food Safety

Understanding all the implications of an internal audit

Richard F. Stier

June 27, 2015

Most audit schemes around the world include an internal audit.

Editor's Note

Evolutions for the manufacturing supply chain

Joyce Fassl

June 9, 2015

As our industry continues to reinvent itself to meet shifting consumer demands, food and beverage manufacturing leaders are realizing speed to market and flexibility have never been more important.

Editor's Note

Inability to recall the recalled brands

Joyce Fassl

May 31, 2015

Despite all the food safety advances in sanitary machine design, sanitary plant design, product testing and inspection, and many processors reexamining their current SSOPs, HACCP plans and FSMA preparation and adherence, there is still much work to be done to protect the food supply and to inform consumers of potential problems.

Editor's Note

Always on the lookout for the next, and better, opportunity

Joyce Fassl

April 6, 2015

Just before this issue of Food Engineering hit the printing press, the food and beverage manufacturing community awoke one morning to hear the news that Kraft and Heinz are merging to form The Kraft Heinz Company.

Food Safety

One law for all

Richard F. Stier

April 6, 2015

Immediately after the 2014 mid-term elections, the Grocery Manufacturers Association issued the following statement...

Editor's Note

The new business reality playing field of 2015

Joyce Fassl

March 5, 2015

Walmart’s announcement last month that it is giving some employees a raise to $10 per hour is something to celebrate.

Cargill Invests in its Cocoa Supply Chain

Going for Gold(fish): Inside The Campbell’s Company’s $160M Cracker Plant Expansion

Listeria Outbreak Connected with Pre-Made Chicken Alfredo Meals Results in 3 Deaths

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