When an Avian influenza (AI) outbreak in early spring quarantined poultry farms on the eastern seaboard, a collective shudder was felt by processors, breeders and regulators.

The World of Packaging Under One Roof

April 4, 2003

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Throngs of food and packaging professionals flocked to Chicago for Pack Expo 2000, the biennial showcase for the machines shaping the industry's products

Make it safe, wrap it cheap?

April 4, 2003

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Not necessarily. Food Engineering readers rate food safety as the top criterion for their firms' packaging, though cost is always a consideration.

Quick Changeover Strategies: Pigs Squeal, Change Happens

March 28, 2003

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Whether it’s color-coded changeover parts or automatic pigging systems, food processors are tapping a wide array of tools to improve plant flexibility.

The State of Food Manufacturing - Stuck in Neutral

March 28, 2003

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Food Engineering’s annual State of Food Manufacturing survey finds an industry cautious about the economy as it maintains slow and steady growth.

Engineering R&D: A CO2 solution for juice

March 28, 2003

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

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Fresh, nonthermally treated juice has enormous sales potential. A new process is emerging from the research lab to accomplish that.

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