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Articles by Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

Lean builds steam

November 27, 2005
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Assembly industries and the automotive world flocked to lean manufacturing in the last decade. Now, food and beverage processors are getting in step with lean.
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Food Packaging: Efficiency's tough sell

November 27, 2005
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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The package costs less, storage space is saved and waste disposal costs are slashed. So why aren't more schools using the Mini-Sip pouch?
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Bakers' brew revisited

November 4, 2005
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After gaining a better appreciation of the desired end product, engineers tweaked the dough-brew process to rectify past problems.
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From the lab to the line

October 26, 2005
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Fat replacers have a checkered past in food formulation. To prove its high-fiber, low-calorie texturizer works, an intellectual-property firm built a commercial plant.
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Carbonation as market disrupter

September 29, 2005
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Scientists at a leading dairy research center are helping to engineer systems that could make transoceanic shipments of raw milk an accepted practice.
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Fabulous Food Plants: Molecular manipulation of milk

September 28, 2005
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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At Select Milk, pasteurization and packaging are minor parts of the process.
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State of Food Manufacturing: Period of Polarization Emerges

September 28, 2005
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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The middle ground is shrinking as processors gravitate to one extreme or another in their approach to food and beverage manufacturing.
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Fabulous Food Plants: Cooperative efforts

September 28, 2005
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Producer organizations like Meadowbrook Farms are taking the lead in building modern processing facilities by reshaping the cooperative approach.
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Food firms tap into aseptic

September 28, 2005
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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For 20 years, watching aseptic's progress has been like watching paint dry. Thanks to filling and packaging innovations that may be changing.
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Food Packaging: Innovation outsourced

August 31, 2005
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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A dearth of US breakthroughs and recognition for a mostly metal package were among the surprises at this year's DuPont packaging awards.
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