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Del Monte's Mann Packing Opens 130,000-Square-Foot Produce Processing Plant in Gonzales, California

Mann Packing, a subsidiary of Del Monte Fresh Produce and one of the largest suppliers of packaged vegetables in North America, has opened …

Nellson promotes Jean Filion to CEO

Jean Filion succeeds Jamie Better, who will assume the role of executive chairman of Nellson.

Midwestern Pet Foods expands recall of some dog and cat food

Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc., Evansville, Ind., has expanded its December 30, 2020, voluntary recall of certain dog and cat food products pro…

Limited Dole Sesame Asian Chopped Salad Kits recalled for undeclared egg allergens

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. has voluntarily recalled a limited number of cases of Dole Sesame Asian Chopped Salad Kits due to possible unde…

FSMA Turns 10

Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for Food Policy and Response at FDA, talks about the last 10 years for FSMA as well as what lies ahead.

Legendary Baking recalls single lot item for potential undeclared pecan allergy

Legendary Baking of Chaska, Minn., recalled a single lot of item number 7545 - French Silk Pie because of a potential undeclared pecan alle…

People and Industry News: January 2021

People and industry news in food and beverage manufacturing for January 2021.

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Automation

Podcast: AI and robotics in pet food processing

Casey Laughman

Processors are exploring ways to integrate AI, robotics and automation throughout the process—from the time ingredients come in the door until the time finished product is loaded on a truck. …

Sustainability

Creating healthful products from spent brewers' barley

Wayne Labs

It used to be that spent brewers’ grain was often fed directly to the animals. But, now there’s an in-between. A new company called EverGrain Ingredients, and backed by Anheuser-Busch …

Coronavirus Coverage

Pandemic requires new employee training methods

Casey Laughman

As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to disrupt operations across the food and beverage industry, processors find themselves balancing a number of training challenges. …

Automation

Using blockchain to track transparently

Sharon Spielman

Global supply chains can be challenging to track and trace as paper trails can be difficult to follow, and they do not offer transparency. …

Automation

COVID-19 has provided automation suppliers with the expertise to help food processors survive the pandemic

Wayne Labs

It took a pandemic for us to take seriously something we take for granted: We all rely on one another. …

Case Studies & Field Reports

Biron Teas brings batch mixing in house

Sharon Spielman

Mixing teas requires gentle handling at each phase. Find out how this mini mixer helps Biron Teas expand its business. …

Engineering R&D

Real-time water quality metrics help beverage processors guard their most important resource

Wayne Labs

Whether you obtain your incoming water from your local municipality, the nearby river or a natural mountain spring—or a mix of these sources—consistent taste and quality of water is your …

New year brings new lineup of most popular cover stories

Food Engineering has revamped its schedule of most prominent annual features. Casey Laughman shares some of those changes as we kick off 2021.

New Products

Hand sanitizer dispensing station

Foot-operated hand sanitizer dispensing station offers contact-free hand sanitization.

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2 Public Auctions: Food & Soup Processing & Packaging Plants

2 Prepared Food Facilities with Great Late Model Equipment
Filling, Packaging, Processing, Batching, Wrapping and Canning
Both Public Auctions Open for Bidding Online Dec 4-10

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New Products

Forming set technology

TruFORM machine wraps film around the set to form it into bags, while simultaneously delivering product through the set into the newly formed bags.

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Pallet-handling conveyor

ERT250 uses rollers to move pallet conveyors smoothly with no friction.

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Remote display for gas leak monitors

Chillgard 5000 provides gas monitor information before room entry where potentially high gas levels might exist that could be potentially toxic or at combustible levels.

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Refrigerated compressed air dryers

Hankison HPR and HPRN refrigerated compressed air dryers offer flow rates of 5 to 1200 scfm (17 to 2040 m³/h).

Food Engineering

2021 January

In the January 2021 issue of Food Engineering, find out how processors can use robotics and analytics to fill in the gaps when key employees take time due to the coronavirus.

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