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Engaged workforce produces outstanding results

A lack of highly skilled workers has been a persistent obstacle to improving food and beverage manufacturing performance.

Joyce Fassl

August 7, 2013

A series of ongoing meetings organized by AIEO and sponsored by PMMI is dedicated to improving performance of CPG manufacturers and suppliers.

Editor’s Note

Back to school, back to basics to quell employee staffing woes

Hiring and training employees is one of largest issues facing food and beverages manufacturers.

Joyce Fassl

August 7, 2013

Even though managers sometimes hundreds of applications for a job, there may be no prospect with exactly the right set of skills.

Students join first ever PMMI Summer Tour

The tour shows students and professors innovative packaging solutions in real end-user contexts.

June 24, 2013

The tour shows students and professors innovative packaging solutions in real end-user contexts.

Packaging

Recession? What recession?

At November’s PACK EXPO trade show, food and beverage equipment buyers came, they saw, they purchased.

Kevin T. Higgins

February 6, 2013

If market share numbers are indicative of trade show attendance, 27,000 packaging machinery buyers from food and beverage companies prowled the aisles at the 2012 PACK EXPO event, and they had the kind of checkbook balances that make equipment fabricators’ eyes water.

TECH FLASH

Technical training partnership to prepare students for jobs

Robotics and advanced automation jobs are crying out for capable people

October 29, 2012

The partnership will offer Mechatronics certificates to students preparing for high-tech jobs in manufacturing.

TECH FLASH

Bakery and snack markets moving east

October 5, 2012

A new market study shows an increase of 4 percent in the US and 7 percent globally.

TECH FLASH

Efficiency is the key to a successful line

September 25, 2012

Efficiency, however, requires accuracy, reliability and effective use of resources.

TECH FLASH

Packaging equipment shipments up 19 percent in 2011

September 10, 2012

Study says pent-up demand has fueled the growth.

TECH FLASH

Ensuring the sustainability of sustainability efforts

August 28, 2012

Making a product “green” often calls for manufacturing changes—sometimes with unexpected results that must be factored into the equation.

TECH FLASH

FSMA and its impact on the packaging line

July 24, 2012

Think FSMA only relates to the process? Think again. The FDA will peruse your packaging lines with the same scrutiny.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

PepsiCo to Close Two Florida Facilities

Alternative Protein in 2025: Key Trends and Technologies

Events

June 17, 2025

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ State of the Cold Chain

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

July 23, 2025

Decarbonizing Process Heat: What You Should Know and Next Steps

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

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