It’s fair to say that the easy part is over, or at least mostly over. But sustainability isn’t going away because corporate sustainability goals, cost pressures and demands for details about sustainable production and ingredients from consumers are all here to stay.
Both throughput and budgets are generally increasing, which means the industry is growing and companies are investing in hardware and software to help manage that growth.
Kurt Penn, the founder and CEO of Good Foods Group LLC, was first exposed to high pressure processing back in 2008 at a trade show and then when the chicken sausage business he owned was purchased by Perdue Farms, who was using HPP.
The one thing that all of the largest food and beverage companies have in common is that they’ve built an infrastructure that allows them to face challenges to existing businesses while still finding ways to grow.
Bearing manufacturer SKF has realized the importance of the operational insights that can be gleaned from data, and it's turning this digital transformation into a major part of its business.
These projects show that renovations and new facilities aren't just for the billion-dollar food and beverage processors. Small and medium-sized processors can benefit from properly scaled and engineered solutions too.
The initial pilot program will trace milk from farms and producers in New Zealand to Nestlé factories and warehouses in the Middle East.
July 8, 2019
Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, announced a collaboration with OpenSC, a blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm.
The week before the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago last month, Mars Wrigley announced some leadership role changes as well as a couple newly created positions within the company.