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The astaxanthin market is expected to grow as manufacturers from multiple industry sectors adopt growth-driven marketing strategies. Food and animal feed manufacturers are utilizing its benefits to enhance colorization and increase fertilization and survival rates in aquaculture farming, among other usages.

Baby food brands tap product innovation strategies as infant formula gains widespread attention.

Known for its industrial line of printers, Videojet has extended networking options for users who need wireless connections but are squeamish about connecting their printers via just Wi-Fi—or Ethernet cabling—to internal plant or enterprise networks.

On February 4, 2021, a congressional report exposing four major baby food companies for allowing dangerous contents of heavy metals in their products was made public. Naturally, parents of infants and toddlers nationwide were outraged. 

Renovating a facility to increase its capacity, energy use and water consumption doesn’t sound like it would earn Food Engineering’s 2022 Sustainable Project of the Year, but that’s exactly what Kerry’s coatings and seasonings facility in Rome, Georgia, has done.

Despite the proliferating trend of veganism, meat consumption remains consistent worldwide. Today, the intake stands at around 350 million tons annually. A reliable source anticipates global meat consumption to reach between 460 million to 570 million tons by 2050. 

A commitment to the environment or “going green” has become an integral element of doing business around the world, and that includes the food business—from growing and husbandry through food handling to processing and distribution, including at grocery stores.

A new era of sustainability reduces downtime and greenhouse gas emissions, while increasing brand reputation.

A flood of warning letters from the FDA on water system suitability could pull the plug on the production of food, beverage, cosmetic, nutraceutical and over-the-counter (OTC) or pharmaceutical products if companies are not conducting total organic carbon (TOC) water testing analysis on a regular basis.