Food and Beverage Manufacturing Top Stories

How 5 different generations shop for groceries

Acosta's The Why? Behind The Buy profiles five generations of grocery shoppers, including Generation Z.

January 21, 2018

Birth rates are declining, the population is aging and for the first time ever, five distinct generations of shoppers are in the grocery aisles, each with their own set of characteristics and attributes that influence shopping behaviors.

Engineering R&D

Rapid Listeria testing technology continues to improve

If a swab test performed in a plant comes back positive, waiting to confirm it’s a pathogenic strain can be damaging and costly.

Wayne Labs

January 21, 2018

Listeria is everywhere, but not all strains are particularly dangerous. Improved rapid-testing technology can help you determine how to proceed.

Green Series

Lack of specific LEED certification for food processing creates challenges

The lack of a specific program means processors have to carefully determine which LEED certification is right for them.

Casey Laughman

January 21, 2018

There’s a LEED for Schools. LEED for Hospitality. Retail. Data Centers. Warehouses & Distribution Centers. Healthcare. What there is not—at least not yet—is a LEED for Food Manufacturing.

Tips and strategies for driving food and beverage innovation

Managing people, capabilities and surprises are necessary to successfully launch new products.

Debra Schug

January 18, 2018

The vice president of innovation at Johnsonville says companies need to differentiate or they will die.

Food Safety

Prerequisite programs ensure food safety

A regulatory shift that happened years ago remains a key part of food safety management today.

Richard F. Stier

January 17, 2018

In 1995, the seafood HACCP regulation was enacted in the US and marked a major milestone in the history of food safety.

Nestlé selling US confectionery business to Ferrero

The move signals further efforts to switch the Swiss food group's focus on healthier products.

Debra Schug

January 16, 2018

Nestlé's US confectionery business includes popular chocolate brands, such as Butterfinger, Crunch, BabyRuth, 100Grand, Raisinets, Chunky, OhHenry! and SnoCaps.

Field Reports

Processor cuts packaging line downtime

JTM increases productivity by adding splicers to vertical form fill and seal machines

January 15, 2018

JTM estimates that adding a Butler Automatic splicer reduced film changeover time from 15 minutes down to 10 seconds.

Food Packaging

Conitex Sonoco launches multi-layer barrier bags

BulkSak bags are puncture-resistant packaging

Crystal Lindell

January 15, 2018

The new barrier bag from Conitex Sonoco provides puncture-resistant packaging that protects against humidity, moisture, oxygen, salt spray, aromas, grease and other airborne contaminants.

Food Safety

Biscuits recalled due to potential Listeria contamination

Frozen biscuits were distributed to retail stores

Casey Laughman

January 12, 2018

Hom/Ade Foods, Inc. has announced a recall of Mary B's brand biscuits due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Diet Coke

Diet Coke launches 4 new flavors, updated packaging

Soda is not being reformulated.

Crystal Lindell

January 12, 2018

With an updated look, sleek new packaging, the debut of four bold, new flavors and a new campaign, The Coca-Cola Company is hoping to re-energize and modernize Diet Coke for a new generation.