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Pandemic requires new employee training methods

Some new training methods are here to stay

January 7, 2021

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.

Blockchain

Using blockchain to track transparently

Blockchain technology can create trust within a competitive environment, enabling collaboration and connection

Sharon Spielman

January 5, 2021

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

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

Processors are taking a second look at robotics and analytics to fill in the gaps when key employees take time due to coronavirus

Wayne Labs

January 4, 2021

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

Biron Tea's rotary batch MX-3-SS mini mixer

Field Reports

Biron Teas brings batch mixing in house

Mini mixer from Munson Machinery allowed Georgia-based tea company to expand and help other tea purveyors.

Sharon Spielman

December 23, 2020

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

Whether it's "mountain spring water" or tap water, it's the most important ingredient in your beverage—so keep its quality consistent in real time

Wayne Labs

December 22, 2020

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 most important ingredient as a brewer or bottle packer.

Choosing the right cleaning tools

Identify needs to ensure right cleaning and sanitizing equipment, materials choice

Richard F. Stier

December 21, 2020

Cleaning and sanitation are far more than just chemicals used for cleaning.

Packaging

A sustainable, plastic-free bundling solution for beverage cans

Smurfit Kappa, KHS roll out sustainable bundling solution for cans

Sharon Spielman

December 17, 2020

TopClip can topper is a recyclable solution that replaces the need for shrink wrap, the stretch film that is used to bundle and sell cans in one pack, and provides an option for substituting plastic with sustainably sourced paper-based packaging.

People News

JBT announces two C-level appointments

The appointments include president and CEO plus executive vice president and CFO

Wayne Labs

December 15, 2020

Since the recent passing of CEO Tom Giacomini, JBT Corporation had asked Brian Deck to fill in as interim president and CEO. On December 14^th, JBT made it official. Deck has been appointed president and chief executive officer. He has also been elected to the Board of Directors. Deck has served as interim president and CEO of JBT since June 2020 and previously served as the Company’s chief financial officer since 2014.

Optical sortation

Tackling ergot contamination in feed

Ergot infection in crops poisons animals, but ergot can be weeded out of seed products by optical sortation

Wayne Labs

December 14, 2020

The problem with an ergot infestation in a seed/grass crop is that it looks like grain-except for the color, which is much darker. If grain farming is your way of life, you’re extremely familiar with ergot and the aflatoxins it produces, which can make animals or humans sick if they consume too much of it.

Industry News

Baldwin Richardson Foods names Erin Tolefree president

Tolefree becomes one of the few Black women in a leadership position in the food industry

Casey Laughman

December 10, 2020

Baldwin Richardson Foods, one of the largest Black family-owned and operated businesses in the food industry, has promoted Erin Tolefree from Chief Operating Officer to President.

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.

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.