Food and Beverage Manufacturing Top Stories

Texas Food Solutions President Jasmine Sutherland

COVID-19

5 pandemic questions for an HPP toller

Texas Food Solutions president on employee empathy, sales increase for staples with long shelf life

April 21, 2020

Texas Food Solutions, a high pressure processing toller in Houston, has seen increased sales of its staple products that have a long shelf life thanks to the technology.

COVID-19

Survey: How the food and beverage industry is responding to COVID-19

Focus is on business goals, but safety of families and workers is also a major concern

Casey Laughman

April 20, 2020

As food and beverage processors navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, their major concerns are turning toward personal safety and the current economy. Clear Seas Research, a BNP Media company, has been surveying food and beverage processors over the last couple weeks to gauge their major concerns during the pandemic. Here’s a look at some of the findings.

USDOL responds to COVID-19 pandemic

Agency offers documents re enforcement, compliance

Sharon Spielman

April 20, 2020

In a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, the agency has taken action to aid the American worker as the nation combats the coronavirus.

Dry Processing

X-ray inspection equipment maximized detection at J&J Snack Foods

Sharon Spielman

April 20, 2020

Because some packages have foil lids, J&J Snack Foods knew this could be a problem for metal detectors. So, the company selected an X-ray system in order to maximize its detection capabilities.

COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic causes plant shutdowns

U.S. processing plants cease production; Canadian Olymel has re-opened (story updated April 20, 2020)

Sharon Spielman

April 17, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to spread, more food processing facilities have had to close their doors.

Food Safety

A focus on education leads to better food safety outcomes

Richard F. Stier

April 17, 2020

When one trains, the persons being trained learn a task by rote. When the focus is education, people learn how to do a task or about a subject, why said task or subject is important, why it is essential a protocol be followed, and the potential concerns if the procedure is not followed.

Special Supplement

Plant-based protein market offers potential for product, processing innovation

Sharon Spielman

April 17, 2020

The plant-based protein segment continues to grow at a rapid pace.

Engineering R&D

IcePoint saves energy via on-demand agile cooling and moisture control

Wayne Labs

April 15, 2020

Colorado-based Rebound Technologies, founded in 2012 by CEO Kevin Davis and CTO Russell Goldfarbmuren, has taken a new approach to refrigeration with its IcePoint technology, focusing its efforts on developing highly agile systems to match perfectly the dynamic thermal needs of a business.

Blockchain is the tracking method preferred by industry right now

Wayne Labs

April 15, 2020

There's been a lot of hype about Blockchain — in fact, it uses networking and distributed database technology with encryption, security and much more. But should you jump on the bandwagon now?