Food and Beverage Manufacturing Top Stories

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity helps manufacturers create more secure, resilient networks

Wayne Labs

February 13, 2019

The very life of your business may depend upon how you respond to preventing potential cybersecurity attacks.

Industry News

Tippmann Innovation completes 180,000-sq.-ft. facility in Detroit

The state-of-the-art meat cold storage facility in Detroit’s Eastern Market District brings new jobs to Detroit

Wayne Labs

February 8, 2019

Cold storage construction company Tippmann Innovation has completed a new meat processing and cold storage facility for Wolverine Packing Co. The 180,000-sq.-ft. warehouse provides Wolverine with its fifth processing plant and a second freezer with capacity to store 20,000 pallets.

Innovation

Apeel and Nature’s Pride team up to extend avocado shelf life in Europe

The technology is expected to double the shelf life of avocados

Wayne Labs

February 5, 2019

Apeel Sciences—World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and featured in Food Engineering’s Engineering R&D—and Nature’s Pride, a major European supplier of avocados, will work together to integrate Apeel’s plant-derived food waste prevention technology across Nature’s Pride expansive European avocado value chain, pending EU regulatory approval

Otis Spunkmeyer chocolate chip cookies from frozen dough

Industry news

ARYZTA expands production line for Otis Spunkmeyer frozen cookie dough

Cookies go to foodservice, convenience and retail outlets

Rose Shilling

February 4, 2019

ARYZTA North America is adding a third line to its Otis Spunkmeyer frozen cookie dough production to meet increased demand.

Industry News

Tetra Pak appoints new CEO

Adolfo Orive will take over the position on April 1

Wayne Labs

February 1, 2019

The Tetra Laval Group Board has appointed Adolfo Orive, President and CEO of Tetra Pak effective April 1, 2019. The appointment follows the decision by Dennis Jönsson to step down from his position after 14 years as president and CEO and 36 years with the company.

Engineering R&D

Better Juice Uses Innovative Process to Reduce Sugar in Orange Juice

The long-standing problem with processed "fresh" orange juice has been that it's packed with sugar and has little, if any, fiber

Wayne Labs

January 21, 2019

Better Juice's process harnesses a natural enzymatic activity in non-GMO microorganisms to convert a portion of the simple fructose, glucose and sucrose sugars into fibers and other nondigestible sugars.

Keep It Safe

How an Effective Ergonomics Program Contributes to Worker Safety

Sharon Spielman

January 18, 2019

OSHA reports an increase in recent years in the reporting of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) and other work-related disorders due to ergonomic hazards, which are physical conditions that can pose risk of injury to the musculoskeletal system.

Food Safety

How food processors can create a plan for traceability and recalls

All processors need a program for traceability and recalls

Richard F. Stier

January 18, 2019

All food processors, no matter what they produce or where they are located, should develop, document, implement and maintain a program for traceability and recalls.