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It wasn’t that long ago that a guru was needed to plan production for products based on manually recorded sales and inventory levels.

How a new generation of barrier papers are replacing single-use plastics.

Food patents can boost revenue and brand growth but can seem too difficult to navigate. This is the state of food patents today and how you can file for and launch a patent claim of your own.

The crucial mission of avoiding foodborne illness starts with sanitation and cleaning procedures. 

Ensuring you’re plugged in to the supply chain means ensuring efficiency and motivation to invest in your goals and plans for the future.

Food packaging has come a long way over the last decade, those of you in the food manufacturing business—as well as those, like me, on the materials science side—have witnessed a rapidly rolling movement placing environmental friendliness at the top of priorities lists.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public inventory of certain food ingredients that the agency has determined to have unsafe uses in food because they are unapproved food additives and lists of select chemicals currently under the agency’s review.

Consumers must be able to rely upon and trust allergen claims, not second guess or wonder whether a product that says “may contain” or makes soft claims like “nut-free” are safe to consume.

Survey results show an increase in demand for products, but supply chain and labor issues are preventing food manufacturers from a corresponding increase in revenue.