Food and Beverage Manufacturing Top Stories

Developing Quality Cannabinoids

The right equipment and processes are essential to developing high-quality and safe ingredients from cannabis and hemp.

August 11, 2021

As the cannabis-infused food and beverage industry continues to grow, progressively expanding into mainstream America, variables related to finished product quality, safety, and consistency will rise to the forefront of industry concerns.

AI Podcast

The Morning Star Company Explores AI Options to Improve Yields, Profitability

Kristen Kazarian

August 6, 2021

A leader in the tomato processing industry, The Morning Star Company is looking at new AI agriculture technologies in extensive field settings that can help to achieve this goal.

FE August 2021 AI feature Getty Images. Photo courtesy of Getty Images / Imaginima

Tech Update

Tech Update: What AI can do for you

Experts believe that food and beverage manufacturers will need artificial intelligence in their business model to survive in the future

Kristen Kazarian

August 4, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers numerous advantages to manufacturers, including synching machinery on a production line, solving supply chain issues, business forecasting, improving food safety standards and waste reduction, as well as yield and quality—all in real time.

FE August 2021 Plant of the Year: Keurig Dr Pepper Facility. Photos courtesy of Keurig Dr Pepper

Plant of the Year | Just What The Dr Ordered

Keurig Dr Pepper Earns the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year Award

Casey Laughman

August 2, 2021

Keurig Dr Pepper wins the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award for its production facility and regional distribution center in Allentown, Pennsylania.

FE August 2021 Xtreme Metal Detector. Photo courtesy Eriez

Dry Processing Technology

Meeting Product Purity Specs with Metal Detection

Berryhill Foods uses Eriez metal detectors to ensure their premium blueberries and raspberries are safe and pure

Sharon Spielman

August 1, 2021

Since the mid-1990s, Berryhill Foods in Fraser Valley, B.C., Canada—with its rich, fertile soil conditions and temperate climate—has been providing premium blueberries and raspberries to a range of customers. Although Berryhill’s customers vary, their exacting standards do not.

Man Loading Produce Boxes into Back of Truck

Editor's Note

Supply chain challenges aren't going away

A look at the State of Food Manufacturing survey reveals some major concerns

Casey Laughman

July 30, 2021

Annual survey shows what's top of mind for processors.

Leadership Lessons from Women in Supply Chain Management

Advice from three industry veterans for women wanting to grow their careers in this always-evolving industry.

Michael Costa

July 27, 2021

Traditionally, one overlooked and underutilized labor pool has been women. The industry has been a male-dominated field for decades, but the need for additional help today has put women in a better situation to start a cold chain career.

Recyclable fresh food to-go packaging extends shelf life

Kristen Kazarian

July 21, 2021

Flexible packaging leader, ProAmpac, is expanding into North America with its Rapid Action Packaging’s (RAP) fresh food to-go packaging portfolio.

Managing construction projects

Capital project management for those lacking on-staff expertise

While some food companies have people who can manage automation and construction projects, processors can also outsource CPM specialists

Wayne Labs

July 20, 2021

While some food and beverage companies have dedicated capital project managers (CPMs) to see construction and automation projects through even at multiple sites around the world, many companies are left wanting a CPM on staff to handle their projects.

Compostable film created for shrink applications

Kristen Kazarian

July 20, 2021

EcoCortec®, part of Cortec® Corporation, is pleased to announce the official release of EcoShrink™ Compostable Film, a commercially compostable alternative to common plastic shrink wraps for use in industrial packaging applications.