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Among the top trends, automation and robotics are expected to gain mass adoption in many food processing plants to help operational efficiencies and customer order fulfillment as well as to increase throughput and quality.

As brand manufacturers continue to source from an ever-growing list of ingredients and suppliers, food is now the fourth most valuable counterfeit market, according to the 2016 Brand Protection and Product Traceability Market Research Report.

Coffee, tea, or hot soup on the go? A new packaging innovation promises exactly that. The HeatGenie simply and quickly heats beverages with a twist of the lid through a solid-state thermal reaction.

Knowledge of how attacks occur, new tools coming on the scene, and long-term investments in cybersecurity can all help processors stand a better chance of keeping their plants safely up and running.

A research team from the National University of Singapore has successfully turned tofu whey — a liquid that is generated from the production of tofu and is often discarded — into what they describe as a tasty alcoholic beverage called Sachi.

Manufacturing might have the reputation of being old, dirty and generally antiquated. But that image couldn't be farther from what is represented at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute located in Chicago.

The FDA announced the availability of a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help small businesses comply with the Produce Safety Rule mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

In 2017, Amazon captured an industry-leading 18 percent of online food and beverage sales in the U.S. — twice its closest competitor Walmart, which had 9 percent of the market.

Oprah has once again released a list of all her favorite things, just in time for the upcoming holiday season. This year’s list includes an array of food and beverage items, including hot sauce, smoked turkey and cakes, among other things.