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PACK EXPO

PACK EXPO East to deliver innovative food packaging solutions

More than 400 exhibitors and 6,000 industry professionals expected to attend

April 9, 2018

Home to nearly one-third of the nation’s top consumer packaged goods companies, PACK EXPO East (April 16-18, 2018, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) will address the trends and challenges driving the food and beverage market. The show will bring together 400 exhibitors and 6,000 industry professionals over 100,000 net square feet of exhibit space.

Information Security

Beefing up on industrial computer security and password protection

Industrial automation systems are becoming secure-by-design, but weak passwords can wreak havoc with the best-designed systems

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2018

A newly published standard specifies process requirements for the secure development of products used in industrial automation and control systems (IACS).

Dr. Tim Ryan, president of The Culinary Institute of America, shares a sake toast with Chairman Hiroshi Sakurai (right) and President Kazuhiro Sakurai of Asahi Shuzo to celebrate a new agreement between the CIA and the Japanese sake producer.

The craft spirits scene heats up around the NYC area

Why a Japanese sake producer decided to open up its first US brewery now and what it means for the craft beverage industry.

Debra Schug

April 5, 2018

The new facility will allow Asahi Shuzo International to produce more than 332,000 gallons of sake annually.

PET

Unilever working on converting PET back to virgin grade material

Company working to to pioneer breakthrough food packaging technology in partnership with Ioniqa & Indorama Ventures.

Crystal Lindell

April 5, 2018

Unilever has announced a partnership with start-up company Ioniqa and the largest global producer of PET resin Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology that converts PET waste back into virgin grade material for use in food packaging.

N.Y. raw milk cheese company ordered to stop sales for food safety violations

Vulto Creamery source of outbreak that sickened 8 people, killing 2

Crystal Lindell

April 2, 2018

A New York raw milk cheese company, whose products were linked to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono), has been ordered by a federal court not to manufacture its ready-to-eat aged soft, semi-soft and hard cheeses until it complies with food safety regulations.

Starbucks launches $10M effort to find better cups

Coffee makers partners with Closed Loop Partners to develop recyclable, compostable cup solution, with plans to make it open source.

Crystal Lindell

April 1, 2018

Starbucks wants to bring a fully recyclable and compostable cup to the market within the next three years.

How food and beverage companies can be faster and more flexible in the future

At its annual US Innovation Day, Siemens puts digital transformation tools on display.

Debra Schug

March 30, 2018

From providing transparency and traceability to speeding up and reducing costs in the product and production planning process, these are just some of the capabilities of the Siemens’ solutions demonstrated at the company’s annual US Innovation Day, on March 27 at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in Chicago.

Food Safety

Canned chicken recalled due to possible contamination

Hard plastic discovered in product

Casey Laughman

March 29, 2018

Madelia, Minn.-based Tony Downs Food Company is recalling more than 96,000 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with hard plastic.

Training

When human behavior clashes with food safety goals

Yaohua Feng, of Purdue Food Science, talks about why companies need to account for irrational human behavior when implementing food safety procedures.

Crystal Lindell

March 29, 2018

When Yaohua Feng, an assistant professor at Purdue Food Science, observes home cooks, 64 percent of them don’t wash their hands before making a meal — and that’s when they know they’re being watched. And unfortunately, employees at processing facilities aren’t always much better.

Frozen ready meals market predicted to grow

Consumers appear to be relying on frozen ready meals to meet the needs for their healthy, busy lifestyles.

Debra Schug

March 29, 2018

New methods of packaging, freezing foods will likely be adopted by food producers as demand for frozen ready meals grow, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.