What's Your Action Plan? A thorough action plan to deal with a product recall will determine how forgiving customers and consumers will be.

Traceability is a key component of a recall, but plant operators often conduct traceability drills and consider them mock recalls, points out Stephanie Lopez, a HACCP coordinator with AIB International.

In the face of rising medical insurance payments and increasing workloads, food industry professionals are staying at their jobs longer.

When aseptic processing adds cost, the technology is a hard sell. But three entrepreneurs prove it can be a cost-saving process.

Phenomena like the low-carb diet trend are a blessing for some processors and a curse for others, as sales trends for industry leaders demonstrate.

Possible changes in GMPs are just background noise for food professionals focused on manufacturing.

Distinguishing between core competencies and essential skills that can be outsourced can be a back-and-forth dilemma for food manufacturers.

While the Internet and automation systems are becoming bigger factors in parts ordering, maintenance managers still struggle with age-old challenges.

Food and beverage processors implement safety, security and plant efficiency measures while continuing to cut costs.

"Silos of information" is one of those shopworn automation phrases guaranteed to make a food processing professional cringe, but the reality of today's operating environment makes the integration of software systems from the shop floor to the top floor a critical objective.