Exclusives Stories

HPP services provider is now known as Universal Pure

The two entities formerly known as Universal Pasteurization and Universal Cold Storage now are under one name.

October 11, 2017

It’s been a busy few weeks for the nation’s largest provider of high pressure processing (HPP) and cold storage services formerly known as Universal Pasteurization and Universal Cold Storage.

Schneider Electric focuses on digital transformation of the food and beverage industry

Maple Leaf, Frito Lay and Ken’s Foods among presenters at this year’s Innovation Summit.

Debra Schug

October 10, 2017

At its recent Innovation Summit, Schneider Electric unveiled three new solutions for the food and beverage industry to help processors achieve operational excellence and efficiency while ensuring they stay in regulatory compliance.

FDA

FDA tells bakery: Love is not an ingredient

Nashoba Brook Bakery gets warning letter that includes a violation for listing “love” as one of its granola ingredients.

Crystal Lindell

October 4, 2017

Apparently, it doesn’t matter how much of your soul you put into making something, you aren’t allowed to list “Love” as one of the ingredients.

Mergers and Acquisitions

SUEZ finalizes acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies

Former president and CEO of GE Water to lead new business unit

Casey Laughman

October 2, 2017

SUEZ has announced that it has completed the acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies.

Opinion

Opinion: Disasters aren't the only havoc food processors need to prepare for

Disaster preparedness is crucial, but day-to-day events can cause havoc as well

Casey Laughman

September 28, 2017

We’ve been all too familiar with natural disasters lately.

Risk Analysis study: Even properly cooked pork chops pose Listeria, Salmonella threat

Leftovers, which could feature just a few pathogens that then had the chance to multiply, were the real concern, according to the research.

Crystal Lindell

September 28, 2017

It turns out that people eating leftover pork chops that have not been cooked well-done are likely putting themselves at risk for Salmonella and Listeria exposure.

Food fraud

How barcodes can help fight food fraud

Food ranks among the top five most valuable counterfeit markets

Sean Riley

September 28, 2017

Within the layered approach to brand protection are overt technologies — barcodes, holograms, watermarks, embossing and etching — and covert technologies — taggants, UV, infrared and fluorescent inks, Smart technology and radio frequency identification (RFID).

Food Safety

Beef and pork products recalled due to undeclared allergen

Products contain undeclared milk

Casey Laughman

September 28, 2017

RI Wang Food Group, based in Maspeth, N.Y., is recalling more than 63,000 pounds of pork and beef products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen.

Craft spirits market poised to boom

With younger drinkers increasingly making cocktails their drink of choice, now might be the time to look to craft liquor.

Debra Schug

September 27, 2017

Millennials, once again, are rapidly changing alcohol beverage trends, now exhibiting a preference for craft liquor produced by small, local distilleries.