The J. R. Simplot Company will build a state-of-the-art potato processing plant in Caldwell, ID. Site preparation is anticipated to begin next May with startup expected by spring of 2014. The 380,000-sq.-ft. plant will replace the company’s existing potato processing plant in Caldwell.
The measure of how satisfied American consumers are with food, pet food and other necessities has stagnated, according to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
While it was once common for operators to apprentice under experienced bakers to learn the business, today’s bakery operators are usually less trained and more prone to making mistakes on the plant floor, especially if batch instructions and records are kept on paper.
This machine is part of the coating application in the lacquering/laminating plant used to process WheyLayer films. Inset shows sample foods packaged in WheyLayer material. Source: Fraunhofer IVV.Begun three years
Maple Leaf Foods celebrated the opening of its Hamilton, Ontario plant, which is Canada’s largest commercial bakery. The plant produces a variety of products for the Canadian market and represents
Milk producers seek right to reduce output when prices are lowMilk producers and dairy processors are clearly at odds over major new dairy legislation now in Congress. The Dairy Security
Northwest Food Processors Education & Research Institute and the Hitachi Foundation are jointly offering the 2012 Food Processing Workforce Pioneer Awards for food companies with facilities in Idaho, Oregon and
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