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Although spending for packaging machinery by U.S. domestic companies is expected to rise by 2 to 3 percent this year -- to approximately $4.9 billion in sales -- spending by the food industry is expected to decline by 1 to 3 percent during the same period, according to a study by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).

Oftentimes Kosher is considered the equivalent of Halal, but there are distinct differences between the two.

Effectively and efficiently managing information - from supplier inventory to projected sales - is essential to flexible manufacturing. That's where integrated software comes into play.

Meat and poultry inspections not tough enough, auditors say.

The Titan Corporation -- manufacturer of the nation's first electronic pasteurization for food -- has been awarded a U.S. patent for a transporting and self-shielding system that miniaturizes its SureBeam technology, allowin

Sequencia Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) has a multi-site agreement with Morinaga Milk Industry Co. (Tokyo) to implement Sequencia’s OpenBatch recipe-management software.

In-home food safety improved during the past two years.

A recent survey from FPM&SA (Arlington, VA) on Internet use received a 40 percent response and some very interesting figures.

California Day-Fresh Foods Inc., (CDF) a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, Glendora, CA, is on the forefront of R&D and commercial application of ultraviolet light processing for fresh juice.

Sanitary pumps and industrial pumps are rarely discussed in an apples-to-apples comparison.