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Are you playing by the new rules of customer engagement?

Thanks to a new model, food and beverage sales grew in 2012 while other consumer packaged goods categories were down.

Shane O'Halloran

June 26, 2013

Top companies are identifying and engaging with customers and focusing on innovation that directly reaches them.

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Women see little role for federal government in guiding product choices or healthy decisions

New survey reveals women feel negatively about government attempts to encourage healthy eating.

Shane O'Halloran

June 26, 2013

Distrust of the media is even more prevalent than distrust of the government.

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The Power of ‘Small’

Small and medium-sized manufacturers are flexing their muscles; industry takes notice at PACK EXPO.

Shane O'Halloran

June 12, 2013

Food Engineering discusses small and medium-sized manufacturers with Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO of PMMI.

TECH FLASH

Large firms best positioned to improve profit margins

As US consumers become more health conscious, large companies are able to offer new products at increased prices.

Shane O'Halloran

June 12, 2013

Smaller competitors often lack the consumer recognition that allows premium pricing.

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Food Fraud: You purchased what?

Is your burger really 100 percent beef? Is your virgin olive oil really virgin? Only your analytical instrumentation knows for sure.

June 7, 2013

As a result of the recent UK horsemeat scandal, consumers and processors are very much aware they may not be getting what they paid for.

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Mikell Knights

June 6, 2013

Food and beverage manufacturers will need revolutionary manufacturing methods to promote and sustain growth. A better understanding of core competencies and capabilities can take you further.

Editor's Note

As the economy improves, so does the food and beverage industry

According to Food Engineering’s 36th annual Plant Construction Survey, the food and beverage industry is now thriving

June 4, 2013

Greenfield projects in 2012 numbered 218.

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Tank coating: an underrated aspect of selection

Tank surface preparation methods diverge, and a tank’s coating is its only defense against corrosion.

May 28, 2013

Find out what method of tank coating will suit your operation best.

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Separating winners from losers in consumer packaged goods

A new report says different-sized companies are using different methods to create growth.

May 28, 2013

Researchers looked at changes in dollar sales percent, volume sales percent and dollar share point.

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FDA’s third annual Reportable Food Registry report shows increase in food contamination incidents

Fresh produce and undeclared allergen reports increased most.

Shane O'Halloran

May 28, 2013

In three cases, submissions made to the RFR alerted FDA early to potential public health issues before potentially harmful products reached the marketplace.