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FOOD ENGINEERING Editors Derrick Teal and Alyse Thompson-Richards and Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Editor Kelley Rodriguez discuss the major trends affecting food manufacturing in 2024 and what they expect to see in 2025. They cover food safety, automation, sustainability, mergers & acquisitions, and more.

Food safety and quality are synonymous and need to fit into the same QC program.

Knowing how to get started and where to integrate new systems is key to success, as is having a balanced approach that values human expertise alongside technological development.

A well-thought-out strategy can maximize the benefit of having the right sensors in the right place with the right controls.

Many manufacturers are implementing new advancements in automation technology, from artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twins to robotics. But automation depends on people to make the world a better place.

Designed for automation systems in the food and beverage industry, the GTF helps customers to achieve hygienic certifications.

When asked to prioritize technologies, more than 80% of respondents listed every option as essential, underscoring the confusion that prevents decisive action.

Cobots can work safely among people and relieve them of the drudge work nobody wants to do—like cartoning and palletizing.

With the rushed production schedules at plants, having key process information is not the only data needed, but key device data allows scheduled maintenance.

Check out some of the latest packaging and processing solutions exhibitors plan to debut or showcase at PACK EXPO, set for Nov. 3-6 in Chicago.