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Editor's Note

Digitalization doesn’t just mean technological changes

There is a major paradigm shift happening, not just in food and beverage, but in practically every industry.

June 11, 2018

If there is one thing you need to know now about the digital revolution, it is that it is much more than merely purchasing new equipment, software or services.

Cold Chain

Internet protocols make the refrigerated supply chain more efficient

Initiative aims to move refrigerated foods through the supply chain more efficiently to reduce spoilage

Wayne Labs

June 6, 2018

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Just as the Internet makes use of hardware to relay data via the best routes regardless of who owns the hardware, a new “Physical Internet” for the Cold Chain (aka Cold PI) initiative is being developed by Tippmann Innovation (Ti) and Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute and the Physical Internet Center.

Engineering R&D

Voltage tester offers proof that power is really off

Satisfying NFPA 70E, this built-in absence-of-voltage tester confirms the power is off before the technician opens the cabinet door.

Wayne Labs

May 31, 2018

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Seeing the need for a safe way to verify the absence of voltage in equipment, Panduit business development manager Rachul Bulgaris invented the VeriSafe AVT.

Blockchain

How the founder of Ifoods is using blockchain for food safety

Founder Kallon talks about how children with beards led to his passion for food safety.

Crystal Lindell

May 29, 2018

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Kallon, the founder of Ifood, talks about how children growing beards because of food safety issues led to his work in block chain.

Tech Update

Filling machines offer improved speed, sanitation and efficiency

Casey Laughman

May 29, 2018

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Every step of the production process and the supply chain is under scrutiny. Filling equipment is not exempt.

Cargill Nature Conservancy water management

Cargill, Nestlé Purina, Nature Conservancy join forces to improve water sustainability in the beef supply chain

This project is expected to reduce the environmental impact of row crop irrigation in Nebraska and provide a scalable irrigation solution for U.S. farmers.

May 24, 2018

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Cargill, Minneapolis, teamed up with The Nature Conservancy, Arlington County, Va., and Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., St. Louis, Mo., to launch a 3-year water project to improve the sustainability of the beef supply chain.

Innovation

Lemonade company selected for Kraft Heinz Springboard Incubator Program

Company is the only one with a female owner chosen for the program

Casey Laughman

May 16, 2018

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Poppilu, a Chicago-based maker of antioxidant lemonades, has been selected for Kraft Heinz's first Springboard Incubator program. Poppilu founder Melanie Kahn is the only female business owner chosen for the program.

Food Safety

Opinion: Blockchain technology can help both agricultural professionals and industry regulators

A safer food industry can be created through increased transparency and improved tracking via Blockchain technology

Robert McNulty

May 4, 2018

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If the April 2018 E. coli outbreak has taught us anything, it's that we are still a ways away from properly tracking our food from source to plate.

Food Trends

Mintel announces flavor trends for 2018

"Less sweet" desserts among the top trends

Casey Laughman

April 27, 2018

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Market intelligence agency Mintel has released a report detailing the top trends for foodservice in 2018.

Food Packaging

Clemson researchers working on packaging that detects food spoilage

Intelligent packaging uses sensors to detect when food begins to go bad

Crystal Lindell

April 20, 2018

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The next innovation in food and beverage packaging could tell you when that cheese in the back of the fridge is getting too old to eat.

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