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Coronavirus drives increase in meat sales

Ground beef is biggest gainer

March 19, 2020

Meat sales have increased rapidly during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a new report from the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) shows.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | MARCH 2020

Using Pilot Plants to Launch Cannabis Food and Beverages

First Steps: Pilot plants are an essential aspect of product development when entering the cannabis-infused food and beverage market.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

March 16, 2020

Ever since the advent of legal cannabis product commercialization, companies developing and producing these infused foods and beverages have sought viable equipment to help them create consistent, high-quality products for recreational and medical cannabis consumers.

Instrumentation & control

Use the right instrumentation to improve batch manufacturing

Ditch the antiquated clipboard and meet quality and regulatory demands with digital instrumentation, and get more consistent batches

Joshua Friesz

Nicole Meidl

March 10, 2020

Ensure the consistency of each batch with on-line instrumentation.

Parts & components

Need a spec/datasheet?

Allied Electronics & Automation probably has it—now more than 1.1 million of them

Wayne Labs

March 3, 2020

Allied Electronics has been accumulating a treasure trove of datasheets. The company just announced there are now more than 1.1 million of them, and the number keeps growing.

Pet food quality expectations mirror trends in human food

From premium ingredients to sustainable manufacturing practices, the food we feed our pets mirrors what we eat

Sharon Spielman

February 24, 2020

As consumers change how they feel about their pets, it creates new challenges for pet food manufacturers that must respond to customer demands to feed pets like people.

Processing

Solid lube bearings can improve safety, increase uptime and reduce costs

Sébastien Lukat Steve Boyd

February 24, 2020

While you might guess that a steel mill or rock quarry presents the steepest challenge to reliable machine operation, the reality is that food and beverage plants rank among the toughest environments for rolling element bearings.

Food Loss & Waste

CEC launches food loss and waste pilot program

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation is asking for comments to help improve the program

Wayne Labs

February 18, 2020

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is spearheading a North America-wide pilot program aimed at implementing Why and How to Measure Food Loss and Waste: A Practical Guide, a program launched in March 2019.

PACK EXPO

5 trends that are driving packaging updates

Sean Riley

February 18, 2020

Consumer desires and modern lifestyles continue to facilitate a shift in how people perceive food, according to "Trends and Advances in Food Packaging and Processing" from PMMI.

Heartland Catfish Expands Headquarters with 25,000 Square Feet of Processing and Freezer Capacity

February 7, 2020

Heartland Catfish Company has completed part one of a two-part expansion that will bring additional freezing and processing capacity to the company’s Mississippi headquarters. The two-pronged expansion will bring up to 40 new jobs to the catfish processor.

Pet Food

Expectations for conveniently packaged specialty pet food create challenges

Wayne Labs

December 16, 2019

In this article, we look at how the growth of consumer demands and regulations is modernizing pet food operations.

Join Lynn Dornblaser, Client Advisor at Mintel, and Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING, as they break down the 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies and discuss the factors affecting this year’s rankings.

Explore food safety strategies that strengthen sanitation, risk management, operational efficiency, and compliance across foodservice and facility environments.