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As a part of the program, unsold and non-donatable food and beverage products from USCS’s California locations are brought to Divert’s Integrated Diversion and Energy Facility in Turlock, Calif.

As throughput rates continue to rise, so do the demands on traditional materials, equipment designers and maintenance personnel. Understanding the capabilities of a broader range of equipment material options allows for quality designs.

Vacuum conveyors offer a hygienic, low-energy way to transport powders, granules and other bulk solids.

For certain high-value products where extended shelf life and preservation of nutrients and vitamins are crucial, HPP offers a bacterial inactivation process that doesn’t interfere with the organoleptic nature of food and beverages.

Traditional operator safety approaches are still in place at food plants, but dynamic digital tools and continuous training are solving problems for plant managers.

Gas-fired heating systems are being replaced by electrification technologies that offer higher efficiency, reduced emissions and improved process control.

Developed at the Hiperbaric High Pressure Processing (HPP) Incubator in Miami, each bottle contains more than 700 mg of electrolytes to support hydration.

In alternative protein production, pumps are essential for accurate additive dosing, including nutrients and anti-foaming agents, as well as transferring the protein product and adjusting pH levels to maintain optimum conditions. Selecting the right pumping technologies can help manufacturers to overcome bioprocessing challenges.

With robot automation, processors gain the versatility to accommodate all the preferred cuts for different market segments without the cost and time of working with an inflexible dedicated system.

ProSweets Cologne, set for Feb. 2-5 in Cologne, Germany, will provide insight on how AI can help confectionery and snack manufacturers, particularly in the area of vision and quality control.