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How Prestage Foods of Iowa built a state-of-the-art pork processing plant

December 9, 2019

Producing more than 1.4 billion pounds of pork and turkey annually, the Prestage Farms family of companies employs more than 2,700 associates and is affiliated with more than 470 farm families across the U.S.

Stress corrosion cracking - viewed under scanning electron microscope

Maintenance

Know the causes of stainless-steel corrosion in retorts and take practical steps to prevent corrosion

Retorts represent a large investment, so take the right steps from the very beginning to maximize the life expectancy of these devices and your ROI

Jeff Arthur

December 5, 2019

Unless steps are taken to identify, reduce, or eliminate the causes of corrosion, batch retorts may have their service lives cut short, resulting in production disruptions and the need for early replacement of affected vessels.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

How to select mixing equipment for cannabis food and beverages

Mixing with care: Choosing the best mixer for cannabis-infused products requires weighing many factors.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 25, 2019

Creating consistent, enjoyable food and beverages is impossible without proper mixing, and that's especially true for cannabis-infused products.

Food Safety

The importance of ERP in recall prevention and preparedness

Daniel Erickson

November 19, 2019

Food and beverage manufacturers must be able to respond quickly and effectively to the recall of products deemed unsafe for the market, as the consequences for not doing so can have effects both legally and financially.

Navigating immigration policy is a challenge as food processors seek employees

Rose Shilling

October 18, 2019

Hiring immigrants to help fill worker shortages at American food factories is fraught with pitfalls.

Complying with FSMA for pet food manufacturing

Wayne Labs

September 17, 2019

Bad news first: If you make pet food, have an older facility and have been putting off examining your operation in light of FSMA, rushing to comply with the new food safety rules for animal foods is probably proving to be a challenge.

HPP: Equipment, Trends and the Science Behind the Technology

With roots in food safety and shelf-life goals, high pressure processing is relatively young but growing in the industry

Sharon Spielman

September 15, 2019

High pressure processing is growing rapidly as a way to make food safe without heat and keep it tasting and looking its best longer.

An HPP company that makes good food

September 15, 2019

Kurt Penn, the founder and CEO of Good Foods Group LLC, was first exposed to high pressure processing back in 2008 at a trade show and then when the chicken sausage business he owned was purchased by Perdue Farms, who was using HPP.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | AUGUST 2019

Extraction technologies concentrate active components of cannabis

Main extraction

August 12, 2019

Ingredient companies use extraction technologies to concentrate the active components in cannabis. This is a boon to makers of legal cannabis edibles and beverages seeking to produce a variety of functional commercial products that have consistency and quality.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2019

Microlab STAR Liquid Handling System

June 27, 2019

The Microlab STAR uses air displacement pipetting to achieve superior cannabis product assay accuracy.

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.