A long list of concerns continues to keep businesses in the food processing industry on their toes. Inflation. Supply chain issues. Hiring challenges. The pandemic. However, a connective thread runs through these four: automation.

The cultivated meat industry is still in its infancy, and like many other burgeoning technologies—food or otherwise—the actual agreed-upon name for what the finished product will be called is being debated by those who make it.

A new year and new opportunities are in motion for the industry, after a (sometimes) bumpy but successful 2021.

Hello! I’m Michael Costa, the new editor-in-chief at FOOD ENGINEERING.

Editor-in-chief Casey Laughman says goodbye to the food and beverage industry.

We had a minor snag with one of the feature stories for this issue.

There’s a helicopter on Mars.

It’s still pretty amazing to be able to type those words. 

Food and beverage processors look for new ways to improve operations while facing the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.