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Hot-Fill PET

Alamo Red Salsa switches from glass jars to hot-fill PET jars

Contract packager, Consolidated Mills, partners with TricorBraun on plastic alternative to standard glass jar for their own brand of salsa.

Crystal Lindell

March 18, 2018

Consolidated Mills wanted to be able to fill the PET jars with their current equipment line used to fill glass jars.

New automation solution for pizza production

Soft Robotics introduces robotic end-of-arm tooling gentle enough to make pizzas.

Debra Schug

March 16, 2018

Robotics have been steadily moving further up the packaging and processing line in food and beverage production. And the latest example of this trend is the automated pizza solution from Soft Robotics.

Innovation

Is the last mile the last challenge for retailers?

Many retailers know that a quick and speedy delivery is key to finding new business and holding onto it

Wayne Labs

March 15, 2018

Companies like Target and Amazon realize the importance of quick, same-day delivery when it comes to food and beverage products.

Food Safety

Smoked sausage recalled due to possible contamination

Johnsonville recalls more than 109,000 pounds of product

Casey Laughman

March 15, 2018

Johnsonville, LLC has recalled more than 109,000 pounds of smoked pork sausage products due to possible contamination with extraneous materials.

Food Safety

Catfish recalled due to possible contamination

Product may be contaminated with leucomalachite green

Casey Laughman

March 12, 2018

Heartland Catfish Company, based in Itta Bena, Mississippi, has announced a recall of almost 70,000 pounds of catfish products due to possible contamination by leucomalachite green.

Food Safety

GAO releases report on FDA/FSMA progress

Report calls for performance measures, timeline for long-term food safety activities

Wayne Labs

March 9, 2018

With FSMA now the law of the land and the FDA budgeting $1 billion annually for food safety and nutrition, the agency needs to take several steps to meet food safety and nutrition objectives, says a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Tariff decision could drive up costs for certain food and beverage items

CMI urges exemptions for steel and aluminum used to make food and beverage cans.

Debra Schug

March 9, 2018

The CMI says 42 percent of tinplate steel needs to be imported to manufacture food cans that provide nutritious product for American consumers. More than 60 percent of primary aluminum needs to be imported from foreign sources to produce aluminum cansheet, used to manufacture beverage cans.

Michigan and Iowa encourage processors to choose them for future factories

These Midwestern states want food and beverage manufacturers to know they are open for business.

Debra Schug

March 9, 2018

Recently, these two states have made investments into their assets and offerings for manufacturers, particularly those in the food and beverage industry.

Opinion: Don't give up on sustainable operations

Operating challenges make sustainability a challenge, but it's still a worthy goal

Casey Laughman

March 4, 2018

Whether it's been pursuing LEED certification, energy efficiency, saving water, or the role of equipment in meeting sustainability goals, each of those stories has had one thing in common: No matter what you do from a planning or an equipment standpoint, bad operations can undo everything.