Articles by Kevin T. Higgins

Genetically engineered grains are mainstream, but gene splicing in livestock remains experimental. A Boston area biotechnology firm hopes to change that and end its 18-year quest for commercial approval.

Altering processes and procedures requires human involvement, but that doesn’t preclude technical support for continuous improvement efforts.

Speed always is a priority in packaging operations, but market realities are elevating other considerations for food and beverage professionals.

Rotating label increases communication at the point of purchase and helps differentiate food products from the competition.

If there were a Miss Congeniality award for packaging, a food or beverage company would have been the odds-on favorite of judges for the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.

Systems development can create strange bedfellows. Take, for example, the alliance between an Alabama road construction firm and food scientists addressing animal welfare issues.

Faster fill times are nice, but a host of other considerations also are part of manufacturers’ value calculations. Those needs are evident in the systems being developed.

Bigger welcome mats are being laid out for third-party auditors as the food industry reconciles itself to customer and public demands for greater transparency.

Food Engineering readers provide insight into how their companies are recalibrating inventory needs to meet production demands.

With the microwave supplanting the convection oven, package engineers eye susceptor systems to better protect frozen-food consumers from undercooked products.