Articles by Kevin T. Higgins

Improved sensors and better understanding of heat flux are enabling engineers to upgrade the performance of bakery ovens.

Retortable containers need an influx of innovation if they're going to keep up with the convenience trend.

There's no shortage of traceability tools from technology providers. How effectively manufacturers deploy them is shaping up as a key competitive issue.

Mixing technology is emerging as one of the most dynamic equipment categories, and high-shear units are redefining the science.

When aseptic processing adds cost, the technology is a hard sell. But three entrepreneurs prove it can be a cost-saving process.

Phenomena like the low-carb diet trend are a blessing for some processors and a curse for others, as sales trends for industry leaders demonstrate.

The transfer of laboratory research to high-speed production equipment was the most daunting aspect of a sanitary-can development project.

Desiccants inside printed cards push oxygen absorbers into the baked goods segment.

There is no shortage of antimicrobial technologies for food and beverage processors. With safety concerns spreading, there is a need for even more.

Hormel's conversion to retortable cartons is the culmination of a 12-year quest by Tetra Pak.