Articles by Kevin T. Higgins

Automating the transfer of live birds to a poultry kill line promises to ease stress levels for both humans and livestock.

The buying and selling of food companies is always noteworthy, particularly when billion-dollar assets change hands.

The owners of Just Desserts hope to leverage a new $12 million bakery into a major share of the super-premium cake business.

Packaging exposes ready-to-eat products to contamination risk, but an Oklahoma inventor is devising a variety of pasteurization options.

AIPC’s plant in suburban Phoenix challenges popular conceptions of how to construct a world-class food processing facility.

Pre-cast concrete construction is widely used for food plants, but the technique leaves pock marks that serve as excellent nesting places for insect larvae.

Process engineers continue to refine old as well as develop new applications for heat.

The latest equipment offers effective process control aid for today’s food plant.

As demand for hygienic design increases, CIP systems are redefining the meaning of clean.

With several distinct value-added businesses operating under one roof and a state of the art carcass dehairing process that takes food safety to a new level, Future Beef redefines supply chain integration.