Articles by Kevin T. Higgins

The combination of membrane bioreactor filtration with a zoned anaerobic digester resulted in unprecedented COD reductions in a cheese plant’s high-strength effluent.

Featuring a colorful new design, Gevalia goes toe to toe on the retail shelf with upscale brands

Fiber by fiber, the flight from corrugated materials to less expensive shipping materials is continuing in food and beverage distribution.

When a brand name refers to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, two assumptions could be made

Deliberate acts of sabotage can be more difficult to detect and prevent than bacterial threats to food. Food manufacturers now are bolstering their defenses against security threats.

A year after passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, food companies await regulatory proposals for preventive controls and other requirements of the new law.

The power of magnetic waves is evident to any Boy Scout with a compass. A Dutch firm is applying amplified magnetic force to the task of peeling an onion

Hormel’s Progressive Processing plant is built for the long haul. A quarter century had passed since Hormel Foods had commissioned a new production facility. In designing its Dubuque plant, engineers aimed to create a facility that would be contemporary for the next 25 years.

Convenience and freshness preservation are the drivers behind a new resealable pouch for baking nuts from Fisher Nuts, a division of John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., Elgin, IL.

Green aesthetics meets bag-in-box functionality in the eco.bottle container.