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Home » Authors » Kevin T. Higgins

Kevin T. Higgins

Kevin Higgins was Senior Editor for FE.
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ARTICLES

Purge pads double as anti-theft devices

Kevin T. Higgins
April 1, 2004
With more supermarket chains cracking down on shoplifting and installing anti-theft hardware, Cryovac Food Packaging is introducing meat soaker pads with concealed pockets to hold electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags.
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No cap on closure expectations

Kevin T. Higgins
April 1, 2004
Single-serve containers remain sales-growth leaders at many beverage companies, including dairies, but they pose special challenges in delivering leak resistance and easy opening.
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Engineering R&D
In-line analysis with GMS

Kevin T. Higgins
March 8, 2004
Guided microwave spectroscopy has kept fighter planes out of harm's way. Now it's helping provide in-line analysis of fat and moisture content in ground beef.
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Food Packaging
Rovema touts vertical f/f/s options

Kevin T. Higgins
March 3, 2004
During its three decades on American soil, German machinery firm Rovema Packaging Machines has staked out the vertical form/fill/seal packaging space.
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Food Packaging
Is packaging waste off the radar?

Kevin T. Higgins
March 3, 2004
While source reduction and recycling programs have advanced elsewhere, U.S. efforts to reduce packaging waste are stuck on hold.
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Inching Toward Total Control

Kevin T. Higgins
March 3, 2004
The controls technology toolbox is full; now it's a matter of deploying the automation firepower in food and beverage plants.
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Food Packaging
Uncle Ben touts second first

Kevin T. Higgins
March 3, 2004
Simmering a pot of rice may be a dying art, judging by convenience-driven rollouts of ready-to-heat precooked rice products.
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Manufacturing for Mass Merchandisers Are You Hooked?

Kevin T. Higgins
March 3, 2004
Food and beverage companies are getting hooked on the sales growth in supercenters and club stores, and that requires some adjustments in manufacturing practices.
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Will Aseptic Heat Up?

Kevin T. Higgins
February 3, 2004
If R&D energy is converted to commercial action, 2004 could be a watershed year for many types of shelf-stable products, including aseptic particulates.
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Engineering R&D:
Diesel fuel from waste

Kevin T. Higgins
February 3, 2004
The partnership that runs Smithfield Foods' BEST BioFuel division is gearing up to convert swine manure to biomethanol, a renewable component of biodiesel and a possible solution for a nagging environmental problem for the food industry.
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