Articles by Joyce Fassl

Manufacturers must stay ahead of market demands, economic uncertainty and even environmental matters on a global basis.

The food plant of the future is coming soon to a smart phone near you. Expect to see packaging equipment operational and troubleshooting instructions streaming to you over the phone in the near future.

Just as the United States 2010 Census is crucial for our nation’s future planning, so is Food Engineering’s Plant Construction Survey.

Protecting the food supply may often seem like a daunting task. Our goal is to provide you with as many solutions as possible.

Technology, trends and information are bombarding the food and beverage industry at such a quick pace, it’s hard to get a grip on what is worthy of attention.

Often as a decade comes to a close, articles looking back at the past ten years come across my desk and Web browser.

The food industry learned that the public continues to be serious about sustainability, and not only in the packaging, energy and other waste reduction methods of the firms that produce the goods they buy.

While business may be lackluster in nearly all sectors, the food and beverage industry has much to be happy about.

There’s no escape from the news reports discussing whether or not the recession is over. If we are eking out of it, the official proclamation of the end is bound to be at least six months away.

While some plant projects may have been put on hold this year, the food industry has proved to be a shining star compared to hard hit industries such as automotive and construction.