Articles by Shane O'Halloran

Precision Blending International’s business consisted entirely of blending and milling dairy powders for food and dairy products until 2010, when a customer asked the company to produce an agglomerated blend of finely powdered raw material to improve its processability in food formulations.

When Martin’s Family Fruit Farm decided to turn the fruit of its labor into a snack, Kevin Martin drove from Ontario to North Carolina with boxes of apples in the back of his truck.

Competition in the dessert sector is fierce, making eye-catching product appearance, multiple flavor options and functional packaging indispensable.

Sustainable packaging provides more than environmental benefits—it can minimize packaging, warehousing and shipping costs.

Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.’s patented new PrimaPak pop-up box has garnered plenty of recognition as the first-ever reclosable, flexible, stackable package produced from engineered rollstock on proprietary vertical form/fill/seal (VFFS) machinery.

Between high-pressure processing, ultrasound, irradiation and pulsed light, there’s an option for almost any application.

It’s no secret that employee engagement boosts individual, team and overall operational performance.

Fueled in large part by rising consumption in Asia, the global dairy industry is expanding at a rate that will increase both opportunities and challenges for producers.

Franklin Farms East is an East Coast producer of dry milk and non-dairy food products used in the production of commercial baked goods, ice creams and confectionery products.

Average spending is up, and inventory management practices are adjusting to new realities in food and beverage production.