Articles by Casey Laughman

Green Series

Balancing Capital Investment with Long-Term Sustainability Goals

Casey Laughman

January 14, 2019

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When processors make major capital investments, a lot of questions have to be answered.

Plant of the Year

Valley Milk LLC wins the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year

Milk powder manufacturing facility honored for its commitment to sustainability and quality

Casey Laughman

January 7, 2019

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Valley Milk LLC has been named the winner of the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award for its new milk powder manufacturing facility in Turlock, Calif.

Dry Processing Technology

High speed packaging solves production challenges without sacrificing quality

Casey Laughman

December 23, 2018

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The installation of high-speed packaging solutions from tna has enabled Pipers Crisps to increase productivity, double packaging speed and reduce waste while maintaining the highest level of product quality through enhanced seal integrity.

Editor's Note

New ways food processors can be green

Casey Laughman

December 12, 2018

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Sustainability is a goal we all want to pursue, but we're constrained in how we can pursue it. And if you've already done all the easy stuff, then suddenly you're faced with a big challenge when it comes to squeezing more energy or water savings out of your operations.

Fabulous Food Plants

Hispanic Cheese Makers' fabulous food plant sets the bar for reducing waste

Hispanic Cheese Makers’ wastewater lagoons are a big project, but a small part of the company’s overall sustainability goal

Casey Laughman

December 12, 2018

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What Hispanic Cheese Makers is doing with its wastewater and with its sustainability efforts overall makes it a model for producers looking for ways to be sustainable and good neighbors, and it’s why Hispanic Cheese Makers is being featured as a Fabulous Food Plant.

Food Safety

Poultry recalled due to undeclared allergens

Products may contain milk, egg and soy

Casey Laughman

December 10, 2018

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Woodbridge, N.J.-based Amboy Group LLC has recalled an undetermined amount of raw boneless and skinless poultry products due to undeclared allergens.

Industry News

Maple Leaf Foods announces $660 million poultry facility

Hixson, WalterFedy to collaborate on engineering and architecture services

Casey Laughman

November 28, 2018

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Maple Leaf Foods has announced it will build a $660 million fresh poultry facility in London, Ontario, Canada.

Industry News

FPSA expands Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Organization adds three new members

Casey Laughman

November 28, 2018

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The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) has announced three new members of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

Food Safety

Meat and poultry products recalled due to misbranding

Products may contain allergens and MSG

Casey Laughman

November 26, 2018

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Huntington Park, Calif.-based Chunwei Inc. is recalling more than 65,000 pounds of ready-to-eat and raw meat and poultry products because they may contain undeclared allergens and MSG.

Field Reports

Jewel Date finds success with new metal detector

Casey Laughman

November 26, 2018

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Jewel Date decided to replace its aging metal detectors to maximize sensitivity when inspecting challenging products.

Reducing Mechanical Wear in Food Processing while Increasing Productivity

Food processing manufacturers have an increasing number of challenges, whether they are processing vegetables and fruit, filling pastries and baked goods, or cutting meat. This includes keeping up with sanitation, safety and maintenance requirements while maintaining throughput and production quality.

Food and beverage manufacturers are faced with the relentless challenge of maximising asset reliability. Cutting back on planned maintenance, adding more machines or calling for overtime to cover the impact of low asset reliability all sounds too familiar.

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Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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