Articles by Casey Laughman

Expansions

Stampede Meat announces New Mexico expansion

New Mexico facility will employ almost 1,300

July 16, 2018

Stampede Meat, Inc., has announced it will be expanding to New Mexico, the company's first expansion outside its home state of Illinois.

Replacement Parts Survey

Survey: Replacement parts spending continues to decline

Survey shows almost 60 percent of processors spend less than $100,000 on replacement parts

Casey Laughman

July 16, 2018

The trend of processors spending less on replacement parts continues to grow, according to Food Engineering’s 2018 Replacement Parts and Components Trends Survey.

Tech Update

How to evaluate and specify food-grade lubricants

Food-grade lubricants offer processors performance, safety benefits.

Casey Laughman

July 9, 2018

In every food plant, there are gears and bearings that need grease, machines that need oil changes and components that need regular lubrication to continue performing at their best.

Cannabis

Report: U.S. cannabis industry exceeds $7.3 billion

PMMI report shows growth of cannabis industry

Casey Laughman

July 2, 2018

The U.S. cannabis industry has grown more than 200 percent over the last five years and now exceeds $7.3 billion, a new report shows.

Regulatory Watch

USDA, FDA announce effort to streamline produce safety requirements

Alignment is intended to make it easier for farmers to assess their food safety practices

Casey Laughman

July 2, 2018

The USDA and FDA have announced that they will be aligning the Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Audit Program (USDA H-GAP) with the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

Regulatory Watch

FDA extends compliance date for certain uses of partially hydrogenated oils

Extension is designed to account for shelf lives of products already produced

Casey Laughman

July 2, 2018

The FDA has announced that it is extending the compliance date for certain uses of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs).

Plant Openings

Combilift opens new global headquarters

New facility will allow company to double production

Casey Laughman

June 25, 2018

Combilift has opened a new global headquarters that will allow the company to double its annual production.

Food Safety

Pork lard products recalled due to lack of inspection

Illinois company recalls more than 258,000 pounds of product

Casey Laughman

June 25, 2018

Skokie, Ill.-based Quay Corporation is recalling more than 258,000 pounds of pork lard products that were produced without being inspected.

Field Reports

U.S. Water helps feed mill solve alkalinity problem

Feed mill turns to U.S. Water to help address high levels of alkalinity

Casey Laughman

June 25, 2018

U.S. Water’s EnergyOUT system offers processors an energy efficient, sustainable system to treat water feeds for issues such as alkalinity.

Food Safety

Kellogg Company announces recall of Honey Smacks cereal

Cereal has potential to be contaminated with Salmonella

Casey Laughman

June 18, 2018

Kellogg Company has recalled two sizes of its Honey Smacks cereal due to the potential presence of Salmonella.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

PepsiCo to Close Two Florida Facilities

Alternative Protein in 2025: Key Trends and Technologies

Events

June 17, 2025

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ State of the Cold Chain

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

July 23, 2025

Decarbonizing Process Heat: What You Should Know and Next Steps

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

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