Casey Laughman

Casey Laughman is the former Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.

Food Packaging

Supremia announces eco-friendly cotton bag repurposing initiative

Supremia and Terracycle are collaborating on an initiative to collect and repurpose cotton bags

Casey Laughman

September 17, 2018

Premiums and promotional packaging specialist Supremia has announced that it has hired TerraCycle to collect and repurpose cotton bags that Supremia is no longer using.

Food Packaging

Chobani's flip packaging required specialized design

PakPot-designed package offers ease of use

Casey Laughman

September 14, 2018

Chobani’s “flip” line of yogurt uses an innovative, one-piece package to allow consumers to combine dry mix-ins with Greek yogurt.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS proposes eliminating carcass marking requirement

Rule applies only to carcasses that will be further processed in the same location

Casey Laughman

September 12, 2018

The FSIS is proposing an amendment to federal meat inspection regulations to eliminate the requirement that livestock carcasses be marked with the official inspection legend at the time of inspection in a slaughter establishment if the carcasses are to be further processed in the same establishment.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS proposes amendments to uninspected products rule

Rule would eliminate prescriptive requirements

Casey Laughman

September 12, 2018

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing an amendment to federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations.

Food Safety

Eggs recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination

Eggs were sold in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee

Casey Laughman

September 10, 2018

Gravel Ridge Farms has recalled its Cage Free Large Eggs due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall was initiated due to reported illnesses confirmed at locations using the eggs.

Editor's Note

Top 100 companies face challenges

Top 100 companies are not immune to consumer demands, market pressures

Casey Laughman

September 7, 2018

There may not be a lot of changes in where the world's largest food and beverage companies rank compared to each other, but the challenges they are facing are still very real.

Food Safety

Wayne Farms recalls chicken products

Products are potentially contaminated with metal pieces

Casey Laughman

September 6, 2018

Decatur, Ala.-based Wayne Farms, LLC has recalled almost 439,000 pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with metal pieces.

Industry News

Six companies selected for Land O'Lakes Dairy Accelerator Program

Three-month program will provide mentorship to dairy entrepreneurs

Casey Laughman

September 5, 2018

Six dairy companies have been chosen to participate in the 2018 Land O'Lakes, Inc. Dairy Accelerator, which will provide tailored coursework and mentorship to dairy entrepreneurs.

Industry News

Ramen company breaks ground on manufacturing expansion

Maruchan Virginia's new facility is a 60,000-square-foot 'Soup Room'

Casey Laughman

August 31, 2018

Ramen maker Maruchan Virginia, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd., has broken ground on a manufacturing expansion on its Chesterfield, Va. campus.

Industry News

Sani-Matic breaks ground on new facility

New facility will combine company's operations under one roof

Casey Laughman

August 28, 2018

Sanitary process cleaning equipment and component manufacturer Sani-Matic, Inc., has broken ground on a new facility that will combine the company's operations under one roof.