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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.

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Food Processing

Report: Fishmeal and fish oil market projected to reach $14 billion in five years

Increased use in swine, poultry diets expected to drive growth

Casey Laughman

May 2, 2017

The global fishmeal and fish oil market, currently estimated at $9.5 billion, is projected to reach more than $14 billion by 2022, a new report says.

Food Safety

Frozen chicken recalled due to possible plastic contamination

Foster Poulty Farms recalls more than 131,000 pounds of chicken

Casey Laughman

April 28, 2017

Farmerville, La.-based Foster Poultry Farms has recalled more than 131,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat breaded chicken patties that may be contaminated with plastic.

FSMA

What will FSMA actually mean?

New regulations always bring questions of who is affected and how

Casey Laughman

April 27, 2017

Like a lot of you, I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the Food Safety and Modernization Act.

Industrial Automation

ABB, IBM announce industrial artificial intelligence partnership

Collaboration will begin with launch of manufacturing and smart grid solutions

Casey Laughman

April 26, 2017

ABB and IBM have announced a collaboration that combines ABB’s Ability digital portfolio with IBM’s Watson program.

Brand Expansion

Mayfield Creamery ice cream brand expands

Ice cream available in four new states as part of expanded marketing campaign

Casey Laughman

April 26, 2017

Dean Foods has announced that its Mayfield Creamery ice cream brand is expanding to new markets in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.

Dry Processing

Coffee roaster upgrades 25-year-old flexible screw conveyor

Machine still meets company's needs despite length of service

Casey Laughman

April 25, 2017

A flexible screw conveyor has been in use at Mr. Espresso since 1991, and the conveyor was recently fitted with a stainless steel hopper cover.

Food Safety

Hash browns recalled due to possible golf ball contamination

Product may contain materials that cause choking hazard

Casey Laughman

April 24, 2017

McCain Foods USA is recalling frozen hash browns that may be contaminated with golf ball materials that were inadvertently harvested with potatoes.

Food Safety

Software solutions help processors turn data into action

Streamlining and automating data collection offers performance and safety benefits.

Casey Laughman

April 20, 2017

As more software and mobile devices become available, processors now have a myriad of options to automate and/or streamline data collection and retrieval.