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Sharon Spielman

Sharon Spielman

Sharon Spielman is former senior editor of Food Engineering magazine. She has more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor for a range of trade publications, including those that cover food and beverage processing, restaurants and institutions, chefs, process heating and cooling, finishing, and package converting.

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Vitaquest International

Vacuum conveyors offer 'get-up-and-go' for Vitaquest

The functional foods manufacturer recently installed the 10th vacuum conveyor at its 200,000 sq.-ft. facility
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
April 21, 2022

The functional foods manufacturer recently installed the 10th vacuum conveyor at its 200,000 sq.-ft. facility.



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Finished machine screen---Siemens
Field Report

The doughnut store that is a shop floor

Krispy Kreme uses Siemens drives and controls integrated by Think PLC automation consultants, making each store a high-tech doughnut manufacturing facility.
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
March 9, 2022
From its early beginnings, the Krispy Kreme company has designed and built the proprietary machines that have given “rise” to their equally safeguarded doughnut recipe.
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Food Defense

Tools for building a robust food defense plan

Whether a processing plant falls under FSMA or FSIS, they should have an effective and efficient food defense plan suited to their facility.
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
March 7, 2022

Looking for tools to help build a food defense plan?


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Field Reports

Robotic solution lightens the load at dessert topping wholesaler

When Hanan Products needed a way to alleviate the stress on their employees from lifting, they turned to K2 Kinetics for a robotics solution.
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
February 14, 2022

Although a national, downward trend in sales is happening in many sectors, Hanan Products, a 75-year-old, third-generation wholesaler in the whipped topping, icing and dessert-filling sector—and the original creator of Tasty Whip—has seen an increase in sales. 


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How to use automated material transfer effectively

Tips to help food processors assess their material transfer system and determine if automation is right for them.
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
February 11, 2022

We wanted to learn more about automating material transfer and what food processors need to know to use it most effectively. Here, we sit down with Forrester to find out how food processors can assess their material transfer system and determine if automation is right for them.


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Dry Processing Technology

Sorting is no shell game

Caro Nut Company improves product quality, increases yield with Key Technology’s hyperspectral sorter
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
February 10, 2022

Caro Nut Company improves product quality, increases yield with Key Technology’s hyperspectral sorter.


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Field Report

Potato producer mixes it up with new equipment

Fourth Ajax potato mixer expands capacity at Agristo
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
January 10, 2022

When the UK-based pre-fried and frozen potato producer Agristo was looking to expand its production, they turned to Ajax Equipment—a company that had supplied the first three mixers at the potato plant.


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Inspection / Detection

Foreign Matter Detection

Strategies for selecting a foreign material detection system
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
January 3, 2022

When it comes to foreign material detection in the food engineering space, different processes require different detection methods/equipment.


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Field Report

Filtration for extra virgin olive oil ensures its purity

Spanish EVOO producer uses cellulose filter sheets to ensure its early-harvested oil is free from impurities
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
December 16, 2021

Spanish EVOO producer uses cellulose filter sheets to ensure its early-harvested oil is free from impurities 


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Employees at High Road Craft Ice Cream
FA&M 2021 Conference Higlights

Women in food manufacturing: lessons learned and strategies to succeed

Keynote and women’s panel focus on the female perspective of working in a male-dominated industry
Sharon Spielman
Sharon Spielman
December 13, 2021

During the Women in Food Manufacturing segment, the keynote covers how to turn an idea into a brand, which is followed by a women’s panel discussion.


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