Alyse Thompson-Richards

Alternative protein products are often more expensive than traditional counterparts, but advancements in technology and ingredients can help manufacturers in approaching price parity.

EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings, expansions and closures in the food and beverage industry, including Nelson-Jameson’s distribution center, Oatly’s closure of its Singapore plant, Richardson’s oat processing facility expansion, Vertical Cold Storage’s multimodal distribution center and cellular agriculture accelerator The Cultured Hub.

If there’s one thing that’s been dominating headlines lately, it’s eggs.

A Listeria monocytogenes outbreak connected to frozen supplemental shakes distributed to foodservice and long-term care facilities has sickened at least 38 people across 21 states.

IFT's Sara Bratager talks about the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Food Traceability Rule, the importance of data standardization and how it can help with preventing and managing recalls.  

EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings, expansions and closures in the food and beverage industry.

Building on principles for drying and curing meat and cheese, Cannatrol has developed technology to control water activity in cannabis, leading to higher yields, improved terpene retention and reduced labor.

The agency reported instances of noncompliance with sanitation standard operating procedures and sanitation performance standards.

Thompson-Richards joined the publication in 2024 as associate editor-in-chief.

FOOD ENGINEERING Editors Derrick Teal and Alyse Thompson-Richards and Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Editor Kelley Rodriguez discuss the major trends affecting food manufacturing in 2024 and what they expect to see in 2025. They cover food safety, automation, sustainability, mergers & acquisitions, and more.