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Home » Authors » Michael Costa

Articles by Michael Costa

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2022 Plant of the Year: Bell & Evans

Our 2022 winner established a new benchmark for innovation and efficiency in a poultry plant, while elevating employee and animal welfare.
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Michael Costa
August 1, 2022
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Bell & Evans earned our 2022 award by establishing a new benchmark for innovation and efficiency in a poultry plant, while elevating employee and animal welfare.


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Viewing our 2022 Plant of the Year
From the Editor

The State of Food Manufacturing

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Michael Costa
July 12, 2022
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I recently toured our 2022 Plant of the Year in preparation for next month’s announcement and cover story reveal of our winner. While there, I had our July cover story in my head and filtered everything I saw through this question: “What is the state of food manufacturing today?”


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State of Food Manufacturing in 2022

The State of Food Manufacturing in 2022

Our 43rd annual report highlights the trends and challenges shaping the industry today
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Michael Costa
July 6, 2022
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In order to understand what factors are shaping the industry today and what obstacles operators face in 2022, Clear Seas Research, a B2B market research firm, recently surveyed processors about a wide range of today’s industry challenges, and here are some of the highlights from that report.


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Editor's Note

Education through Experience

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Michael Costa
June 10, 2022
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In January 2020, I started as the Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING’s sister publication, Refrigerated & Frozen Foods. At the time, I was looking forward to touring cold foods processing plants and learning about the industry firsthand, which in turn, would make our editorial content stronger, because I’d be writing from experience rather than second-hand information delivered via email and phone calls.


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Package Deal

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Michael Costa
May 10, 2022
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The enormous amount of attention paid to ingredients in food and beverage by processors may have some overlooking an equally important element of the F&B experience: the container in which that food or beverage is sold. Packaging today plays many roles: carrier of F&B, protector of temperature-sensitive items, barrier for potential adulteration, manifestation of a brand’s sustainability initiatives and more.


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Progressive Pet Food Packaging

Progressive Pet Food Packaging

Pets don’t make buying decisions—people do. See why packaging plays an important role in grabbing the attention—and dollars—of pet owners today
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Michael Costa
May 6, 2022
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The continued growth of boutique and niche pet food brands the past few years has made for crowded competition at brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers. Gone are the days of limited choice among a handful of legacy brands, with equally limited packaging options.


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Editor's Note

The Case for Case-Ready

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Michael Costa
April 18, 2022
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When I visited Poland last November at the invite of Meat from Europe to tour some of their beef and pork plants, one observation I heard often from owners was that the money in meat today lies in case-ready products, which are consumer-friendly cuts packaged and shipped to stores in retail containers. 


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Fabulous Food Plants

Fab Food Plant: Tyson’s innovative case-ready meat facility in Eagle Mountain, Utah

A look inside the 600,000-square-foot structure offers a glimpse into the future of case-ready meat plants.
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Michael Costa
April 8, 2022
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Within its walls is one of the most technically advanced food processing plants in the country—a greenfield project built from the ground up with automation, labor savings, sustainability and smart design throughout.



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Production To Fork Cultured Meat Manufacturing Facility
Editor's Note

What’s in a Name?

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Michael Costa
March 9, 2022
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The cultivated meat industry is still in its infancy, and like many other burgeoning technologies—food or otherwise—the actual agreed-upon name for what the finished product will be called is being debated by those who make it.


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The state of cultured meat
Alternative Proteins

Cell-by date: The state of cultivated meat

Where the industry stands today and what barriers still exist for commercial-scale production.
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Michael Costa
March 8, 2022
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A snapshot of where cultivated meat stands in 2022, along with equipment and facilities needed to meet anticipated demand, and when initial products could finally reach the marketplace.


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