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Derrick Teal

Derrick Teal

Derrick Teal is a former Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING magazine.

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Ardent Mills Blends Technology with Tradition

Flour and ingredient company Ardent Mills continues to elevate food and workforce safety by embracing the newest digital technologies.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
January 20, 2025

Flour and ingredient company Ardent Mills continues to elevate food and workforce safety by embracing the newest digital technologies.


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Trend Predictions

2025 Trends in Food and Beverage Defined by Tariffs

We’re predicting that tariffs from the incoming presidential administration will have a ripple effect throughout the food and beverage industry.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
January 13, 2025

We’re predicting that tariffs from the incoming presidential administration will have a ripple effect throughout the food and beverage industry.


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Ingredients

Raising a Higher Quality Mushroom Product

Viewers of a reality show may have seen farmers grow mushrooms in a bunker, but the true reality of growing mushrooms is far more complex.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
December 9, 2024

A recent expansion allows M2 Ingredients to put all of its indoor farming and post-production processes under one roof — enabling true vertical integration and full chain of custody from spore to finished product.



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State of Food Manufacturing

The State of Food Manufacturing in 2024

Manufacturers are consistently investing in their manufacturing processes as costs are finally starting to come down, albeit slowly.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
October 14, 2024

Manufacturers are consistently investing in their manufacturing processes as costs are finally starting to come down, albeit slowly.


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FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies

FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies

Inflation and changing consumer habits forced companies to get creative in terms of maintaining margins, and pet food is going strong.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
September 16, 2024

Inflation and changing consumer habits forced companies to get creative in terms of maintaining margins, and pet food is going strong.


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Vision/Inspection/Detection

New End-to-End Visual AI Solutions Reduce the Need for Onsite Machine Learning

Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
August 14, 2024

Oxipital AI’s 3D vision and AI offerings aim to be more convenient and effective through a different method of “training” its products.


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Kaurina's Kulfi Flavors

Frozen Dessert Maker Maintains Authenticity with In-house Processing

Kaurina’s Kulfi could take shortcuts with its ‘Indian ice cream’ for more product and profit, but instead chooses a scaled up process first used in the family’s kitchen in order to stay true to the frozen treat’s heritage.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
August 12, 2024

Kaurina’s Kulfi could take shortcuts with its ‘Indian ice cream’ for more product and profit, but instead chooses a scaled up process first used in the family’s kitchen in order to stay true to the frozen treat’s heritage.


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Construction Survey

FOOD ENGINEERING’s 47th Annual Plant Construction Survey

Construction in the food and beverage industry is continuing, but there’s a bit of “wait and see” happening due to the presidential election occurring later this year.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
August 8, 2024

Construction in the food and beverage industry is continuing, but there was a bit of “wait and see” happening due to the presidential election this year.


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2024 Sustainable Plant of the Year

Overcoming Adversity to Implement Sustainability

A project team undaunted by constant challenges comes through for an on-time delivery of Meati’s Mega Ranch, FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Sustainable Plant of the Year.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
July 15, 2024

A project team undaunted by constant challenges comes through for an on-time delivery of Meati’s Mega Ranch, FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Sustainable Plant of the Year.


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Workplace Safety
Workplace Safety

Implementing Safety in Food and Beverage Facilities

Mike Zblewski of Sentry Insurance shares what injuries are on the rise in food and beverage manufacturing and what can be done to help prevent them.
Derrick Teal
Derrick Teal
May 20, 2024

Mike Zblewski of Sentry Insurance shares what injuries are on the rise in food and beverage manufacturing and what can be done to help prevent them.


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