nuts | Food Engineering

Bobo’s Launches New Line of Protein Bars

January 11, 2023

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The company’s new protein bars contain 15 g of protein and are made with real nut butter, honey and dates.

Recalls

Granola Recalled Due to Potential Almond Contamination

January 9, 2023

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The product was produced with a “Best Before Date” (BBD) of 10/10/23. The best before date and UPC code can be found on the back of the film package.

Dry Processing

Equipment upgrade helps almond processor achieve gentle conveying sans air

Hilltop Ranch installed a tubular drag cable conveyor system from Cablevey Conveyors to help process 50 million pounds of almonds annually

Sharon Spielman

February 3, 2021

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When Hilltop Ranch, a family-owned almond processing corporation in Ballico, Calif., decided to overhaul its processing line, it had to find an efficient way to move the 50 million pounds of almonds processed annually to various points in its plant.

New Plant Products

Food safety system

February 21, 2020

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Organic, nonthermal Neo-Pure food safety system is made to pasteurize nuts, seeds and grains and increases throughput, efficiency and cost savings for food processors.

Regulatory Watch

California almond accepted user program revised

Sharon Spielman

January 6, 2020

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The USDA issued a final rule that requires California almond accepted users to dispose of inedible material within 6 months of receipt, submit public weighmaster weight certificates within 10 business days of receipt of inedible material, and submit an accepted user plan annually.

Wonderful Pistachios' new automated production facility

Automation

Wonderful Pistachios meets global demand with new automated production facility

Producer chooses Allen-Bradley control system over a home-brew motor control center

Wayne Labs

December 2, 2019

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The choice of a control solution collaborator was straightforward for Wonderful Pistachios, which has worked with Rockwell Automation for more than 20 years.

steam generator installed at Setton Pistachio

Dry Processing Technology

Steam quality, blowdown problems solved with new generator boiler system

Sharon Spielman

February 15, 2019

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Pistachio grower and producer Setton Farms wanted to expand one of its processing plants while maintaining its efficiency/quality balance.

Industry News

Bright Light Agribusiness, Tomra announce almond sorting partnership

Tomra will install 15 sorters in new almond facility

Sharon Spielman

December 5, 2018

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Bright Light Agribusiness has selected Tomra Food as its partner for an end-to-end almond sorting solution.

Sriracha almonds win innovation award

Jeremy Gerrard

June 29, 2016

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Blue Diamond Growers took home the innovation award at this year’s International Dried Fruit and Nut Council Congress for its Sriracha almonds released last year.

Allergen-free peanuts lead USDA report on new innovations

Comment sought on peanut update to food allergy guidelines

Jeremy Gerrard

March 4, 2016

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is seeking public comment on a draft update to the 2010 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the US concerning the prevention of peanut allergies.