Items Tagged with 'pet food processing'

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Podcast: AI and robotics in pet food processing

How pet food processors are adapting AI, robotics and automation strategy

January 8, 2021

Processors are exploring ways to integrate AI, robotics and automation throughout the process—from the time ingredients come in the door until the time finished product is loaded on a truck.

Pet Food

Pet food: Safety and quality count

While pet food production continues to flourish during the pandemic, processors take quality and safety seriously

Sharon Spielman

December 3, 2020

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All pet food manufacturers must address the same basic principles of food safety as their human food counterparts.

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Mars uses recycled plastic in some pet packaging

The food-grade plastic helps the pet food leader meet sustainability goals

Rose Shilling

November 10, 2020

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Mars Inc. is including recycled plastic in its pet food packaging in Europe and plans to expand the pilot to other brands.

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Scoular’s new plant to make high-quality pet food ingredients that shoppers demand

Petsource factory will freeze-dry and package high-protein ingredients for pet food manufacturers

Rose Shilling

September 3, 2020

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The Scoular Co. has completed its new plant to produce freeze-dried protein ingredients that will help pet food manufacturers meet demand for high-quality products.

Pet Food Series

Tomorrow’s pet food plant: What it takes to stay competitive

Plants of the future will rely on automation to produce consistent safe quality pet foods

Wayne Labs

December 13, 2019

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What does the modern, competitive pet food plant of the future look like? What are its key design considerations to make it fast, efficient and safe (e.g., product flow, building, internal and external environmental considerations, waste streams, automation, equipment, etc.)?

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Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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Food Engineering

2021 January

In the January 2021 issue of Food Engineering, find out how processors can use robotics and analytics to fill in the gaps when key employees take time due to the coronavirus.

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