2024 March

Food Engineering

This month, FOOD ENGINEERING looks at track-and-trace barcodes, Mycelium-based foods, health and wellness for pet food and so much more!

Rediscovering Mycelium-based Foods

Growth of alternative protein products is really only just getting started, and products derived from mycelium prove that these alternatives can have staying power.

Derrick Teal

March 27, 2024

Growth of alternative protein products is really only just getting started, and products derived from mycelium prove that these alternatives can have staying power.

Use Food Testing to Avoid Costly Recalls

While it has often been said you can’t test quality into a product, nevertheless, a good testing program can minimize the severity of a recall.

Wayne Labs

March 25, 2024

While it has often been said you can’t test quality into a product, nevertheless, a good testing program can minimize the severity of a recall.

Market Research

Consumers Identify Health and Wellness for Pet Food

FOOD ENGINEERING talks with Mintel Consulting’s Lynn Dornblaser about consumer preferences for pet food over the last five years and what’s ahead.

Grant Gerke

March 20, 2024

FOOD ENGINEERING talks with Mintel Consulting’s Lynn Dornblaser about consumer preferences for pet food over the last five years and what’s ahead.

Enterprises' Quest to Find Data Visibility Across Multiple Sites

After years of mergers and acquisitions, large food and beverage companies seek operational data visibility across multiple plants to drive efficiencies.

Grant Gerke

March 15, 2024

After years of mergers and acquisitions, large food and beverage companies seek operational data visibility across multiple plants to drive efficiencies.

Track and Trace Gets a Boost from GS1 12 and 128 Barcodes

The humble barcode on a food product is both a track-and-trace and a marketing tool.

Wayne Labs

March 11, 2024

The humble barcode on a food product is both a track-and-trace and a marketing tool.

Why Cultivated Meat's Route to the Mainstream Will Be Through Brand Partnerships

By investing in the cultivated meat space, established brands are sending a signal to the market that it is a viable and growing industry.

March 18, 2024

By investing in the cultivated meat space, established brands are sending a signal to the market that it is a viable and growing industry.

Female worker using tablet in food factory.

FDA Publishes Revised Draft Introduction and Appendix to the Preventive Controls for Human Food Guidance

March 13, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a revised draft Introduction and Appendix 1 to the multi-chapter draft guidance for industry titled “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food: Draft Guidance for Industry” (PCHF Draft Guidance).

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.