2024 April

Exterior view of JBS Foods’ Principe facility

Plant of the Year

Taking Old-World Processes Into the New World

The JBS Principe facility is FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Plant of the Year for its daring modern take on traditional Italian-style dried meat production.

Derrick Teal

April 11, 2024

The JBS Principe facility is FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2024 Plant of the Year for its daring modern take on traditional Italian-style dried meat production.

Conveying

Conveyors: Keeping Them Clean and Running

Give conveyor systems the attention they deserve and they’ll keep moving your product from process toward shipping.

Wayne Labs

April 22, 2024

Conveyor manufacturers have taken many steps over the years to simplify cleaning and operation—and maximize uptime.

Remote Monitoring

Remote Monitoring Industry Trends Reveal Road to AI

How do food manufacturers move plant data cost-effectively to analytical tools and eventually to AI solutions?

Grant Gerke

April 25, 2024

How do food manufacturers move plant data cost-effectively to analytical tools and eventually to AI solutions?

Food Waste

ReFED Tackles Food Waste for the Industry and Companies

FOOD ENGINEERING discusses food waste with ReFED expert Jackie Suggitt, and how its data platform delivers business solutions for companies.

Grant Gerke

April 18, 2024

FOOD ENGINEERING discusses food waste with ReFED expert Jackie Suggitt, and how its data platform delivers business solutions for companies.

Maintenance Strategies

PMMI: Use of Remote Services Continues to Expand

But food processors still prefer in-person support in some situations.

Tom Egan , PMMI

April 17, 2024

But food processors still prefer in-person support in some situations.

Sustainable Packaging

Plastics in Packaging: Unveiling Sustainable Solutions

Polystyrene opens the door for a circular plastics economy where materials are recycled for reuse, again and again.

Ricardo Cuetos

April 5, 2024

Polystyrene opens the door for a circular plastics economy where materials are recycled for reuse, again and again.

Sous vide cooking is a method in which foods are thermally processed in vacuum packaging at lower temperatures

Sous Vide Processing—the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Mary L. Bandu Ph.D.

February 19, 2024

Packaging prior to processing presents benefits and risks from a food safety perspective that should be considered prior to implementing sous vide cooking methods.

FDA Releases Guidance on Voluntary Premarket Engagement for Foods Derived from Plants Produced Using Genome Editing

The guidance describes how firms can voluntarily engage with the FDA before marketing food from genome-edited plants.

April 29, 2024

The guidance describes how firms can voluntarily engage with the FDA before marketing food from genome-edited plants.

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.