2024 November

This month, FOOD ENGINEERING features Top 2024 Advances in Alternative Protein, Secure Food Processing Facilities, Water Stewardship, and so much more!

Top Plant-Based Products

Top 2024 Advances in Alternative Protein

These are the FE editorial picks from the past year that best exemplify advances in the alternative protein space, from facilities to flavor.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 14, 2024

These are the FE editorial picks from the past year that best exemplify advances in the alternative protein space, from facilities to flavor.

Changing Consumer Attitudes on Sustainability Means More Solutions for Plastics

Food manufacturers now include sustainability-related emission programs but are still identifying ways to displace plastic from packaging.

Grant Gerke

November 18, 2024

Food manufacturers now include sustainability-related emission programs but are still identifying ways to displace plastic from packaging.

Cobots

Cobots at Home on the Plant Floor

Cobots—mobile or stationary—can fit in easily, make your facility more productive and give your employees a new lease on life.

Wayne Labs

November 21, 2024

Cobots can work safely among people and relieve them of the drudge work nobody wants to do—like cartoning and palletizing.

Cybersecurity

Now is the Time to Secure Food Processing Facilities

The threats facing food processing facilities are already here, and there is no longer any time to delay implementing minimum protections for these sites.

November 11, 2024

The threats facing food processing facilities are already here, and there is no longer any time to delay implementing minimum protections for these sites.

Closeup hand woman touching water in the forest river

Water Conservation

Water Stewardship as a Path to Better Performance and Sustainability

November 7, 2024

Food and beverage processors have a significant responsibility to lead the way in water stewardship as challenges caused by water scarcity grow.

Regulatory Watch

FDA Reminds Facilities to Register or Renew their Food Facility Registration

September 30, 2024

The FDA will consider the registration of a food facility to be expired if a facility’s registration is not renewed by December 31, 2024.

Key Technology High-Capacity Vibratory Conveyor

Conveying

Key Technology Introduces High-Capacity Vibratory Conveyors for Advanced Applications

September 11, 2024

These extra-large, high-capacity conveyors can be engineered for grading, aligning, distributing and other specialized food handling functions.

Dynamic Walkway Gripper by Multi-Conveyor

Conveyors

Multi-Conveyor Debuts Dynamic Walkway Gripper

September 27, 2024

The dynamic walkway concept, birthed by integration partner Arrow Conveyor Equipment, is specifically designed to allow uninterrupted conveyance for operator traffic below.

Processing

Clextral Highlights Vegetable Protein Texturization Technology

October 4, 2024

Clextral’s new technology combines the principle of a shear-cell fibration process and the continuous extrusion process.

Conveyors

Modular Spiral Belts Tailored for Various Applications

September 30, 2024

This program includes a range of modular spiral belts tailored for various applications, including cooling, chilling, freezing, proofing and steaming.

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.