January 2025

This month, FOOD ENGINEERING features the 2025 Trends in Food and Beverage Defined by Tariffs, Wastewater management, technology with tradition, and so much more!

Trend Predictions

2025 Trends in Food and Beverage Defined by Tariffs

We’re predicting that tariffs from the incoming presidential administration will have a ripple effect throughout the food and beverage industry.

Derrick Teal

January 13, 2025

We’re predicting that tariffs from the incoming presidential administration will have a ripple effect throughout the food and beverage industry.

Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Manufacturing Book

Will Food Processors Find Success with AI in 2025?

FOOD ENGINEERING discusses machine learning, neural networks, Industry 4.0, data governance and other AI concepts in food manufacturing with Markus Guerster, founder and CEO of MontBlancAI.

Grant Gerke

January 15, 2025

FOOD ENGINEERING discusses machine learning, neural networks, Industry 4.0, data governance and other AI concepts in food manufacturing with Markus Guerster, founder and CEO of MontBlancAI.

A slice of cooked meat on a plate next to vegetables

Get a Leg Up: Let AI-Powered PLM Reveal Secrets You Need to Succeed

Artificial intelligence-powered PLM can make accurate projections about planning new products, introducing them to the market and looking at all the factors a processor might miss in execution.

Wayne Labs

January 17, 2025

Artificial intelligence-powered PLM can make accurate projections about planning new products, introducing them to the market and looking at all the factors a processor might miss in execution.

Ardent Mills Blends Technology with Tradition

Flour and ingredient company Ardent Mills continues to elevate food and workforce safety by embracing the newest digital technologies.

Derrick Teal

January 20, 2025

Flour and ingredient company Ardent Mills continues to elevate food and workforce safety by embracing the newest digital technologies.

Editor’s Note

Alyse Thompson-Richards Named Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING

Alyse Thompson-Richards

January 9, 2025

Thompson-Richards joined the publication in 2024 as associate editor-in-chief.

FSIS to Consider Additional Import Inspection Establishment Applications

January 8, 2025

FSIS will consider, on a case-by-case basis, GOIs for official import inspection establishments outside the 50-mile geographic radius of a U.S. land or sea port of entry.

FoodSafe's Tamper-Proof Magnetic Strainer

Food Safety

Drainage Solutions for Food Processing Facilities Emphasize Food Safety

October 29, 2024

The Slot Dog, Slot Hog, Cleaning Brushes, and the Tamper-Proof Magnetic Strainer—each purpose-built to enhance food safety through effective drainage and sanitation systems

Conveying

Multi-Conveyor Introduces Adjustable Carton Pusher

December 16, 2024

The company has engineered a pneumatic-actuated carton cross push assembly that is adjustable for 2-, 3-, or 4-count groups of product.

A pair of paper bottles with a fiber cap

Sustainable Packaging

Paboco Unveils Market-Ready Paper Bottle and Cap

October 9, 2024

The collaboration between Paboco and Blue Ocean Closures is available today and expected to reach consumers in early 2025.

Conveying

Hapman Launches Tubular Drag Conveyor

December 4, 2024

The CablePro Tubular Drag Conveyor is designed specifically for gentle, clean and efficient transport of products, such as cereals, grains, nuts, frozen foods, pet food, and other delicate items.

Sustainable Packaging

Genecis Bioindustries Launches Mad Tea Brand with Compostable Pods

October 8, 2024

Mad Tea pods are fully compatible with Nespresso machines, allowing consumers to brew teas in under 30 seconds.

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.