A new year and new opportunities are in motion for the industry, after a (sometimes) bumpy but successful 2021.

Hello! I’m Michael Costa, the new editor-in-chief at FOOD ENGINEERING.

Editor-in-chief Casey Laughman says goodbye to the food and beverage industry.

We had a minor snag with one of the feature stories for this issue.

There’s a helicopter on Mars.

It’s still pretty amazing to be able to type those words. 

Food and beverage processors look for new ways to improve operations while facing the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is imperative that food processors understand that innovation is an imperative, and a failure to innovate can mean that they will begin to fall behind their competitors.

Aquacycl used bacteria to clean up a wastewater stream and generate enough electricity to run the system and produce clean water.