Robotics

Unique Gripper Shines in Robotic Cookie Multi-pack Automation System

Ten delta-style robots use unique, easily changed end-of-arm tooling to stack cookies into slugs and then place slugs into plastic trays at 700 cookies/min with a 99% performance guarantee.

February 16, 2025

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Industry News

PepsiCo Announces $1.2 Billion Acquisition of Siete Foods

The global food and beverage manufacturer has announced its official acquisition after reports of the move surfaced in October.

January 22, 2025

Bakery & Snack

Growing Snack Food Market Spurs Investment

PMMI white paper highlights key trends and investment plans for packaging and processing machinery.

January 10, 2025

Industry News

How Technology is Assisting Employees in the Snack Foods Market

Technological tools including virtual reality headsets, sensors, and instructional materials are helping to train snack food producer employees.

January 10, 2025

Industry News

Top 10 Articles of 2024 – No. 1: Mars’ Strategy Aims to Double Snacking Revenue

Join ProFood World in looking back at the site’s most popular articles of 2024. The No. 1 article of the year tells the story of how a candy giant rethought its snack-selling methods with a healthy twist.

January 3, 2025

Industry News

What’s Driving Optimism in the Snack Foods Market

Snack producers are excited to see more productivity and more new products ahead for their business.

December 20, 2024

Industry News

Differences in Training, Retaining Snack Operators and Maintenance Staff

Snack producers are using different training strategies between machinery operators and maintenance technicians and seeing different retention behavior between these groups.

December 16, 2024

Industry News

What Snack Producers Want in Their Machinery

Consumer trends like on-the-go products are swaying snack producers’ needs in both packaging and processing machinery.

November 25, 2024

Dry Processing

Chip Company Quickens Unloading with New Bulk Storage Bins

The 93-years-running Backer’s Potato Chip Company upgraded its bulk storage bin system to minimize repair time and significantly speed up its unloading process.

November 21, 2024

Industry News

New Packages and SKUs in the Snack Food Forecast

One of the biggest changes coming for snack food packaging and processing is the growth of new types of packaging and SKUs, whether it’s variety packs, single-serve sizes, or different product counts.

November 12, 2024

Processing Instrumentation

Middleby Bakery Strengthens Global Sales Team with Key Appointments

Middleby Food Processing Group

Middleby Bakery appoints Vikrant Sawant as Area Sales Manager for India and Chris Janarek as Account Sales Manager for Auto-Bake Serpentine in the United States.

October 21, 2024

Industry News

PepsiCo to Acquire Siete Foods for $1.2 Billion

The acquisition will complement PepsiCo's portfolio with the addition of an authentic, Mexican-American brand that spans multiple food categories.

October 11, 2024

Podcasts

unPACKed Podcast: 2024 Snack Food Trends Report

Listen as PMMI's Director of Custom Research breaks down its latest Business intelligence report, highlighting evolving machinery in the snack food industry, particularly with sustainability challenges.

October 2, 2024