Robotics

Chef Robotics Physical AI Models Can Help Automate Produce Packing

Chef Robotics' AI-powered produce packing application automates tray assembly by accurately picking, portioning, and placing fruits and vegetables into packaging, helping food manufacturers improve consistency, throughput, and reduce reliance on manual labor.

April 23, 2026

Fruits & Vegetables

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Strategies for Workforce Engagement

What are the best ways food and beverage manufacturers can improve workforce engagement on the frontlines? Prioritizing recruitment and onboarding are paramount when it comes to workforce engagement. Closing the skills gaps is important. Providing the right training programs are necessary. Even implementing emerging technologies like AI can make an impact.

April 8, 2026

Dry Processing

Processing News Roundup 3/20: New Toblerone Line, USDA Proposed Meat Processing Changes, Bem Brasil Sorting Tech

Learn what's new in food and beverage processing with this roundup of topics, including a new high-capacity production line for Toblerone, proposed regulatory changes for poultry and swine processing, and a new line with sorting equipment at Bem Brasil.

March 20, 2026

Inspection

Potato Processor Balances High Demand and Quality with Sorting Tech

Brazil-based Bem Brasil installed an integrated line with two stages of optical sorting to ensure maximum quality and yield at a high production volume.

March 18, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: How to Avoid Food Recalls

What are the best strategies to avoid food recalls and maintain customer trust? The toll of a food safety failure extends far beyond the initial problem. Whether it brings costs associated with food waste, production delays, regulatory consequences, or loss of consumer trust, suffice to say a recall is best avoided.

March 11, 2026

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Sysco

March 3, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Real-Time KPIs and the Evolution of Food Plant Data

Lightweight system solutions are creating flexibility for plant managers to set relevant KPIs and expand the workforce. Midsize companies see lightweight solutions as a good first step for KPIs that collect safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics, or overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) numbers.

February 25, 2026

Floor/Drains/Walls/Doors

Live from East: Drainage - From Afterthought to Food Plant Priority

Legacy drainage systems often mask serious sanitation and structural risks. A PACK EXPO East Innovation Stage outlined actionable steps to help processors minimize risk, maintenance burden, and downtime.

February 19, 2026

Processing Equipment

New York Offers $8.5 Million in Grant Program Eligible for Food Processors

New York has made $8.5 million available through a Food and Fiber Processing Grant program, to help companies scale products produced and harvested in the state.

February 18, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: What Food and Beverage Manufacturing Can Expect in 2026

What were the markers of 2025 and what does 2026 hold in store? Uncertainty was a driving force of 2025. Tariffs and AI gave many companies pause. Listen in to hear what ProFood World Editor-in-Chief, Derrick Teal, predicts will define 2026.

February 11, 2026

Robotics

Turatti Acquires RS Tecnology

The acquisition of RS Tecnology strengthens Turatti's high-tech fruit and vegetable processing solutions with advanced automation, multifunctional food processing robotics, and exclusive induction heating expertise.

January 28, 2026

Industry News

Del Monte Foods Announces Successful Bidders in Court-Supervised Auction Process

The company says it has negotiated asset purchase agreements with the three parties for substantially all of its assets and business operations.

January 15, 2026

Processing Instrumentation

Real-Time KPIs and the Evolution of Food Plant Data

How different brands are approaching digital investments to improve manufacturing metrics and how they are addressing workforce challenges.

January 14, 2026