Industry News

Sanderson Farms Being Sold to Cargill and Continental Grain

The transaction brings together two complementary U.S. poultry operators, Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms, under the joint ownership and control of two premier food and agribusiness companies, creating a leading U.S. poultry company.

August 9, 2021

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Processing Instrumentation

CTI Foods Automates Its Hot to Handle Taco Packaging Line

Tacobots efficiently upgrade and automate production with a unique two-pick mechanical tool. The recent line integration project wins a 2021 Manufacturing Innovation Award from ProFood World.

July 23, 2021

IIoT

Smart Manufacturing Platform Transforms Poultry Processing

U.S. government-funded CESMII is using ThinkIQ’s intelligence platform to drive smart manufacturing in a pilot project at a chicken rendering plant. The findings could help improve efficiencies across all kinds of energy-intensive industries.

July 6, 2021

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Pandemic Gives Boost to Smaller Meat Processing Plants

Though COVID-19 certainly caused its share of issues as meat processors raced to figure out how to keep their workers safe, one of the biggest challenges the smaller organizations have faced is how to keep up with the rising demand.

May 14, 2021

Sustainability

Precipak Announces Sealpac Representation in U.S.

Innovative traysealers extends line of solutions for food processing industry.

March 2, 2021

Processing Equipment

Improve Processing of Plant-Based Proteins in the Manufacture of Meat Substitutes

Continuous-process systems are essential to preparation for plant-based meat substitute processing to maintain precise control over time, temperature, and moisture during hydration, cooking and cooling, de-flavoring, pouch cooling after pasteurization.

March 1, 2021

Sustainability

Food Processing Sustainability Practices

How food processors are tackling sustainable operations. Watch this six-minute video with Bill Gill at Smithfield Foods as he chats with Joyce Fassl of ProFood World about Smithfield's 20-year, award-winning journey to sustainability.

January 13, 2021

Food Safety

COVID-19: Food Industry Worker Safety and Industry Response, with Joyce Fassl

ProFood World Editor, Joyce Fassl, delivers a two-minute executive summary of food worker safety during the pandemic.

November 24, 2020

Food Safety

Staying Above Sea Level

The SeaWell packaging system extends shelf life and improves food safety of seafood by separating the product from the excess liquid it releases.

November 11, 2020

Food Safety

USDA Completes Appointments to Food Safety Advisory Committee

NCAMPI members play key role in ensuring safe food system for the U.S.

September 24, 2020

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

FDA and OSHA Publish Checklist to Assist Food Industry During COVID-19

Human and animal food operations should use the checklist when assessing operations when re-starting operations after a shut down or when reassessing operations because of changes due to COVID-19.

August 18, 2020

Inspection

Sausage Maker Bridges the Gap Between Tradition and Technology with Metal Detectors

State-of-the-art metal detectors help Longhini Sausage Company stay true to its old-world sausage-making techniques and brand heritage while ensuring the safety and quality of its products.

August 17, 2020

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Global Meat Industry Hammered by COVID-19

Meat processing and packaging plants continue to be world-wide coronavirus hot spots.

June 26, 2020