Prepared & Canned Foods

Room to Grow for Can Market

Even with the current addition of new plants and expanding production lines, there is plenty of room for growth in the market.

September 8, 2020

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Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Bell & Evans Building New Harvesting Facility

The Pennsylvania site will double the company’s production of chicken sold nationally at premium health-food markets and upscale retailers.

September 6, 2020

Plant Operations & Equipment

Swift Sensors Names New CEO

IoT veteran Ray Almgren has been tapped to lead the company’s growth initiatives to expand product offerings and scale worldwide distribution channels.

September 4, 2020

Sustainability

Smithfield Foods Pledges to Become Carbon Negative

The announcement builds on Smithfield’s previous goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2025 across its entire supply chain.

September 4, 2020

Pet Food

Scoular Subsidiary Opens New Facility

New site will create a complete freeze-dried pet food supply chain and new partnerships with Petsource customers.

September 3, 2020

Conveying & Product Handling

Shick Esteve Partners with Frazer-Nash Manufacturing

The collaboration between the two companies will provide the ability to automate the delivery of dry and liquid ingredients to any pet food manufacturing process.

September 3, 2020

Pet Food

Mars Petcare Announces Executive Appointment

Ikdeep Singh will be assuming the role of president for the company’s North America group, with a portfolio that includes brands such as Pedigree, Sheba, and Iams.

August 27, 2020

Beverage

Coca-Cola North America Announces New Leadership

Alfredo Rivera is succeeding Jim Dinkins, who is retiring after more than 30 years with The Coca-Cola Company.

August 23, 2020

Robotics

Cobot Automates Icing Process

A collaborative robot takes on the repetitive task of icing gourmet cookies, delivering speed and efficiency while easing workers’ ergonomic discomfort.

August 18, 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

Pumps/Valves

Cleaner, Efficient Technology at the Heart of Production

Clean in place is an important trend as pump and valve suppliers look to improve uptime for food and beverage producers. Smarter, more flexible products are also helping to meet product demands.

August 13, 2020

Refrigeration, Chilling & Freezing Equipment

Praxair Changing Name to Linde

The move reflects the company’s evolution following the merger of Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG, as well as its vision to be the best-performing global industrial gases and engineering company.

August 12, 2020