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

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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: Making Your Plant Infrastructure Work Smarter, Not Harder

Before building, installing, or enhancing a food processing plant, it’s important to identify and understand the challenges that lie within meeting regulations.

March 18, 2026

Packaging Equipment & Materials

Precision Automation Partners with IMA Labeling

Precision Automation Company, Inc.

Partnership combines Precision Automation’s integration expertise with IMA Labeling’s modular solutions to bring automatic labeling and print-and-apply technologies to the U.S.

March 17, 2026

Food Safety

PACK EXPO International Showcases Solutions to Packaging and Processing Industry’s Most Pressing Challenges

The October 2026 show in Chicago will be its largest ever, bringing together thousands of exhibitors, educational sessions, and industry experts to address workforce shortages, AI adoption, sustainability demands, and much more.

March 16, 2026

Processing Instrumentation

Food Processors Implement New Quality Software Solutions and Approaches

Solutions are abundant for quality management in the food processing segment, and companies are evaluating new approaches with older facilities and data-first greenfield plants. Food processors juggle many priorities, but scaling production, traceability and managing reformulations are at the top of the list.

March 16, 2026

Software

How Conagra Uses Industry 4.0 Tech in its Operations Today

Conagra is already using Industry 4.0 technology to be more prepared as it considers automation projects, according to Tom Annett, Director of Engineering and Automation Controls and Power for ConAgra.

March 13, 2026

Webinars

From Concept to Capacity: 5 Success Factors for Scalable Process Systems

Learn five key strategies that help growing manufacturers design reliable process systems. These include aligning capital investments with performance goals and simplifying designs for long-term flexibility.

April 16, 2026

Sponsors: TechniBlend

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Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Baking Company to Expand One Facility, Close Another

By concentrating production in Utah, the company aims to improve manufacturing consistency and supply reliability for retail and foodservice customers.

March 12, 2026

Regulatory

Proposed Changes to Poultry and Swine Processing by USDA FSIS

According to the FSIS, the updates are intended to provide establishments with greater operational flexibility while maintaining food safety and compliance with federal inspection standards.

March 12, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Cheese Snack Maker Breaks Ground on $200 Million Expansion

The expansion will increase annual output of cheese snacks from about 10,000 metric tons to 20,000 metric tons.

March 11, 2026

Food Safety

Eriez Animation Highlights Complete Contamination Control Solutions for Plastics Processing

Eriez

Eriez's 3D animation illustrates how magnetic separation, metal detection, and vibratory equipment integrate across plastics and rubber processing operations to control contamination and support consistent material flow.

March 11, 2026

Industry News

World-renowned Swiss Chocolate Gets New Line

The investment increases Toblerone's production and innovation capability to accelerate the brand's global growth ambition.

March 11, 2026