Beverage

Beer concentrate in portion pack

An innovative craft beer concentrate that lets consumers “make” their own beer is getting a big boost from recently developed packaging technology.

October 6, 2016

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Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Sabra Dipping’s Virginia facility gets LEED-Gold

This is Sabra’s second LEED certification for the Chesterfield, VA facility.

October 6, 2016

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Remote monitoring and control software for metal detectors

Supplier personnel available to offer assistance

October 4, 2016

Pumps/Valves

Agitator retrofit boosts dairy energy efficiency

German dairy installs a new 360,000-liter tank to boost production of its cheese making milk.

October 4, 2016

Robotics

Self-driving vehicles hit the factory floor

Otto Motors, a start-up division of Clearpath Robotics, introduced an intelligent material transport vehicle that incorporates self-learning technology to navigate autonomously around a facility.

October 3, 2016

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Hamming it up in portable snacking

Deli Snackers are meant to be eaten directly from the package at one time, so the easy-to-open package is not resealable.

October 3, 2016

Pumps/Valves

High-intensity blender for sanitary applications

Suitable for a variety of consistencies

October 2, 2016

Beverage

Well-coordinated turnkey ink-jet coding network

Automated suite platform connects and controls bottle, tray, case, and pallet printing operations.

September 30, 2016

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Preform deduster adds quality for German mineral water producer

Gerolsteiner Brunnen places deduster upstream of its inspection equipment to keep potential foreign bodies from entering PET preforms prior to stretch blow-molding.

September 29, 2016

Frozen & Refrigerated Foods

Birds Eye U.K. reinvigorates branding with color-coded packages

New frozen food packaging moves away from Birds Eye U.K.’s masterbrand strategy to improve consumer experience with color-coded packages.

September 28, 2016

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Pull test kit supports quality control efforts

Provides certification for food industry audits

September 27, 2016

Beverage

RTD beverage line borrows parent brand aesthetic in new design

New design for Matcha LOVE RTD line calls out flavor profilesn through natural fruit illustrations that speak to health and well-being.

September 26, 2016

Regulatory

FDA updates food facility registration product categories

Information about the categories of food a facility manufactures or distributes helps the agency conduct investigations and surveillance operations in response to food-related emergencies.

September 26, 2016