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Workforce

Community Poll: Prioritizing Worker Safety

Answer to see how your peers are prioritizing worker safety.

January 21, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Unpacking the Humanoid Robot Hype

ProFood World's Derrick Teal and Casey Flanagan discuss the potential for humanoid robots in packaging and processing operations. They cover some of the latest tech advancements and pilots across various industries for humanoid robots, and barriers to widespread adoption, like standards.

January 21, 2026

Processing Equipment

Pork Processor Consolidates Bacon Line and Recovers Floor Space with Integrated Slicing Solution

Plant leadership also needed to control capital and operating costs while ensuring that food safety, sanitation, and throughput targets were met.

January 21, 2026

Inspection

Fortress Technology Celebrates 30 Years of Food Inspection Sustainability

Fortress Technology Inc.

'Built to Last, Designed to Evolve' is the foundation of the 'Never Obsolete' philosophy at food inspection specialist Fortress Technology, which marks 30 years in 2026.

January 20, 2026

Workforce

D&F Equipment Sales, Inc. Appoints Kevin Parnell as Vice President of Operations

D&F Equipment Sales, Inc.

Parnell has over 30 years of operations experience—more than 25 in the poultry industry—and will support D&F’s growth across the poultry, meat, and prepared foods sectors.

January 20, 2026

Regulatory

FDA Reclassifies Cheese Product Recall to Class I Hazard Level

The FDA has heightened the classification of a listeria-related recall of select cheese products produced by The Ambriola Company to the highest risk level, signaling potential for serious illness or death.

January 20, 2026

Sustainability

Scaling Upcycled Ingredients in Food Manufacturing: Challenges and Solutions

Upcycled ingredients are more sustainable and support a circular economy where resource efficiency is improved.

January 19, 2026

Software

Processing News Roundup 1/16: Data Monitoring Evolution, Alternative Proteins Market Forecast, Conagra’s Frozen Food Report

See what's new in food processing for this week, including how brands are approaching data monitoring, a forecast of the alternative proteins market, and ConAgra's Future of Frozen Food Report.

January 16, 2026

Food Processing Equipment

ProMinent Group

January 15, 2026

Industry News

Beyond Meat Enters Beverage Space with Protein Drink

The line will debut in three flavors: Peach Mango, Lemon Lime, and Orange Tangerine.

January 15, 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

Industry News

3-A SSI Announces Availability of Replacement Parts Qualification Certification for Seals, Seal Components, and Seal Assemblies

3-A Sanitary Standards

RPSCQC provides verified assurance that aftermarket seals and components maintain the sanitary integrity, cleanability, and conformance of 3-A Symbol–authorized equipment.

January 14, 2026