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Through the Line: Packaging and Processing Podcast
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing Podcast
This podcast explores innovations and information across the packaging and processing landscape, from topics impacting consumer packaged goods and healthcare packaging, to the latest technologies in food processing operations. Join us for the latest insights, trends, and strategies shaping packaging and processing today.
Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #4: Upcycling to Combat Food Waste in Manufacturing
The #4 most downloaded episode: Manufactures repurpose food byproducts to reduce their waste as concerns about food waste grows. With so much of the waste happening before the food reaches the consumer, producers are finding new ways to make use of what previously went to landfills.
December 10, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #5: Rebellyous Foods Automates Plant-Based Meat Production
The #5 most downloaded episode: Rebellyous Foods' Mock 2 production line has a multi-faceted impact on the company’s alternative protein processing endeavors. It automates processes and enhances efficiencies that were absent when the company used traditional animal-based meat machinery.
December 3, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Virtual Process Simulations for RTE Meal Producer
Uitgekookt, a Dutch company that prepares and delivers custom-made, RTE meals, is working with Visual Components to make use of a digital twin simulation. The simulation allows the company to see its factory processes, counter potential production issues, and reduce downtime.
November 26, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Experts Urge Clear Framing on Ultra-Processed Foods
During the Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network's ‘Ultra-Processed Foods’ panel in Chicago on Oct. 22, food industry experts offered insight into the perception and handling of definitions, implications, and regulations of ultra-processed foods. They noted the importance of science-driven research impacting information and communication about such foods to consumers.
November 19, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: A Roadmap to Food and Beverage Power Transmission
Choosing the right motor, belt, or gearbox isn’t just a matter of specs. It’s about fit, function, and future-readiness. This ProFood World podcast details a 10 step checklist for power transmission product selection.
November 12, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Increasing Potential from Existing Production Lines
Do you truly maximize the lines you already have? In most processing facilities, there’s a gap between what the line is doing and what it could be doing. That gap may be caused by inefficiencies in changeovers, unplanned micro-stoppages, inconsistent material flow, operator variability, or lack of real-time visibility.
November 5, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: How to Engineer a Production Line for Food Product Attributes
What factors go into creating a production line that produces food reliably, safely, and consistently to impact the bottom line?
October 22, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: The Key to Effective Maintenance is Data
The key factor in maximizing uptime is data. Informed data helps to produce goods more productively across the value chain. By collecting additional data from the factory floor and combining that with other enterprise operational data, a smart factory can achieve information transparency and make better decisions.
October 15, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Upscaling the Automated Food Manufacturing Workforce
As machines take over the most repetitive and labor-intensive tasks, employees are empowered to take on responsibilities that require critical thinking, adaptability, and collaboration. In this future-forward environment, line workers become system stewards. Maintenance techs evolve into automation specialists.
October 8, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Equipment Bid Selection
Before attempting to source quotes to address project needs, ensure that all the relevant stakeholders are accounted for in the equipment need specification. Then split the requirements from the criteria for evaluation to make a list of absolute pass/fail requirements.
October 1, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Connections Make Smiles for The Campbell’s Company
Campbell's Goldfish created a new line that adds an extra 50% of production capability to the facility, which means it can produce more than 5 million Goldfish per hour, or 1,500 Goldfish every second.
September 24, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Training and Development in the Age of Automation
Automation isn’t replacing people; it’s freeing them. But for companies to realize the full benefits of this evolution, they must commit to one essential principle: continuous training and upskilling.
September 17, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Sargento’s Product Development and Manufacturing Work Together
Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor with ProFood World, sits down with Rod Hogan, Senior Vice President - Innovations at Sargento to discuss how working with manufacturing from the earliest stages of development meets consumer expectations, retailer needs, and the company’s own business goals.
September 10, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Bridging the Generational Knowledge Gap
Companies must not only implement systems and programs that facilitate knowledge transfer but also create an environment where all employees feel valued and supported. Some strategies for this transfer are mentorship programs, digital documentation, and modern training technologies.
September 3, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Overwrapping and Modified Atmosphere Packaging Safeguard Meat Packs
Best Choice Meats has upgraded its packaging line with overwrapping and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) systems, according to equipment supplier Ossid. The equipment investment aims to maintain customers' satisfaction by reducing leakage.
August 27, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: HPP for Extended Food Shelf Life
This pasteurization method disrupts microbes through intense pressure, offering an alternative to traditional heat treatments for food safety and quality. The process leverages isostatic pressure to inactivate microbes by denaturing proteins and disrupting cell membranes, preserving the food's chemical composition and extending shelf life.
August 20, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Boston Sword & Tuna’s Approach to Metal Contaminant Control
Some metal detection systems can be confused by the saltwater and ice. Boston Sword & Tuna enhances its product quality with updated metal detection systems.
August 13, 2025
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Through the Line Podcast: Food Safety Metrics and Regulatory Standards at the 2025 Food Safety Summit
What overarching considerations and strategies are shaping the evolution of food safety practices and regulations in the industry?
August 6, 2025
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