Bakery & Snack

The Mixing & Blending Imperative

From vinaigrettes to viscous pastes, today’s food processors are asking more from their mixing and blending equipment than ever before. Shorter production runs, increasingly complex formulations, tighter allergen controls, and the relentless push for automation are reshaping how manufacturers approach every stage of the mixing process.

June 10, 2026

Liquid Processing

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Smarter Pumps, Safer Food

Advances in hygienic pump designs are helping food and beverage processors improve sanitation, reduce downtime, and lower total cost of ownership while protecting product quality and supporting increasingly demanding production environments.

April 20, 2026

Wastewater Treatment

MSU Students Help Dairy Facility Stabilize Wastewater Treatment

In a collaboration between industry and academia, students at Michigan State University diagnosed and developed a strategy to resolve instabilities in a major dairy processor’s operation.

March 30, 2026

Liquid Processing

Fristam Pumps Introduces an Inline Mixing System for Efficient Powder-to-Liquid Mixing

Fristam Pumps USA

Learn how Fristam Pumps' PL Powder Dissolver quickly dissolves free-flowing powders into liquids using a forced-passage mixing principle to ensure rapid dispersion and homogeneous blending without clumps, waste, or excess processing time.

March 9, 2026

Liquid Processing

Liquid Foods Innovations Report

Discover the latest advancements in liquid foods packaging and innovation from PACK EXPO.

February 24, 2026

Liquid Processing & Handling Equipment

FP Developments Announces Alliance with Packserv Australia

FP Developments

The partnership expands FP Developments’ automation offerings with Packserv Australia's proven filling and capping technologies. See them both at PACK EXPO East in Booth 1116!

January 27, 2026

Processing Instrumentation

Top 10 Articles of 2025, #5: Chick-fil-A Keeps Lemonade Fresh with HPP

The #5 most clicked article of 2025: The fast-food chain’s lemon juice supplier, Bay Center Foods, uses an automated HPP process to produce juice with a fresh-squeezed taste.

December 30, 2025

Dry Processing

Experts Urge Clear, Balanced Framing on Ultra-Processed Foods

Leaders in food science, nutrition, and food law came together to offer insights around a balanced, more clear framing on the ultra-processed foods conversation.

October 23, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Enable Data Visibility for Water Reuse at Food and Dairy Plants

More sensing on the plant floor and dedicated workforces are evaluating applications to reduce freshwater consumption and implement water recycling technologies to lower costs.

October 20, 2025

Industry News

New Process Creates High-Performance Tea Blends

The company says that its proprietary blending method allows bioactive powders to bond naturally to the leaf surface.

October 14, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Investment in UHT Continues with $30 Million Expansion

Arla Foods is partnering with SPX Flow to create a UHT center of excellence.

October 14, 2025

Processing Equipment

Maintenance as a Strategic Advantage

In this third installment of our “Efficiency in Uncertain Times” series, we explore how proactive and predictive maintenance practices help food processors do more with less.

September 2, 2025

Liquid Processing

Beverage Entrant Sees Heat Exchangers, Homogenizer as ‘Key to Success’

Two heat exchangers and a homogenizer have been central to a California-based supplement manufacturer’s expansion into functional beverage processing.

August 26, 2025