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Food Engineering June 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins	Food Automation Conference Report Best practices in food safety, asset utilization and sustainability were front and center at this year's industry idea-exchange.
Food Engineering October 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins	Fabulous Food Plants: Molecular Manipulation of Milk At the producer-owned dairy processor Select Milk, pasteurization and packaging are minor parts of the process.
Food Processing June 2013 Kevin T. Higgins	Packaging Improvements Occur When Film Suppliers And Machine Builders Collaborate Collaborations between film suppliers and machine builders are delivering form/fill/seal systems that produce food containers with improved seal integrity and other benefits.
Food Processing November 2005 Kate Bertrand	Getting a taste for contract manufacturing Contract manufacturing and packaging are gaining mind-share among food processors as their companies strive to improve operational efficiency, shorten time to market and improve cost control.
Food Engineering June 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins	Tech Update: Post-Production Solutions The integrated-plant concept works great, up until the finished product is filled. Machines may do the repetitive tasks, but coordinated activity remains elusive.
Food Engineering March 6, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	Make it better, not cheaper By focusing primarily on material costs, packaging supplers have short-changed functional improvements. That is beginning to change.
Food Engineering January 1, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	Igniting Innovation: The Push for Creativity Wringing costs out of operations and overhead is great for short-term profitability, but where are the new processes and products that kick-start growth? Innovative systems and creative new products are the lifeblood of all food and beverage firms.
Food Processing April 2013 Kevin T. Higgins	2013 Capital Spending Outlook: Processors Invest in the Tools of Production, Not Brick and Mortar Balance sheets look strong, but food companies are holding the line on capital projects, projecting only a 5.4 percent increase this year.
Food Processing November 2006 Kate Bertrand Connolly	The convenience quotient New innovations provide single-serve solutions for products ranging from vegetables to wine.
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Food Engineering September 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins	Advanced evaporation economics The cost of concentrating dairy by-products for use as livestock feed can easily exceed its economic value, and that's left many plant operators searching for more efficient technologies. The Australia-based Acqua International Group offers a new solution.
Food Engineering January 1, 2006 Wayne Labs	Machine Control: Still Islands of Automation? According to some manufacturing industry experts, food producers need to play catch up with their machines.
Food Engineering October 4, 2007 John Blanchard	Packaging Operations: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Why did more than 80% of the respondents to a recent survey say they are less than satisfied with the ability of their packaging operations to help meet business objectives and customer requirements?
Food Processing August 2011 Bob Sperber	Market-Driven Manufacturing at Abbott Nutritional From packaging to new plants, boomers, kids and fitness buffs are the real managers of the company's nutritional beverage operations.
Food Processing April 2010 Dave Fusaro	2010 Capital Spending Outlook: Pent-Up Demand Causes an Explosion in Projects After last year's drop in capital expenditures, budgets for the Food Processing Top 100 survey group are up 19 percent for 2010.
Food Processing January 2009 David Feder	2009 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Economy Ahead, Proceed with Caution! Food safety remains paramount and energy's cheap for now, but this certified recession has processors looking to 2009 with hesitation.
Food Processing January 2006 David Feder	Annual Manufacturing Survey: Safe and Secure Once again, food safety is manufacturers' No. 1 concern -- but security continues to be an important factor in plant operations.
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Food Processing April 2006	Equipment Round-Up: Packaging This showcase presents a baker's dozen of the latest and greatest in packaging machinery.
Food Engineering March 6, 2006 Kathryn Martin	Food Packaging Materials and Containers Unique flip-top closure for ketchup... Coke's 'coffee fusion' in sleek aluminum bottle... Pita chips in a resealable pouch... Frozen fruit juice concentrate in Tetra Top cartons... Resealable ice-cube package... Tamper-evident packaging suitable for dairy products...
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Food Engineering January 1, 2006 Kathryn Martin	Wadda an Idea! Healthy Children's Beverage in Spill-Proof Bottle Combining a spill-proof, plastic, travel-ready bottle with a healthy alternative to sugar-filled juice drinks, Waddajuice aims to appeal to parents of toddlers and preschoolers.
Food Processing March 2012 Kate Bertrand Connolly	What You See Is What You Get Peek-a-boo packaging lets your product tell the story.
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Food Processing June 2011 Dave Fusaro	Institute of Packaging Professionals Announces AmeriStar Package Awards 32 packages including 13 food & beverage containers, honored in packaging competition.
Food Processing March 2009 Kate Bertrand Connolly	Innovative Food Packaging Catches the Eye -- and More Innovative package design, particularly structural design, is driving development of food packaging that attracts consumer attention at retail and delivers more functionality than ever.
Food Processing November 2007 Kate Bertrand Connolly	Got milk ... packaging? Lessons can be learned from dairy processors that are designing packages to attract kids, boost brands and deliver convenience.
Food Processing November 2012 Kate Bertrand Connolly	Box-Free Cereal Packaging Yields Green Payoffs Food processors find less packaging good for the environment and delivers business benefits by reducing packaging costs.
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Food Processing October 2008 Kate Bertrand Connolly	Wal-Mart's Scorecard Drives Sustainable Packaging The fruits of Wal-Mart's drive for sustainability are apparent in the surge of environmentally friendly packages for food and other consumer goods on its shelves.
Food Processing September 2007 Kate Bertrand Connolly	Move to earth-friendly packaging A new generation of packaging materials makes it difficult not to go green.
Food Processing March 2011 Kate Bertrand Connolly	Food Processors Beginning to See Benefits of Going Green With Packaging From Heinz to the Girl Scouts, everyone wants packaging with less environmental downside.
Food Processing March 2006 Kate Bertrand	Going first class with glass Processors gravitate to glass packaging for branding, premium positioning and product protection. Organic and all-natural products are leading the movement.
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Hallie Forcinio	Flexible packaging dominates at Interpack Although metal, glass and rigid-plastic packaging was well represented at Interpack 2005, flexible packaging -- with top speeds often exceeding 200 bags per minute -- was the star of this huge, triennial exhibition.
Food Processing January 2008 David Feder	Annual Manufacturing Survey: Safety First... But Looking Greener Food safety is still the chief concern of processors, but the `green' trend shot up the charts too; 77 percent see growth this year.
Food Engineering October 1, 2005	Worldwide Food Expo 2005 Gets Supersized The biennial conference will offer an enhanced educational program with more than 45 workshops on consumer trends, efficient plant operations, human resource issues, food safety, product development and more.
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Food Processing May 2006 Kate Bertrand	Packaging naturally The shift to mass-market distribution for organic and all-natural foods and beverages is driving a new generation of packaging designs.
Food Processing January 2007 David Feder	Annual Manufacturing Survey: Labor pains Food safety remains the top concern in our sixth annual Manufacturing Trends Survey, with labor issues and energy also topping the worry list.
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