Equipment

Fresh Ideas: Innovations Don’t Stop At a Border

As human beings evolved, we developed the ability to use tools to solve problems. This is an aspect of humanity that philosophers call “homo fab... continue reading »

Fresh Ideas:Nothing ‘meh’ about fresh-cut

The New York Times Magazine has a little feature called “The Meh List” consisting of items that evoke lukewarm feelings (“meh”... continue reading »

Dark Leafy Success

Karina Magallon can remember a time less than a decade ago when San Miguel Produce needed to give away samples to try and drive orders for its fresh-c... continue reading »

Defying the Elements

Crunch Pak was facing a dilemma.
About two years ago, the Produce Traceability Initiative to enhance electronic traceability was ramping up, ... continue reading »

Clean Water Alternatives

When it comes to processing fresh-cut produce, one element is just as important as the produce itself.
Water. It rinses and sanitizes every s... continue reading »

Clean Partners: Birko, Crunch Pak collaborate on fresh-cut sanitation

Crunch Pak and Birko are two entirely separate companies, yet both make it clear that they have a partnership that goes deeper than that of the basi... continue reading »

A Local Focus: Maine plant processes root crops for nearby customers

When its new vegetable processing facility opens this summer, Northern Girl will be closer to achieving its goal of pursuing year-round processing o... continue reading »

High-Flying Foods

Kevin Westlye admits he was a holdout when it came to going with fresh-cut produce for his company’s airport Firewood Cafes and Firewood Grill... continue reading »

Transatlantic Growth

If you didn’t know what the Sormac company does, its name provides a clue.
“Sor” for sorting and “mac” for mach... continue reading »

Taking Fresh-Cut To a New Level

To think it all started with portobello mushrooms.
About 11 years ago, one of Baldor Specialty Foods’ foodservice customers wanted to k... continue reading »