Equipment

New Jersey Farm Delves into Microwavable Asparagus

As U.S. asparagus consumption rises, producers are looking for ways to take the mystery out of cooking the vegetable.

A new micro... continue reading »

Showcase: Packaging Supplies and Equipment

Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison has announced availability of Air Release active labels as part of the company’s Active Packag... continue reading »

North Carolina Fresh-Cut Processor Looks for More Than Holiday Sales

George Wooten, president of Wayne E. Bailey Produce Company, had the idea for fresh-cut sweet potatoes more than 10 years ago, but it wasn’t unti... continue reading »

Showcase: Chilling & Cooling Equipment

Chester-Jensen

Sanitary Liquid Chillers cool to the lowest possible temperature instantaneously. The Short Gas Flow design permit... continue reading »

McDonald’s Looks to Fresh-Cut When Creating New Menu Items

McDonald’s Golden Arches is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. But in recent years, the fast food industry has been publicly crit... continue reading »

Showcase: Coring, Trimming and Peeling Equipment

Heat and Control
Heat and Control's patented new VersaPeel multi-stage batch peeler significantly reduces peel loss and improves finished pr... continue reading »

Industry slowly recovering after E. coli outbreak

As the investigation into the nationwide outbreak of E. coli in spinach focuses on a small area in California, processors and industry groups nationwi... continue reading »

Readers Respond

As we continue to try to improve Fresh Cut, I’m always looking for reader comments – and many of you have responded to my requests with e-ma... continue reading »

Fresh Focus: Getting Americans to Think Produce

As I was strolling through the grocery store after Halloween, I noticed a lot of baking ingredients stacked in the center aisle for attention. Apparen... continue reading »