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PMA Fresh Summit sessions tackle trade, TPP
Because global trade is an important area of focus for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) members, nearly a dozen global trade experts from the f... continue reading »
Sample6 launches a CONTROL iOS app for safety testing data
Sample6 announced the launch of a CONTROL iOS application to address the needs of today’s workers and give food companies a way to equip their staff... continue reading »
G&G LED Lighting introduces new line of wet location LED lighting
G&G LED has designed a new series of LED luminaires specifically for use within demanding commercial food environments. This includes the wet, har... continue reading »
Molnar named Global Sales and Marketing Communications Director
TOMRA Sorting has appointed Thomas Molnar to the new position of Global Sales and Marketing Communications Director for its food sorting business. In... continue reading »
Greenhouses inside shipping containers supply stores and restaurants
There’s a pair of shipping containers sitting in a Minneapolis parking lot, but the contents inside aren’t getting ready to travel the country; in... continue reading »
New wash developed for sanitizing fresh produce
An Agricultural Research Service scientist in Pennsylvania has developed a sanitizing wash formulated with natural compounds that could reduce the n... continue reading »
PND broadens its horizons in the United States
In ten months, PND has placed and confirmed 19 machines for orange, pineapple and melon processing in America for fresh-cut fruit processing. PND o... continue reading »
Elastomer technology can handle sensitive foods
Increasingly, robots are replacing humans in food processing plants. One of the advantages is that where robots work, product contamination by personn... continue reading »
An overview of how HPP is used in the produce processing industry
High pressure processing, or high hydrostatic pressure processing, is a method of processing fruit products (such as oranges, grapefruits, mangos, etc... continue reading »
Water use targeted in Michigan food processor study
A Michigan fruit processor wants to reduce its water use by 10 percent, agreeing to work as a test site for a federally funded project to further impr... continue reading »
