Current issue

September/October 2018

Features

The Hit List: The top three challenges facing plant managers

Future Proof? Data-driven automation improves yield, quality, cuts labor costs

Fresh Radiation: Food irradiation pitched to fresh produce market

Form & Flavor: Three new approaches to broaden produce-based snack choices

Standing Out: The stories behind award-winning packaging

P2Seven: Nick Desai, Snack It Forward

Columns

The Process: Do what you can

Cutting Edge: A fresh look at lone workers in produce processing

United Fresh: Industry leaders talk ‘TEC Talks’

July/ August 2018

High Pressure, High Standards – HPP making its case for enhancing food quality, safety and packaging

A Fresh-R Look – How existing products can adapt, take advantage of trends

Efficient Solutions – Finding the balance between food waste and plastic waste

Changing It Up – Why an organic dairy made the jump to packaged Brussels sprouts

Responsible labor focus for PMA, United Fresh

Swanson Pickle’s next generation stepping up with improvements

United Fresh – This year’s United Fresh highlighted equipment as well as innovative produce-based products

Product Focus Section  – Featured products from innovative companies

Show Preview – Big changes coming to PMA Fresh Summit

May/ June 2018

Constant Watch  – Blanching guide part of larger fight against listeria in the cold chain

Farm to Truck to Table – Data logger advances are making it cheaper and easier to keep an eye on the cold chain

The Big Chill – Anuga gold medal winner recognized for processing technology achievement

Kiremko launches new Guard technology

Six Food Trends for 2018 – Innova Market Insights outlines what to watch with packaging, snacking and more

Product Focus Section – Featured products from innovative companies

Show Preview  – United Fresh 2018

March/ April 2018

No Recall, Now What? — Questions remain surrounding E. coli outbreak linked to romaine and leafy greens

Still Fresh-Squeezed and Simple — Juice company expands with second generation, new products

Sustainability — How packaging companies are working to reduce food waste

Plant Operations — In sweet corn hybrids, workhorses hold the edge for processors

Photo Gallery — Fruit Logistica 2018

January/February 2018

Foundation for Success — A look at how flooring and doors can help with sanitation in a processing facility

Selling a Story — How Seal the Seasons weaves connections between consumers and local food

Productive and Sustainable — Four global food processing companies advance in both areas

PrimaPak Ready for Prime — B&G Foods pairs popular spiralized veggies with innovative packaging

‘Relentless Innovation’ — And one man who helped it happen

Fruit Logistica Preview — Staying ahead in a more and more connected world

November/December 2017

New Sanitizing Solutions — Equipment manufacturers go the extra mile to enhance food safety

Robotics Revolution — New forms of mechanization making their way into produce processing

Untapped Potential — Value-added processing allows Michigan company to create new customers

Smart Hardware — How the Internet of Things helps with traceability and safety

Brussels Sprouts Surge — Demand increases dramatically in under a decade

Innovation Spotlight — Take a look at some innovative companies

A Cut Above — Latest innovations drive onion peeling technology

September/October 2017

The Latest Word — PMA webinar digs into top research from Center for Produce Safety

Millennial Nectar — Younger consumers drive growth of hard cider market

Confronting Challenges — TOMRA in search of solutions to pressing customer issues

Oodles of Noodles — Equipment manufacturers deliver new machines for new kinds of cuts

Big Data, Big Picture — Innovations in IoT help produce processors streamline business

2017 Buyers’ Guide

View our interactive online 2017 Buyers’ Guide by clicking here.

July/August 2017

FSMA’s Next Steps — Produce processors start to prepare for first round of inspections

Inside and Out — Produce packaging companies improve on appearance

Reinventing the Can — Technology innovations reinvent the can

Transforming Waste — Bio-based plastics show great potential

So Many Ways — Tree Top expanding the variety of uses for fruit crops

Process Expo — Food processing takes center state at Process Expo

May/June 2017

The Best Protection — A sound food defense strategy can thwart harm to the food supply chain

Expanding and Engaging — Fresh-cut sector keeps diversifying in response to new consumer trends

Cool Considerations — Think about these fundamental issues as part of cold storage design/build plans

Trends at the Table — These eight food and beverage trends will make their mark on 2017-2018

Product Focus — Take a look at some new approaches

Summer Shows Bring Innovation to Windy City — Global Cold Chain Expo, United Fresh

March/April 2017

A Receptive Audience — Preventive controls training initiative gains acceptance

Fermentation Nation — Processing ‘the natural way’ re-emerges as a top food trend

Going Bananas — From flour to snacks, staple makes its way into the diet

Big Fans of Fans — Key component of plant HVAC systems good for workers and food quality

Boosting the Bottom Line — How to best use logistics software to increase profitability

January/February 2017

Be Prepared — The reasoning behind conducting a mock product recall

The Main Ingredient — Company launches effort to diversify and attack problem of food waste

This Year’s Menu — A variety of challenges and opportunities confront produce processors in 2017

Clean and Simple — A different approach to ingredients adds new benefits to classic food favorites

The Blend Trend — Plant-based infusions into other types of foods are on the rise

CLFP, Fruit Logistica — Winter shows return bigger and better