A-B-CA-B-C is introducing a case packer that utilizes dynamic servo operation to ensure top precision and accuracy at speeds to 30 cases per minute. The case packer utilizes servo motors
During the past 17 years, there has been a tremendous interest in the nutritional characteristics of trans fatty acids (TFAs). There are two primary reasons for this activity.
Austrian phenomena Red Bull showed beverage marketers that energy, in relation to food, no longer has to equate to calories. This is a disconnect for anyone who studied nutrition, as calories and energy have always been viewed as synonymous.
The Wal-Mart Effect is the title of a book written last year by journalist Charles Fishman. The book, Fishman’s first, describes the myriad impact that the world’s largest retailer has had on business and many other aspects of our lives.
Innovative packaged retail foods often have origins in foodservice, which is why this month’s Ingredient Technology feature on inclusions is based on food flavor trends showcased at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) show in Chicago at the end of May.
Hopefully your summer travels find you in Chicago, host to this year’s IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo. And, bring a healthy appetite, because the more than 1,000 exhibitors have been busy the past year developing innovations that are right on track with today’s trends.
At the Organic Trade
Association’s All Things Organic trade show last month, Horizon Organic
introduced several new products, including organic milk with DHA,
single serve bottles and ice cream.
North America’s artisan and specialty cheesemakers are getting ready to gather in a place many of them call home. The American Cheese Society will hold its 24th annual conference, Achieving Sustainability, Aug. 1 – 4 in Burlington, Vt.
With milk sales showing the first real signs of improvement in more than a decade, the dairy industry’s promotion groups are reining in a marketing campaign that just may have played a key role in the turnaround.