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Processors see the big picture in packaging

If product is spoiled or damaged, then it doesn’t matter how “green” or sustainable the packaging is. Dairy processors are moving beyond waste and recyclability and taking a holistic view of product packages.

Dr. Gail Barnes

February 18, 2013

While cost is the top factor driving the packaging industry today, sustainability concerns will dominate packaging industry work in 10 years in both Europe and North America, according to a recent study conducted by Packaging World magazine and DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. Consumers also care increasingly about the environment, and they expect the products they buy to be produced in an environmentally responsible way. Milk is no exception.

Brookfield Engineering offers services for testing viscosity, texture and powder properties

February 17, 2013

Brookfield Engineering offers services for testing viscosity, texture and powder properties.

Deliver the full benefits of cultured dairy

Fermented milk products could arguably be one of the most convenient, tasty, economic and healthy foods we have today.

Phillip S. Tong

February 17, 2013

Consumer’s acceptance of the idea that yogurt, a fermented (cultured) milk, is “good for you” has been so widespread that it has attracted other marketers who are trying to figure out how to capitalize on its popularity.

MicroThermics’ DIPW processor

February 17, 2013

G.P.E.'s DR series scraped surface heat exchanger

February 17, 2013

The G.P.E. Process Equipment DR series scraped surface heat exchanger/evaporator is designed to heat, cool, or concentrate a wide variety of products, including highly viscous or heat-sensitive products such as caramel.

Supplier news: Business briefs and dairy people: February 2013

February 17, 2013

Tetra Pak, Lausanne, Switzerland, acquired Minneapolis-based Filtration Engineering Co., which specializes in the design, construction and commissioning of membrane filtration systems used in the areas of milk, whey and specialized waste treatment systems.

Advanced Instruments launches a fast and accurate dairy analyzer

February 16, 2013

7 key steps in making great Greek-style frozen yogurt

Handle with care. A properly formulated mix has the right mouth feel, tastes great and delivers the nutrient content consumers seek.

Bruce Tharp

Steven Young

February 16, 2013

Greek-style frozen yogurt is a product that emulates the properties associated with the success of cultured Greek yogurt. Those properties involve primarily protein and acidity (tartness) levels higher than those of conventional yogurt.

Chester-Jensen’s M466 plate heat exchanger

February 16, 2013

Chester-Jensen’s M466 plate heat exchanger, designed through computer assisted technology, provides ultimate heat transfer efficiency by aligning lighter-gauge materials in strategic patterns to ensure maximum support for the plate stack.

GEA Niro Soavi aseptic homogenizers

February 16, 2013

GEA Niro Soavi aseptic homogenizers have the aseptic technology that uses sterile condensate instead of live steam to flush the aseptic chambers installed on the machine.