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Nestle bottles Nesquik and liquid coffee creamers in a state-of-the-art aseptic plant in Anderson , Ind. The facility is LEED-certified for its green features.

Thanks to robust sales of Nesquik flavored milks, innovations in the Juicy Juice brand and a new partnership with Jamba Juice, Nestlé USA is far from a milquetoast in grocery and convenience store channels.

X-ray machines and metal detectors keep foods safe. Checkweighers assure foods are made to consistent sizes. Processors and vendors share information.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that manufacturers in the United States spend about $100 billion a year on energy costs.

In my April 2010 column, “Who is the Weakest Link in the Food Chain?,” I made the point that suppliers could unintentionally defeat all the food safety and quality programs put in place by dairy plants.

“Thank you, partners.” Those are the words that Organic Valley’s CEO George Siemon and his management team spoke when we visited them last fall to prepare our 2010 Processor of the Year story (December’s cover story).

Charm Sciences says the executive board of the National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments has accepted the Charm 3 SL3 Beta-lactam Test and associated 2400 form, to meet regulatory compliance with Appendix N and Section 6 of the Grade “A” PMO (Pasteurized Milk Ordinance).

Spirax Sarco has produced a movie demonstrating the principles of operations of its Model 25 Series pilot operated pressure reducing valves.

Urschel Laboratories offers a wide variety of grating heads that offer cuts from coarse granules to different types of shreds.

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group says its new line of MasoSine pumps is ideal for juice concentrate processing.