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New mixing and blending systems offer high speed, consistency

March 20, 2018

New equipment from Koss Industrial Inc., White Mountain Process, Tetra Pak and more!

Take a proactive approach to reduce recall risks

By putting the right programs and procedures in place, dairy facilities could help prevent cross-contact and contamination that lead to costly recalls.

Tedd Wittenbrink

March 14, 2018

In 2017, there were more than 400 food recalls in the United States. Undeclared allergens and/or improper labeling led the charge as the primary source. Pathogenic organisms from Listeria Monocytogenes and Salmonella and foreign materials came in second and third, respectively.

Flexible packaging captures market share

Growth drives advances in machinery, materials and package design.

Hallie Forcinio

March 13, 2018

The use of flexible packaging continues to grow, thanks to the format's light weight, shelf impact and more. And with that growth come advances that are bringing new benefits to dairy processors.

Rigid containers get a modern twist

New offerings boost shelf impact, sustainability and convenience

Hallie Forcinio

Kathie Canning

February 13, 2018

Dairies and cheesemakers often choose rigid containers to set products apart from the competition and meet sustainability targets. And new rigid container offerings can help dairy processors enhance shelf impact, sustainability and convenience.

Cedar Crest Ice Cream is a house of many flavors

Cedar Crest’s Manitowoc, Wis., plant crafts ice cream in small batches — in dozens of creative flavors such as Jumping Jersey Cow and Coconut Explosion.

Sarah M. Kennedy

February 5, 2018

Cedar Crest Ice Cream makes an impressive amount of ice cream in its 45,408-square-foot facility in Manitowoc, Wis. The plant currently produces approximately 26 million pounds of product annually. The company uses the space wisely and continues to upgrade equipment and technology as product demand increases.

Know your rights during an FDA inspection

It is essential for dairy companies to know where FDA’s authority ends

John T. Allan III, MS

Emily Lyons

February 5, 2018

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations represent a paradigm shift in how food is regulated in the United States to protect consumers from foodborne illness. The act and its corresponding regulations not only place more responsibility on food manufacturers, but also provide FDA with substantial new authority to use when inspecting facilities.

Scrutinizing the dairy label

Many U.S. consumers rely on the food product label as a health and wellness information source.

January 16, 2018

Many U.S. consumers rely on the food product label as a health and wellness information source.

New cheesemaking equipment offers more variety

January 15, 2018

New equipment from Reiser, Hart Design & Manufacturing, GEA; plus more!

Detection, inspection systems: Find that needle in the haystack

Recent advances in X-ray, metal-detection and inspection systems aim to address many of dairy processors’ challenges.

Kathie Canning

January 10, 2018

Processors of dairy foods and beverages understand that the detection of metal and other contaminants is critical to food safety efforts. Contaminant-related recalls not only are expensive, but also damaging to a brand's reputation.