Dairy Processing and Equipment - Articles - Page 24

New offerings from suppliers to the dairy industry

December 9, 2020

New equipment from Filtec, Great Lakes Label and more!

Norwich, N.Y.-headquartered Chobani LLC has racked up a remarkable number of accomplishments in just 15 years.

2020 Processor of the Year: Chobani is doing all the right things

Our Processor of the Year understands that doing well and doing good are not mutually exclusive.

Kathie Canning

December 4, 2020

At only a decade and a half old, Chobani LLC is still a youngster within the dairy processing universe. Nevertheless, the company, founded in 2005 by current CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, who immigrated to the United States from Turkey about a decade earlier, has racked up a remarkable number of accomplishments.

Aseptic packaging can increase the shelf life of shelf-stable products by six to 12 months. Photo by Sable-Rhoden Media, courtesy of Diversified Foods Inc.

Aseptic dairy packaging gains acceptance

The use of aseptic packaging by dairy processors is on the rise as operators seek newer solutions for enhancing food safety while reducing waste and operating expenses.

Richard Mitchell

November 24, 2020

The aseptic packaging market is picking up steam. Sector sales for the dairy industry will reach $24.6 billion globally by 2024, up from $14 billion in 2017, projects Transparency Market Research, an Albany, N.Y.-based market intelligence firm.

Messe Frankfurt enters into joint venture with FPSA to produce Process Expo

The strategic partnership aims to add value for all show participants.

November 13, 2020

Messe Frankfurt Inc. (MFI) and the McLean, Va.-based Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced that they entered into a joint venture to align their resources to create and co-produce Process Expo, the nation’s largest horizontal trade show for the food and beverage processing and packaging industry.

Significant boost for hygienic design

New GFSI benchmarking requirements underline necessity for hygienic design.

November 11, 2020

With the 2020 publication of two new hygienic design benchmarking requirements, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) paves the way to incorporate hygienic design in food safety management programs, according to 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI) and the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG).

Dairy processors collectively push for sustainability

Dairy companies are working collaboratively and on their own to make sustainability an industry priority.

Anna Boisseau

October 13, 2020

Ask 10 people what "sustainability" means to them, and you'd probably get 10 different answers. Its dictionary definition is simple: the ability to sustain something at its current level. And dairy companies, many of which have already existed for over a century, might know a thing or two about that.

A hot market for heat exchangers in dairy processing

Upgrades to technologies are enabling dairy processors to produce higher quality products more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Richard Mitchell

October 13, 2020

It is a transformative time for heat exchangers. The core dairy processing technology, which plays a key role in pasteurization and the production of such products as milk, cream, ice cream, yogurt and cheese, is undergoing refinements as more plant operators seek designs that enhance product quality while streamlining operating expenses.

New bag filtration system, multifunctional autosampler and load-monitoring system

October 9, 2020

New equipment from GEA Group, Shimadzu, and Weidmüller.

Anuga FoodTec to take place March 23-26, 2021

More than 1,800 suppliers from more than 50 countries will present their new products for the production and packaging of all types of foods and beverages.

October 6, 2020

Koelnmesse, operator of the Cologne Exhibition Centre in Cologne, Germany, said it has reopened for business following the lockdown that occurred after the pandemic outbreak, and its Anuga FoodTec event will run March 23 to 26, 2021.

Casper’s Ice Cream’s newest plant is a frozen novelty powerhouse

The state-of-the-art processing facility produces 350 million ice cream and frozen novelty products annually.

Kathie Canning

October 5, 2020

Richmond, Utah, is not exactly what one would call a metropolis, it boasts a population of fewer than 3,000 people. Despite its small status, however, the rural town has earned some decidedly big bragging rights.