Richard Mitchell

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Pumps and valves play a big role

Pumps and valves play a big role

An efficient and safe dairy processing operation is dependent on the proper selection and maintenance of pumps and valves
Richard Mitchell
March 18, 2020
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Detecting foreign objects and other contaminants in dairy products is perhaps the most crucial part of the production process. Without the ability to effectively scan for adulterants, processors can compromise food safety and risk costly recalls, product waste and damage to their reputations.
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Sustainability informs new rigid packaging innovations

Sustainability informs new rigid packaging innovations

A greater market focus on sustainability is leading to the development of more environmentally sound rigid packaging
Richard Mitchell
February 18, 2020
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Rigid packaging is undergoing a makeover. With consumers and product manufacturers putting pressure on packaging suppliers to develop designs that are eco-friendly, alternatives with biodegradable elements and less bulk are becoming more prevalent and helping to fuel greater sector activity.
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New inspection technologies enhance adulterant detection

New inspection technologies enhance adulterant detection

Evolving inspection technologies are enabling dairy processors to better detect adulterants, but selecting the optimal machinery can be tricky.
Richard Mitchell
January 13, 2020
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Detecting foreign objects and other contaminants in dairy products is perhaps the most crucial part of the production process. Without the ability to effectively scan for adulterants, processors can compromise food safety and risk costly recalls, product waste and damage to their reputations.
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Inside the plant: Straus Family Creamer's formidable foundation

Inside the plant: Straus Family Creamery's formidable foundation

The quest for greater efficiencies and worker welfare are prominent in Straus Family Creamery’s manufacturing strategies.
Richard Mitchell
January 4, 2018
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As the company prepares to build a new processing facility, one that will more than double its current 16,000 square feet to approximately 40,000 square feet, it is working to maximize production rates and efficiencies at the Marshall, Calif., plant in which it has been operating since the company’s inception in 1994.


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