In our September Issue, we recognize HP Hood as our 2024 Plant of the Year for its commitment to innovation, automation, and safety. We report on an exciting visit to Ireland and look at operations on three dairy farms. We devote two features to non-dairy, covering Milk Alternatives and Dairy Alternatives. The benefits of Inclusions in ice cream and cottage cheese are explored, and there’s also a recap of IFT. Our five expert columnists share insights on adding fiber to dairy, the Dairy Matrix, and the export outlook for the U.S. As always, we cover innovations in new products, ingredient and equipment showcases, and more!
There are a lot of things HP Hood LLC’s Batavia, N.Y., plant could be honored for this year, including the many bells and whistles featured at the 458,000-square-foot plant.
Dairy Foods in July had the opportunity to visit Ireland and several of its dairy processors, thanks to an invitation from Bord Bia, the Irish Dairy Board.
More than 16K attend pivotal tradeshow at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
September 17, 2024
IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo was held July 14-17 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Focusing on Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology, the theme for this year’s event was “Collaboration + Innovation: How Can Food Science and Technology Transform the Food System?”
In the 1967 musical “Doctor Doolittle,” Rex Harrison in the title role sings about being a “reluctant but sincere vegetarian,” as he hears piglet Gub-Gub’s squeals as sausage and bacon sizzle over an open flame.
If we’re just looking at volume, the export outlook for the second half of 2024 and early 2025 is generally steady, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
How do we determine what a great plant is? Is it an exciting design? New technologies or automation? Sustainability efforts? Perhaps, it is a processor that continues to process, as well as protect a decades-long family recipe.
In the dairy industry, inclusions commonly add color, taste, and texture to premium ice cream — think chunks of cookie dough, swirls of caramel, and slivers of nuts and cherries — and yogurt with its now popular “sidecar” packaging.
PACK Gives BACK and new education opportunities among this year’s wrinkles.
October 11, 2024
PACK EXPO International 2024 is set to have several new wrinkles when it returns from Nov. 3 to 6 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will connect 45,000 packaging and processing professionals.
Ongoing upgrades to labeling, shrink sleeve, and printing technologies are enabling dairy processors to enhance the aesthetic appeal of products while displaying more information.
Sales in several dairy alternative subcategories soured for the 52-week period ending June 16, according to new data provided by Chicago-based market research firm Circana.