
Produce processing equipment wins awards
Every three years the German Agricultural Society announces the winners of the International FoodTec Awards. This year 18 companies were awarded…
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Every three years the German Agricultural Society announces the winners of the International FoodTec Awards. This year 18 companies were awarded…
In a strategic move to strengthen and diversify its water treatment brand portfolio, Aquion announced that it is acquiring Plano,…

Australia’s oldest and most iconic chip brand, Smith’s, is celebrating its 90th birthday. As the country’s favorite chip…
The Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has started a program to help benefit one of Ohio’s largest manufacturing sectors…
Magid has expanded its line of D-ROC gloves with protection gloves paired with NitriX Grip Technology. The D-ROC GPD820 Lightweight…

Dynamic Conveyor Corporation now offers ThermoDrive solid surface synchronized sidewall belting on its DynaClean conveyor line. Using synchronized sidewalls…
The world is moving fast and we are only at the beginning of a new era in technological…

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today an expansion of french fry processing capacity in China and…

Driving toward a goal of using more sustainable materials in packaging, two Lamb Weston Alexia brand products will…

The current outside temperature is favorable for storage.
G&G LED has designed a new series of LED luminaires specifically for use within demanding commercial food environments. This includes…

Lamb Weston teams up with The Sausage Man to inspire operators with innovative, celebratory dishes for the coming…
Clear Lam Packaging is exhibiting at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas Sept. 28-30 and will have a collection of…

Lamb Weston is pleased to announce the arrival of Lamb Weston branded french fries in Mercosur. This was…

Cardinal Foods LLC of Burgaw NC and Russet House of Huntingdon Quebec announce today a joint venture in…

Proper cutting is a chief component of any produce processor. Depending on the product, incoming raw fruits and vegetables…

Trinity Frozen Foods, a sweet potato fry and frozen vegetable manufacturer, announced today that it had achieved certification…
Kaeser Compressors has introduced two new products: the Sigma Air Manager 2 (SAM 2) compressed air system and the…

Space Raiders branded potato shapes are now on sale in UK at Iceland. Using the same shape and…

Subway UK announced it was adding Walkers crisps to its selection of customizable sandwich, wrap, and salad toppings…
The newest product from SmartWash Solutions is the patent-pending Precision Chlorine Sensor Calibration System. This system, which includes the Precision Chlorine…

They’ve come a long way, baby. Drying foods like grapes, apricots, dates, figs and plums in the air…

McCain Foods’ new ‘Flavour Maker’ retail line in the United Kingdom features three offerings launched “in response to…
TOMRA Sorting has appointed Thomas Molnar to the new position of Global Sales and Marketing Communications Director for its…
The new Recipe Weighing Belt provides the option to weigh up to 10 components according to given recipes. It scores…

Drew McDonald knows the importance of accuracy in labeling allergens in foods all too well. The vice president…
Key Technology introduced the VERYX digital sorting platform, a suite of belt-fed and chute-fed sorters that offer high-performance capabilities…

Fields and orchards can be wonderful, magical worlds unto themselves You just don’t want their residents – or…
KRONEN machine works to limit damage on grapes going into fresh-cut industry by utilizing new way to remove…

Spanish retailer Mercadona has added two new flavors to its potato chips range under the Hacendado private label…
MGS Machine will introduce the Vortex, a new high-speed tray denester, at their Pack Expo Las Vegas booth #C-4322. The…

The use of high-pressure jets of water as a way to cut produce may be beginning to emerge…

The eleven steam peelers help the business churn out 255 tons of potatoes every hour

After briefly removing it from their menu, Taco Bell brought potatoes back this year. Recently, Taco Bell announced in…

Accurately weigh 0.5-to 50-gram portions at up to 120 per minute using the new Ishida Micro multihead weigher…

Technology for inspecting fresh-cut produce from field to home, commercial or industrial kitchen is as sophisticated as it’s…

It started with a French revolution. Now it’s hit the United States. In 1998, Materne rolled out its…

Growers and manufacturers alike have dreamed of the day when, instead of sending away for a part, they…

It’s no secret – or surprise to anyone in the industry these days – that maintaining the cold…

ProSource Produce, LLC, an Idaho based grower-shipper of fresh potatoes and onions has introduced new Idaho russet packaging…

The goal: extended shelf life of fresh-cut produce. The enemy: ethylene gas produced by ripening fruit and vegetables…
Sanitation is kind of like buying socks — not terribly exciting, but oh-so-necessary.And sanitation will be front and…

USDA recently awarded $40.2 million in value-added producer grants to 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico. According to…

It’s important for the produce industry to remain attractive to trucking. Without truckers, the produce industry would be,…
Packaging for fresh-cut produce has entered an era of show and tell — in every sense. Customers typically…

Peeling yield loss, is a term that relates to the good flesh and good useable potato that is…

The produce industry has had its share of food safety challenges in recent years. But it’s not alone.…
The industry collaborative working on updating food safety guidance specific to cantaloupe is holding weekly conference calls instead of…

Traditionally, farmers could plan around what winter, spring, summer, and autumn would bring. They knew which crops to produce,…

Demand for chip potatoes in storage has become sluggish, issue of North American Potato Market News (NAPM) says