Food Processing Equipment & Systems
China Beefs Up Law To Fight Food Safety Scandals
May 3, 2013 9:21 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Supreme People's Court said Friday that the guidelines will list as crimes specific acts such as the sale of food excessively laced with chemicals or made from animals that have died from disease or unknown causes. China's penal code, which forbids unsafe and poisonous food, does not specify what acts are considered in violation of the law.
Worker Dies In Blender At Oregon Meat Plant
May 1, 2013 9:28 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsParamedics and sheriff's deputies were called around 11:45 p.m. Friday, after Avalos-Chanon was found entangled in the machinery. Another worker had hit an emergency stop button, but it was too late, Thompson said. Firefighters returned the following day to dismantle the machine and remove the body.
Hostess To Reopen, Expand Bakery In Kansas
April 26, 2013 9:25 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHostess Brands LLC says it will reopen its eastern Kansas bakery this summer, with the hiring of an initial 250 people already underway. The announcement was made Thursday by the investment partnership that bought Hostess Brands' snack cake product lines.
Hostess Plans To Reopen Georgia Baking Facility
April 24, 2013 9:17 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHostess Brands, LLC has announced plans to re-launch its bakery in Columbus and plans to add about 300 jobs in the area over the next several years. The Georgia Department of Economic Development Tuesday announced the company plans to resume operations this summer and will produce a full assortment of iconic Hostess snack products — including Twinkies.
New Deadline Ordered For FDA Food Safety Reforms
April 24, 2013 9:14 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal judge is siding with two California advocacy groups in ruling that the Food and Drug Administration must set a new timetable to implement delayed food safety reforms. U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton in Oakland, Calif. handed down the decision on Monday.
Secrets From The Potato Chip Factory
April 12, 2013 10:04 am | by NPR | Videos | CommentsNPR has recently released this pretty compelling video from the plant floor of Herr's, which makes potato chips on a massive scale today. The plant, based in Nottingham, Pa., used to process just a few potatoes per hour, and most of the labor was manual. Today, they churn through a few tons of spuds an hour.
Heinz Taps Burger King CEO As New Owners Take Over
April 12, 2013 9:51 am | by Candice Choi, AP Food Industry Writer | News | CommentsHeinz is bringing in Burger King CEO Bernardo Hees as its next top executive, signaling what may be the first of many changes planned by the ketchup maker's new owners. The company had announced in February that it was being acquired and taken private by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.
Court Approves Sale Of Last Of Core Hostess Assets
April 10, 2013 9:20 am | News | CommentsHostess Brands Inc. won approval Tuesday to sell off the last of its major cake and bread brands, bringing the total proceeds from its liquidation to about $860 million. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in New York approved the two deals, said Hostess spokeswoman Anita-Marie Laurie.
Rugged Tablet PC Requirements In Food Manufacturing
April 9, 2013 10:06 am | by Matt Miller, President, MobileDemand | Blogs | CommentsThe food manufacturing industry defines the kind of variable, often-extreme working environment in which a rugged tablet PC thrives. Refrigerated areas must be at or below 45 degrees, freezers at or below zero, and hot food must remain at 140 degrees or just higher. Rugged tablets have to endure these highly variable temperatures and move among them as needed.
Unlocking Potential For Greater Productivity And Accuracy
April 8, 2013 10:45 am | by Bruce Stubbs, Director of Industry Marketing for Distribution Center Operations, Intermec | Articles | CommentsFacing rising operational costs and growing awareness of consumer food safety, growers and companies are under increased pressure to improve efficiency and increase customer satisfaction and safety. To meet these needs while containing costs, food traceability solutions are particularly imperative for achieving rapid responses to potential product recalls.
Paul Newman As A Manager And Entrepreneur
April 8, 2013 10:28 am | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsActor Paul Newman started his food company, Newman's Own, with the goal of giving away 100 percent of its profits. Rebecca Jarvis speaks with Robert Forrester, CEO of Newman's Own Foundation, about Newman's vision for the company, his role as a manager, and the one item he always wanted to develop for sale but never did: beer.
Hostess Sale Of Wonder Bread Nears Completion
February 28, 2013 1:34 pm | by Candice Choi, AP Food Industry Writer | News | CommentsWonder bread could start appearing in school lunchboxes again soon. A person familiar with the situation says a bid by Flowers Foods to buy Wonder and several other bread brands from bankrupt Hostess was met with no competing offers. The individual requested anonymity because the auction process is private.
Q&A: Automation Trends For Food Manufacturers
February 25, 2013 9:20 am | by Lindsey Jahn, Associate Editor, Food Manufacturing | Articles | CommentsIncorporating automated equipment into food manufacturing processes can offer a wealth of benefits. Matt Wicks of Intelligrated spoke with Food Manufacturing about how food processors can best harness automated technologies in their facilities.
NY Birds Eye Plant Sold; 183 Jobs Planned
January 14, 2013 9:51 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA company that has purchased the closed Birds Eye plant in central New York plans to open a food-processing facility that will employ 183 people. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the plant was purchased last week by a real estate holding company. New York is giving the company up to $1 million in Excelsior tax credits in exchange for a commitment to create 183 jobs.
Embracing Technology For Recall Preparedness
January 2, 2013 9:54 am | by Mike Edgett, Director, Industry Marketing, Process Manufacturing, Infor | Articles | CommentsMost modern companies have a detailed, yet very manual process in place for handling a recall scenario. The objective of a plan is to ensure that any suspect product is quickly removed from commerce and to help the company manage specific customer requirements as well as International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines.
Capturing Quality In A Can: REXAM Beverage Can Group
February 17, 2011 1:22 pm | by Minitab Inc. | White PapersThe can that kept your most recent beer or soda fresh and delicious just may have been manufactured by the Rexam Beverage Can Group, which produces an annual volume of 55 billion cans in 50 plants around the world, making it the market leader. The company applies a protective coating to the interior of every can to help it maintain freshness, cleanliness and taste. But when the company detected variation in the weight of the coating applied on two of the company’s production lines, it initiated a Six Sigma improvement project powered by Minitab Statistical Software.
