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Campbell's: The top 6 food trends for 2018

Consumers expect more options, variety in foods and flavors

December 8, 2017

The Campbell's Culinary & Baking Institute (CCBI) has released what it has identified as the six biggest and most accessible food trends of 2018.

2018 food and beverage manufacturing industry predictions

Processors are expected to adopt more technology in their plants as well as produce more natural products in the coming year.

Debra Schug

December 6, 2017

Among the top trends, automation and robotics are expected to gain mass adoption in many food processing plants to help operational efficiencies and customer order fulfillment as well as to increase throughput and quality.

Food fraud

Combatting the growth of fake food

Food is now the fourth most valuable counterfeit market, and foods such as olive oil, honey, fish, vinegar, vanilla and coffee top the list.

Maria Ferrante

November 29, 2017

As brand manufacturers continue to source from an ever-growing list of ingredients and suppliers, food is now the fourth most valuable counterfeit market, according to the 2016 Brand Protection and Product Traceability Market Research Report.

Beverage Packaging

HeatGenie’s single-serve beverages self-heat

A twist of the can, and two minutes is all it takes for consumers to enjoy hot tea or soup in a single-serve container.

November 29, 2017

Coffee, tea, or hot soup on the go? A new packaging innovation promises exactly that. The HeatGenie simply and quickly heats beverages with a twist of the lid through a solid-state thermal reaction.

How food and beverage processors can fight cyberattacks

CEOs tend to look at a cybersecurity as a one-time investment, but imagine the results if your virus definitions were last updated Jan. 1, 2015.

Wayne Labs

November 29, 2017

Knowledge of how attacks occur, new tools coming on the scene, and long-term investments in cybersecurity can all help processors stand a better chance of keeping their plants safely up and running.

Researchers develop alcoholic beverage made from tofu whey

Team from National University of Singapore file patent for unique, zero-waste approach of converting byproduct of tofu making into an alcoholic drink rich in isoflavones.

Crystal Lindell

November 28, 2017

A research team from the National University of Singapore has successfully turned tofu whey — a liquid that is generated from the production of tofu and is often discarded — into what they describe as a tasty alcoholic beverage called Sachi.

Digital disruption tools provide a glimpse of the future factory

Day-long event at UI Labs' DMDII features some cutting-edge technology to digitally transform the factory floor.

Debra Schug

November 21, 2017

Manufacturing might have the reputation of being old, dirty and generally antiquated. But that image couldn't be farther from what is represented at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute located in Chicago.

Regulatory Watch

FSMA small businesses guide reveals safety rules

Small Entity Compliance Guide helps businesses understand Produce Safety Rule

November 20, 2017

The FDA announced the availability of a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help small businesses comply with the Produce Safety Rule mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

IIOT

IIOT World tour visits San Francisco

Keynote and panels will focus on collaboration, security

Casey Laughman

November 17, 2017

The Industrial Internet of Things World Tour will be making its next stop in San Francisco in December.

Amazon leads online grocery sales at 18% of market

Packaged Facts reveals its four competitors — Instacart, Walmart, Peapod, and FreshDirect — are finding success by not attempting to ‘out-Amazon Amazon’ though.

Crystal Lindell

November 15, 2017

In 2017, Amazon captured an industry-leading 18 percent of online food and beverage sales in the U.S. — twice its closest competitor Walmart, which had 9 percent of the market.