Food Engineering’s 2017 Food Automation and Manufacturing Conference agenda has been finalized. The theme for this year is The Future of Food Manufacturing.

Food Engineering’s 2017 Plant of the Year goes to Abbott Nutrition.

Williams-Sonoma has announced a voluntary recall of limited quantities of Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Quick Bread mix due to potential Salmonella contamination.

Snyder of Berlin has recalled Buffalo Blue Kettle Cooked Potato Chips after being informed by a supplier that a milk powder used as an ingredient may contain Salmonella.

In the test kitchen at Sabra’s Center of Excellence, Sabra Executive Chef Mary Dawn Wright spends a lot of time thinking about, looking at, tasting and researching the ingredients for hummus—chickpeas and tahini, a paste made from sesame seeds. Wright, who is a classically trained chef, now describes herself as an international expert on chickpeas and tahini.

When someone buys a pack of cigarettes in some countries, the consumer doesn’t see the brand’s logo plastered across the front. Instead, he or she sees something called “plain packaging” that is meant to deter people from the buying the product.