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Life-cycle analysis study suggests eating less meat

July 9, 2012

Depending on location and type of farming, some beef cattle are less of a burden on the environment, but they can’t compete with plant-based foods.

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Water/wastewater/controls event in Orlando

July 9, 2012

Food industry professionals in water and wastewater management may find this event helpful.

Industry & People: July 2012

July 5, 2012

The Kroger Co. was named the 2012 recipient of the Black Pearl Award for advancing food safety and quality.

Plant Openings and Expansions: July 2012

July 5, 2012

Cargill is expanding its bakery capabilities with a new Integrated Bakery Resources (IBR) facility, scheduled to open in August 2012.

Finding and retaining the right employees

July 5, 2012

A recent white paper, entitled Developing and Engaging the Manufacturing Workforce, looks at consumer goods (mostly food and beverage) manufacturing and proposes some solutions to get these plants up to speed.

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Food processors ready to put reserve money to use

June 26, 2012

Many food processors find themselves with some cash to spend on data analytics, fix-ups and buyouts.

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Visibility and track-and-trace

June 26, 2012

In an exclusive interview with FE, PMMI’s Tom Egan looks at the criticality of communications in track and trace.

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HCFC22 refrigerants on the way out

June 26, 2012

The Montréal Protocol calls for phasing out all refrigerants containing chlorine.

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University online program for future food processing managers

June 11, 2012

Three-part program covers food safety, processing and management.

Northeast Foods takes unconventional approach, achieves excellence

June 8, 2012

The engineering team from Northeast Foods’ Automatic Rolls of North Carolina hamburger bun manufacturing facility, winner of Food Engineering’s 2012 Plant of the Year award, participated in a special presentation at FE’s annual Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference.