Our industry must find the innovation within itself to fight obesity while increasing profits.

The mandate to save has never been stronger in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.

It's no longer a good idea to operate in a business-as-usual mode.

Now is a good time to invest in food safety measures, HACCP improvements and track and trace systems.

Food safety problems that surfaced only a few years ago were soon forgotten or ignored by those in the headlines today.

Little did I know six months ago, when I planned the editorial content for the March 2009 issue of Food Engineering, that our industry would be mired in one of its most far-reaching food safety recalls.

Food and beverage manufacturers continue to uncover innovative ways to be environmentally friendly as they increase efficiency.

As savvy processors know, in challenging times and in times of prosperity, you must innovate to remain competitive.

Good and bad, the year 2008 will be one for the record books. The food safety recalls that plagued the food industry during 2007 seem like a century ago compared to what our nation has experienced the past 12 months.

As the two major presidential candidates debate a myriad of issues facing our country, I began to wonder where each one stands on food safety.