Maria Ferrante

Packaging

Education, networking opportunities abound at PACK EXPO East

February 21, 2020

Located near one-third of the nation’s top consumer packaged goods companies, PACK EXPO East (March 3-5, 2020, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) will allow food and beverage manufacturers to explore the latest packaging technologies and spend quality time discussing solutions with leading suppliers and industry thought leaders.

Show Preview

Pack Expo Preview: Health and wellness food market continues strong growth

Maria Ferrante

July 22, 2019

The global health and wellness food market is projected to reach $811.82 billion by 2021.

Food Safety

Eliminating Contaminants and Avoiding Recalls

Processors can improve food safety with focus on cleaning

Maria Ferrante

August 28, 2018

While still being released at a staggered pace, some compliance and enforcement deadlines for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are finally seeing the light of day.

PACK EXPO

PACK EXPO East to deliver innovative food packaging solutions

More than 400 exhibitors and 6,000 industry professionals expected to attend

Maria Ferrante

April 9, 2018

Home to nearly one-third of the nation’s top consumer packaged goods companies, PACK EXPO East (April 16-18, 2018, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) will address the trends and challenges driving the food and beverage market. The show will bring together 400 exhibitors and 6,000 industry professionals over 100,000 net square feet of exhibit space.

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.

Robotics

How robotics can revolutionize the supply chain, help with FSMA

As the ROI increases, more companies feel confident installing robotics

Maria Ferrante

July 27, 2017

The landscape of solutions for optimizing efficiencies across a food brand’s supply-chain is constantly changing at the pace of the technology sector. And that pace of change can feel rapid.

High Pressure Processing

High Pressure Processing helps keep products fresh without preservatives

HPP and packaging demonstrations available at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Maria Ferrante

April 25, 2017

With consumers placing a healthy emphasis on clean eating, manufacturers are looking at ways to extend the shelf life of fresh or minimally processed food and beverages while maintaining taste and texture.

Plant Maintenance

Best practices in plant maintenance and safety improve operational efficiency

ProFood Tech offers insights and solutions to minimize risk, prevent worker injuries and reduce costs

Maria Ferrante

December 21, 2016

Plant safety is critical to productivity. Proper plant maintenance plays a significant role in reducing unscheduled downtime and improving safety.

TECH FLASH

PMMI report offers insight, tips for dealing with FSMA

Putting process control in place to enhance food safety but also improve food quality has become critical.

Maria Ferrante

November 30, 2016

The report indicates that companies are largely making procedural changes, such as how the manufacturing environment is organized, operated, cleaned and maintained; what people are trained on and how activities are documented.

TECH FLASH

Food safety, productivity need fuel robotic innovations

Increased productivity, reduced costs and improved food and worker safety continue to push automation and robotics higher on food and beverage manufacturers’ priority list.

Maria Ferrante

June 28, 2016

For robots to operate in a food manufacturing facility, they must be designed to withstand the rigors of sanitary processing operations.