“Now’s the time to get in.” That’s the advice for those unsure about entering the CBD market, from David Lukan, Founder and CEO of CocoCanna. ”From a business standpoint, it’s an industry that is just starting to show it’s potential,” he adds, “and it’s going to continue to grow and grow.” But it’s also a […]

No one likes a smelly neighbor. And manufacturing plants are some of the worst offenders.  As plants expand and move closer to each other, clearing up those odors becomes even more critical. Fortunately, cutting down on odor emission from extruders, dryers, and coolers doesn’t have to be costly or environmental damaging. We spoke with Hans […]

Concentrates get a bad rap. On the consumer side, the appeal of products (especially juice) from concentrate has declined markedly over the past several years because they simply don’t taste as good as fresh. The reason that concentrates are of inferior quality is because they’re typically made using thermal evaporation. But a new concentration technology […]

Food Industry Executive spoke with members of the Food Processing Suppliers Association’s (FPSA) Young Professionals Group about the challenges and opportunities they see in the food industry today and in the future. This interview is with Jose Ibanez, a regional sales manager at STOBER Drives, a company that makes gearboxes specifically designed for food processing equipment. How did […]

Following up on discussions from the Food Safety and Sanitary Design Panel at the FPSA Annual Conference, we recently spoke with panelist Chris Paliaro. His career in produce processing spans more than 20 years, most of which he’s spent at Taylor Farms, where he’s currently the Director of Food Safety and Quality at the company’s […]

Most food manufacturers are up on sanitary standards and the need for hygienic design for their processing equipment. But what about the automation equipment, like the conveyors that transfer product from one machine to another, or from one part of the plant to another? The requirements here are less clear — they can change depending […]

“It’s a surprisingly simple invention. Why no one ever thought to combine brine freezing and spiral technology before, I don’t really know.” That’s Steve Kelley, referring to an innovative new freezing technology from Food Process Solutions (FPS) called the Spiral Immersion System. Kelley is the Director of Spiral Immersion Systems at FPS, as well as […]

Stainless steel is the material of choice for food processing equipment, both because of food safety regulations and because it has an oxide layer that hinders the formation of rust. But stainless steel is an inherently soft material that doesn’t hold up well against prolonged abrasion. Typically, protective coatings and finishes are applied to stainless […]

One highlight of this year’s FPSA Annual Conference was the Food Safety and Sanitary Design Panel discussion, which featured food safety experts from across the industry. To continue the conversation, we spoke with John Butts, one of the panelists. Butts has been in the food safety industry for more than four decades. He got his […]

A little over a year ago, we learned how LED in Action was helping food processors adopt brighter, longer-lasting lighting. At that time, LED lighting was just starting to take off in food production plants. To find out how things have progressed since then, we caught up with Kevin Shepherd, LED in Action’s current general […]