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51. Shifting Consumer Preferences Create Opportunities For The Beverage Packaging Market 5/27/2015

    Liquid packaging cartons are used for a variety of products — water, dairy, juices, and soft drinks — and with consumers showing a growing preference for convenience products, this packaging format is expected to experience increased demand in the coming years.

52. Industry Leaders Convene At Expo Milano 2015 To Address Global Food Security 5/22/2015

    Global food security is one of the most important challenges facing the food industry, and industry leaders are working to find solutions through collaboration and innovation.

53. PepsiCo Plans To Abandon Aspartame In Diet Pepsi 5/22/2015

    Diet Pepsi drinkers may soon find their favorite drink has made a change. The voice of the consumer has been heard and after years of using aspartame in its signature diet soda, PepsiCo is making a switch to other artificial sweeteners.

54. ERP May Deliver Best Practices For Safe Food Transport 5/21/2015

    Foodborne illnesses affect nearly 50 million Americans each year and according to the CDC. Compounding this problem are the countless types of food and the associated ways to handle and transport them. FSMA’s Sanitary Transportation of Human Food aims to provide some relief to the situation, but food companies are going to need some help and enterprise resource planning technology may provide the way.

55. Traceability And Transparency Are Key Aspects Of Food Pathogen Testing 5/20/2015

    FSMA regulations require food manufacturers and processors to be proactive in their approach to food-safety events. Because of this, many food producing companies are beefing up traceability practices within their supply chains. Adding even more urgency to bolstering traceability practices is the growing complexity and global nature of modern supply chains, along with consumers demanding to know who harvested and transported the food product, where the food and its ingredients came from, and how the food was handled on its journey from harvest to table.

56. What's Driving Growth In The Automated Material Handling Market? 5/19/2015

    Driven by needs for operational efficiency and an increasing demand among food manufacturers for automated solutions, the market for automated material handling is expected to demonstrate a high rate of growth over the next five years.

57. 6 Ways To Create A Leaner Supply Chain 5/19/2015

    Over one-third of all food produced in the U.S. and around the world may be lost through spoilage or expiration every year. While the food industry works to reduce this number with improved refrigeration and increased efficiencies in the global food supply chain, it may be having an effect at your company. Implementing a plan for a lean supply chain can not only help to reduce worldwide waste, it can improve your company’s bottom line.

58. The Nation's Largest Food Safety Inspection Database Is Up And Running 5/18/2015

    Food safety inspection data has traditionally been difficult to aggregate as each regulating agency has compiled its own data in individual databases. While it is fairly simple to find publicly available inspection data on the USDA and FDA websites, local and state agency information hasn’t been so easy to find… until now.

59. USDA Finalizes Ruling For Labeling Of Mechanically Tenderized Beef 5/18/2015

    In response to growing concerns over bacterial contamination, mechanically tenderized meat products must now be labeled as such and must include proper cooking instructions.

60. How Vision Inspection Systems Boost Efficiency In Food Processing And Packaging Lines 5/15/2015

    In the food industry, ensuring the quality of products is essential to consumer safety and a thriving business. Automated visual inspection can help your company meet and exceed regulation compliance, improve customer satisfaction, and boost the efficiency in processing lines.