Manufacturing

Omeat completes pilot plant, moves towards cultivated meat commercialization

08-Nov-2023 By Deniz Ataman

Located in Thousand Oaks, Ca., the 15,000 square-foot pilot plant has the capacity to produce up to 400 tons of product, strengthening Omeat's path towards regulatory review and approval for a growing demand of sustainable alternative proteins.

Khrone’s Optiswitch 6500 offers manufacturers precise and hygienic solution for filling containers

16-Aug-2023 By Deniz Ataman

Khrone’s capacitance level switch provides food and beverage manufacturers a “minimally invasive solution” where cleanliness, precision and accuracy are essential when filling containers, according to the company’s press release.

Dedert shows potential of upcycling, preparing for precision fermentation scale-up with processing changes

09-May-2023 By Ryan Daily

Alt protein and related ingredient companies should consider how diversifying their manufacturing processes, including precession fermentation, could create more growth opportunities through upcycling, market manager at manufacturing equipment company...

Tillamook expands ice cream manufacturing capacity to manage inflation, better meet consumer demand

27-Mar-2023 By Ryan Daily

Dairy producer co-op Tillamook County Creamery Association is expanding its manufacturing beyond its Oregonian borders with a new ice cream plant in Decatur, Ill., set to open in October 2024.

Investing in the Future of Food: Matriark’s ‘nimble’ processing pilot upcycles food fast, offers potential production path for scaling companies

04-Nov-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Limited access to processing facilities is a top contributor to food waste, and a major hurdle that blocks mid-sized food and beverage businesses from scaling to the next level – two challenges that startup Matriark Foods is hoping to bypass with a unique...

Hearthside reopens former Post Holdings snack bar factory in Idaho

04-Oct-2016 By Vince Bamford

Snack bar manufacturer Hearthside Food Solutions has increased its US production capacity with the opening of a facility in Idaho.

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Snacking NPD: Gallery of new products on show at Sweets & Snacks Expo

18-May-2016 By Vince Bamford

A selection of new products being exhibited by manufacturers in the New Product Showcase at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago next week

FOOD VISION USA, the highlights: From DNA diets and mass customization via 3D printing, to 'old school' deal tactics

03-Nov-2015 By Elaine Watson

If you didn't make it to Chicago last week for the inaugural Food Vision USA event, you missed a truly awesome ensemble of industry experts covering everything from our nutritional needs on a manned mission to Mars to the challenges facing small...

Functional gum making extrusion to compression switch, says Zoft Gum

10-Feb-2014

Confectioners are beginning to incorporate more active ingredients into chewing gum using techniques used in the pharmaceutical industry, according to US contract manufacturer Zoft Gum.

FDA steps in at facility with “widespread” rodent and insect infestation

23-Sep-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Widespread rodent and insect infestation has prompted Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent distribution of food products at two Virginia companies.

'Acid whey' issue highlights 'inefficiency' of Greek yogurt production methods - AFI

05-Jun-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) has waded into the current debate on the environmental impact of Greek yogurt by-product ‘acid whey’ by claiming that the issue “highlights the inefficiency” of traditional manufacturing methods.

Eagle swoops to land Brazilian distributor

07-Jan-2013

Eagle Product Inspection has partnered with a Brazilian machinery distributor as forecasted foreign demand is expected to boost the country’s food exports.

Red hot: Could this be the coolest ingredient production facility on the planet? Cyanotech, Hawaii in pictures

17-Sep-2012 By Elaine WATSON

It’s a factory Jim, but it sure doesn’t look like one. It’s also housed on one of the prettiest places on earth, which by happy coincidence provides near-perfect growing conditions for the microalgae needed to manufacture one of the hottest nutraceuticals...

Food safety perception: The disconnect between consumers and manufacturers

21-Feb-2012 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

A new global survey of food manufacturers found that most (98%) are confident about their food safety performance - but 70% of consumers aren't convinced. FoodNavigator-USA spoke to Hank Lambert, general manager of food and water at UL, which commissioned...