Articles Tagged with ''food processing''

Key Technology Inc., Walla Walla, Wash., said it hired Dr. Michael Nichols as senior director of research and development.

Food processing and packaging equipment supplier Reiser said it opened a 6,600-square-foot Customer Center at its Canton, Mass., headquarters.

Food processors looking to improve product quality, lower costs and increase output may want to consider adding nitrogen to their operation.

With retailers holding ready-to-eat meat and poultry processors to relatively defined price levels, the only way to effectively increase profit margins is to lower production cost without sacrificing food quality or safety.

What would food processing operations officials do when sampling a new piece of food equipment?

Food processing supplies distributor Nelson-Jameson Inc., Marshfield, Wis., said growing local demand prompted it to construct a 32,700-square-foot office and warehouse facility in Turlock, Calif.

Global food processing equipment supplier Marel Food Systems hf, Gardabaer, Iceland, said its board elected Theo Hoen as chief executive officer for Marel.

Emerson Power Transmission, St. Louis, said it purchased System Plast S.p.A., a Telgate, Italy-based producer of engineered modular belts and custom conveyor components.

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods: Let’s say that a temperature-controlled building operator – a food processor or cold storage warehouse – hasn’t purchased industrial lighting for some time. In what ways have lighting technologies changed?

Neal Verfuerth:   Prior to 2001, HID (High Intensity Discharge) lighting was standard in food processing plants and warehouses.

As an exporter to Japan, one of the most quality-conscious markets in the world, a leading processor of boneless pork products constantly looks to maximize product quality.