With so many food safety issues to worry about tracking and tracing in the food and beverage sectors is becoming increasingly more important. At the same time, with foodstuffs moving across the globe, it is becoming more and more difficult to accurately track them. There is a solution that can help eliminate these difficulties though - a form of automated data collection called radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.

How can the food processing industry meet the challenge of reducing its carbon emissions? Here we look at three of the technologies already available on the market that claim significant fuel and carbon emission reductions.

Pulse width modulated flow control can be used to improve accuracy and lower operating costs in precise coating and dosing applications.

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is an important tool in the food processing industry. In fact, in any capital-intensive business OEE improvement is a critical methodology to drive improved efficiency, higher quality and reduced cost.

The ubiquitous bar codes found on product packaging provide information to the scanner at the checkout counter, but that’s about all they do. Now there is a very tiny, very powerful alternative on the horizon.

IT packages can provide tools for production support that enable potentials for optimisation along the entire process chain to be identified prior to rectification.

With a continuous global effort to reduce our carbon footprint, refrigeration manufacturers are being pressured to develop more energy-efficient products.

A report providing a detailed examination of the bakery and cereals market by region, category and maturity provides insights into the factors shaping the market now and in the future.

A 50% increase in cold storage facilities is needed in India if the country is to stop losing more than 30% of its post-harvest produce.

Can a PDA (a handheld device) automate your food safety audits and replace paper forms as part of your OHS systems? Absolutely.

At first glance, you may question why a packaging manufacturer pursues HACCP certification most commonly applied to manufacturers of food.

Ethnic and religious considerations are not the only reasons why consumers are choosing kosher- and halal-certified foods. Many perceive the extra supervision implicit in the certified foods assures higher quality and safer food products.

Saxa and Skellerup have refreshed their packaging and incorporated resealability for greater consumer convenience. The new design has lead to stronger shelf presence.

Food manufacturers the world over share a common goal: the efficient production of high-quality products. Where food products are concerned, quality, freshness and waste minimisation take on additional importance.

In Zeebrugge, Belgium, Gastro Fish has opened a new 4000 m² production facility to process fish for European and international consumers.