Issue Archive

Kids Catch the Buzz of Java Rocks Caffeinated Candies
Chocolaty caffeine candies 'Smells like a Starbucks' say our junior high testers.

2010 Capital Spending Outlook: Pent-Up Demand Causes an Explosion in Projects
After last year's drop in capital expenditures, budgets for the Food Processing Top 100 survey group are up 19 percent for 2010.

Much Ado About High Fructose Corn Syrup
Corn Refiners Association fights an urban legend that high-fructose corn syrup causes obesity.

Editor's Plate: Unabashed Signs of Optimism
A couple of our surveys – but more importantly, real results from General Mills and other processors – point to a strong 2010.

MRO Q&A: What are the differences between sanitizing, disinfecting and sterilization?
MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants.

MRO Q&A: Sanitizing, Standardizing Your Maintenance Program
MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants.

2010 Wellness Foods Readers' Choice Awards: Shining Nutraceutical Stars
Our annual voting for the top suppliers of healthful ingredients finds lots of satisfaction, despite the tough economy.

Ingredient Round Up: Sweeteners
FoodProcessing.com focuses on sweeteners.

How to Formulate Healthier Snacks for Kids
Building healthier snacks for perpetually hungry kids moves front and center.

Equipment Round Up: Packaging Equipment 2010
FoodProcessing.com examines six equipment products available for the food and beverage industry April 2010.

Editor's Plate: More Signs the Recession Is Over
From our capital spending report to the new grocery stores in my neighborhood, food and beverage is leading the comeback.

New Food Rollout: April 2010
New food products and beverages hitting the grocery store shelves this Spring.

Meat and poultry: Make it fast, keep it safe
Amid recession, recalls and regulations, plants make strides to marry safety with efficiency gains.

Ingredients and Processing Under One Roof
FPSA's Process Expo joins IFT's Food Expo for the first time this July.

Food Processors Working to Produce Healthier Baked Goods
Bakers are answering consumer demands for healthier breads and snacks with ancient grains and old-fashioned fiber.

PepsiCo Reduces Sodium by Restructuring Salt
Changing the crystal structure makes more salt dissolve on the tongue.

Farmland First Pork Processor to Use 'Never Ever 3' Designation
Farmland Foods, Kansas City, Mo., in January became the first pork company to receive USDA's "Never Ever 3" designation for the company's Simply Natural line of fresh pork products.

Smucker to Close Four Plants, Expand Three
J. M. Smucker Co. announced a "supply chain streamlining" that will result in the closing of four plants but also significant expansions in hometown Orrville, Ohio, and New Orleans.