Issue Archive

Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2012: Splitting in Two
When it comes to our annual ranking of the 100 largest food and beverage companies in the U.S. and Canada, 2011 was a tougher year for profitability than 2010 was.

Editor's Plate: Breaking Up Is Not So Hard To Do
The current frenzy of split-up activity is just the circle of life in the food & beverage industry.

A Nutty Evolution: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Nuts
Nuts, once shunned as a high-fat ingredient, are concentrated sources of phytochemicals.

New Food and Beverage Rollout: August 2012
New food and beverage products on the store shelves this month.

IFT 2012 Prototypes Make Visitors Hungry For More
Our News and Trends Editor offers a list of her favorite food and beverage prototypes from this year's annual meeting and food expo.

What's the Best Way to Dehydrate Fruits and Vegetables?
Whether you're dehydrating your own raw material fruits and vegetables or buying them dried, it's worth considering how they got that way.

Focus on Food Safety: China's New Food Safety Initiatives
Five-year plan lacks specific regulations but shows signs of progress.

Research And Development Of New Applications For Chocolate Persist
Staying current with this perennial flavor means touting and creating health benefits and paying heed to global social issues.

Food Funnies: You Write the Cartoon Caption August 2012
August edition of Food Processing's Food Funnies, a monthly feature guaranteed to give you a good laugh.

Starbucks' Howard Schultz Describes 2012 as 'Golden Age of Nutrition'
Starbucks' Schultz description aptly describes 2012 IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo.

Mixing Innovations Keep Beverages Flowing
As beverages get more complex, processing plants must deal with expensive, problematic ingredients.

MRO Q&A: Regulations Regarding Airborne Fryer and Smoking Emissions
MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants.

MRO Q&A: Cutting Costs in Boiler Operations
MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants.

Portioning Equipment Helps Food Manufacturers Form a Profit
Efficient production equipment also controls raw material costs.

Nutella Lawsuit Highlights Marketing Risks
Class action settlement a warning to processors touting 'healthy' products.

Private Label Packaging Steps Out
Store-wide private label lines and premium-tier store brands dress up to compete with the nationals.

Probiotic Market Propagates
The little bugs are finding new applications all the time.

The Private World of Private Label Food Brands
Will the category's 'quality copy-cat' reputation hold up after the recession?

New Research Suggests Doubling Vitamin C Intake For A Healthier Heart
Oregon State's Linus Pauling Institute finds evidence that higher levels of vitamin C can help reduce the chronic diseases that today kill most people in the developed world.

The Search For The 'Ideal' Conveyor
'Ideal' is whatever suits your needs, but all conveyors strive for sanitation and efficiency.

Food Business Mergers And Acquisitions Up In 2011, But Slow In Second Half
The Food Institute recorded a total of 381 mergers in the larger food and beverage industry in 2011, an increase of about 20 percent over the 317 deals in 2010.

Vitamin Fortification Still Favored
Vitamins' healthy halo attracts consumers and food manufacturers alike as research points to new health benefits.

Who Needs Salt?
Yeast extracts, improved potassium chloride, even spices can provide the flavor enhancement once are unique to salt.

National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Reveals 2012 SOFI Awards
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade honors most innovative specialty foods.