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Dairy Farmers of America brands use Ecolab's CIP IQ technology as a predictive and cost-saving tool. As a farmer-owned dairy cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) focuses on moving milk from farm to table and supports the processes required to produce quality products. The cooperative supports nearly 40 dairy brands across the U.S. A necessary component of quality is ensuring CIP processes are effective and efficient.

Some CPGs have already taken steps to phase out FD&C Red No. 3, including Just Born, which removed the dye from its Peeps products after the 2024 Easter season. April 2025’s FDA announcement on petroleum-based syntenic dye phase outs has the food manufacturing world on alert. The FDA previously communicated a preference for six dyes to be removed from the food supply by the end of 2026 with FD&C Red No.3 to be phased out from products by January 2027.

Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #2: Sargento’s Product Development and Manufacturing Work Together for Natural Cheese The number 2 episode: Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor with ProFood World, sits down with Rod Hogan, Senior Vice President - Innovations at Sargento to discuss how working with manufacturing from the earliest stages of development meets consumer expectations, retailer needs, and the company’s own business goals.

Raque Food Systems is spotlighting its advanced Pie Shell Stacking System, a proven solution trusted by high-volume bakeries and dessert manufacturers seeking greater speed, consistency, and sanitation on their production lines. Long valued for its throughput and reliability, the system is now being highlighted as more processors evaluate automation upgrades to meet rising consumer demand and efficiency expectations.

A roll-out valve reject system on Fortress gravity systems is much faster to sanitize. This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style. Accessing a Gravity metal detector's reject device and removing it from service for deep cleans and maintenance can be difficult when the reject mechanism is enclosed.

The PMMI Foundation, the charitable arm of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 PMMI Foundation academic scholarships. These scholarships recognize outstanding students pursuing degrees in packaging, processing, engineering, automation, and related fields at colleges and universities across North America. This year’s awards highlight the Foundation’s commitment to preparing the workforce of tomorrow.

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Drums containing each ingredient are lifted, aligned with the mixer's stationary inlet, and emptied—in a prescribed order according to the Master Batch Record. Facing rapidly increasing demand for its health and wellness supplements, A&Z Pharmaceutical expanded its Hauppauge, N.Y., operations with a new 26,700-sq-ft production wing dedicated to nutraceutical products.

This content was written and submitted by the supplier. It has only been modified to comply with this publication’s space and style. Domino Printing Sciences (Domino), a global expert in advanced variable data printing solutions, has expanded its laser coding portfolio with the launch of the Dx1060i CO2 Laser Coder. The new 100-watt CO2 laser coder is designed to help beverage manufacturers maintain smooth production while handling more complex coding requirements.

When 95% of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies surveyed by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, say they are struggling to hire skilled operators and technicians, it confirms they are facing a major challenge. In fact, nearly 60% expect hiring issues to become somewhat or more demanding in the future, according to PMMI’s research report entitled 2025 Inside the Workforce Gap.