The growth of packing solutions that are sturdy enough to endure the rigors of manufacturing and transportation has been fueled by rising customer expectations for clean, nutritious and safe meals.
NEWARK, Del. — According to a recent FMI report, the sales of the food processing equipment market are expected to surpass a value of $69.8 billion in 2032, rising at a compound annual growth rate of around 4.5% through the end of 2032.
The growth of packing solutions that are sturdy enough to endure the rigors of manufacturing and transportation has been fueled by rising customer expectations for clean, nutritious and safe meals.
Bagging, filling, wrapping, conveying, sealing and other all-purpose operations are becoming more popular. The market has also witnessed an increase in the for shelf-stable food goods, increasing the adoption of aseptic packaging and forming machines.
Other factors influencing the food processing equipment market include increased demand for dairy, meat, poultry and seafood products, coupled with rising awareness of food safety. Food processing is the process of converting raw ingredients into desirable food items through chemical or physical techniques. These machines can be fully or partially automated.
These instruments are utilized in a variety of sectors, including seafood and meat processing, poultry farming, dairy, chocolate, vegetable and beverage processing. High-speed packaging and labelling machines are used in the dairy and meat industries. There are three types of end products: liquid, solid and semi-solid.
Key Takeaways from the Food Processing Equipment Market Study:
From an opening workshop mock civil trial, to sessions on effectively communicating with the regulatory community and more, here's a taste of what we saw at Day 1 of Food Safety Summit.
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Food Safety Summit started in earnest Tuesday, May 10, with a civil mock trial. Presented by Shawn Stevens, national food industry lawyer and founder of Food Industry Counsel, and Joel Chappelle, food industry lawyer at Food Industry Counsel, the session offered a look at the proceedings on a civil trial involving a large-scale foodborne illness outbreak.
The room full of food safety professional served as jurors in the mock trial, which was about an 11-year-old girl who died of Listeriosis. The trial featured outbreak data, witnesses such as the girl's mother, executives from the company accused of making the egg salad that allegedly caused the Listeriosis and epidemiologists.
After three hours, 14 jury tables found the company not at fault for the Listeria that caused the death of the 11-year-old. Ten juries said yes. There were eight hung juries. One jury, perhaps thinking more harshly of the company's lacking food safety and quality characteristics, awarded $1 billion to the estate of the young girl, instead of the recommended $10 million.
That result is actually indicative of something Stevens said after verdicts were read.
“When it comes to food, people get really worked up," he told the audience. "Juries tend to be more harsh on food companies in trials.”
Later in the day, a packed house (seriously, people were streaming out of the room), listened to a panel of expert discuss how to effectively communicate with regulators. Moderated by Oscar Garrison, senior vice president, food safety regulatory affairs, United Egg Producers, the panelists included Craig Wilson, Costco Wholesale; Steve Mandernach, Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), Jorge Hernandez, The Wendy's Co.; Will Daniels, AgroThrive, Inc.; Mark Moorman, CFSAN, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and Philip Bornstein, Ph.D. Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
During the workshop, the panelists provided insight on why industry and regulators need to communicate better, and tips how to do it.
"Our goal is compliance," Bornstein said. "If that can be done with a conversation, and you don't need a noncompliance report, then do it with a conversation."
Tuesday closed with a welcome reception in the exhibit hall, which featured food, drinks and sneak peeks at vendor booths (including ours!).
The company said it's advancing its vision to become the most sustainable protein company on Earth.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Maple Leaf Foods, which claims to be the world's first major carbon neutral food company, released its 2021 Sustainability Report highlighting the company's key initiatives, milestones and accomplishments in 2021 on its journey to become the most sustainable protein company on earth.
Despite continuing global challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021, Maple Leaf Foods advanced its sustainability goals and made progress to create better food, better care, better communities and a better planet, it said.
Celebrating its second year as the first major carbon neutral food company in the world, according to Maple Leaf Foods, the company said it continued to advance on its sustainability journey by making progress against its 50% reduction by 2025 environmental goals, supporting regenerative agriculture practices on 20,000 acres of farmland, completed 100% conversion of company sow spaces to the Maple Leaf Advanced Open Sow Housing system and exceeded its annual internal food safety and quality targets.
In 2021, the company also unveiled a multi-year people strategy to strengthen and leverage the talents of its people by focusing on areas that will help deliver against its purpose and vision. The plan identifies four pillars and multiple initiatives aimed at strengthening company culture, enabling the development of its people and creating an environment where all can thrive.
"Our efforts to combat climate change continue as part of the soul of our company and our sense of urgency is growing," said Michael McCain, president and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods. "We are proud of our 2021 accomplishments, but know we must do even more. Our unwavering sustainability vision guides us to deliver the shared value we've promised all our stakeholders, including the planet."
Maple Leaf Foods' sustainability program is built on four guiding pillars — Better Food, Better Care, Better Communities and Better Planet. Highlights from the 2021 Sustainability Report include:
In 2021, Maple Leaf Foods continued delivering great tasting food with natural ingredients and better nutrition by introducing sugar free to Maple Leaf Natural Bacon. The company continued to accelerate research and development efforts against a pipeline of product innovation, with several new product lines currently in development under Maple Leaf Foods' brands and complementary work underway to advance its on-pack claim progression for the Maple Leaf brand.
In 2021, the company's plant-based protein brands, Lightlife and Field Roast, underwent significant product design and packaging renovations reflecting the revised brand mandates. As a result, all of Lightlife and Field Roast products are 100% vegan certified and are in the process of being 100% Non-GMO Project verified.
Last year was a momentous year for Maple Leaf Foods' Animal Care program, the company said, as it fulfilled its promise to convert all company-owned sow barns to the Maple Leaf Advanced Open Sow Housing system. The company's optimized open housing is designed purposefully to support sows in choosing when to eat, play, socialize and rest. These freedoms greatly enhance their well-being and enable Maple Leaf to engage in good animal stewardship in a low-stress environment, offering greater job satisfaction.
In 2021, Maple Leaf Foods continued implementing enrichments in its chicken barns that support chickens' natural behaviors, including pecking, perching and hiding. These enrichments will continue to be deployed throughout company's chicken barns.
Building better communities is a priority for Maple Leaf Foods, the company said, whether they exist beyond the company walls or within them. In 2021, the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security celebrated its fifth anniversary as it continues its work to identify and champion systemic solutions to reduce food insecurity. The center ran a national campaign in 2021 to raise awareness about the choices that people are forced to make when they live with food insecurity — like choosing between food for their families or heat for their homes. It also launched a letter-writing campaign to urge the federal government to set a target to reduce food insecurity by 50% by 2030.
For the community within Maple Leaf, the company continued to provide virtual mental health support for its people throughout 2021 by offering digital therapy, bringing in experts to discuss and provide tools for mental health and well-being and facilitating fitness classes with professional instructors.
In 2021, Maple Leaf Foods continued its relentless commitment to creating the safest possible workplaces — it achieved an industry-leading Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of .48 and had 34 sites with zero injuries.
As a carbon-neutral company committed to science-based targets, Maple Leaf Foods said in 2021 it focused on regenerative agriculture's potential in capturing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it back in the soil. Maple Leaf teamed up with a Canadian fertilizer company, Nutrien, to expand on a project that incentivizes and educates farmers in regions where Maple Leaf sources grains to adopt regenerative agriculture practices. In 2021, the project encompassed approximately 20,000 acres of farmland in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and the company plans to scale that to 100,000 acres in 2022. Similarly, Maple Leaf Foods continued to work with Indigo Ag where it intends to purchase certified carbon credits through its Carbon Program that rewards individual farmers for adopting regenerative agriculture practices that improve biodiversity, soil health and carbon sequestration.
As Maple Leaf Foods progressed toward its 50% reduction by 2025 environmental goals, it has reduced the intensity of its electricity by 21.8%, natural gas by 18.7% and water by 21.4% since 2014, food waste by 33.3% since 2016, and achieved a company-wide landfill diversion rate of 92.7%
Maurício S. Bauer has comprehensive corporate experience on agricultural commodities in the United States, Australia and Brazil, the company said.
SÃO PAULO — Having worked for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Washington, D.C., as senior director for the beef and leather supply chain, Maurício S. Bauer is taking up the position of corporate sustainability officer of JBS Brazil with the aim of carrying out the sustainability strategy in Brazil in line with the company's global targets.
Bauer has headed up projects in partnerships with the third sector, the private sector and universities, with the emphasis on strategies and solutions for the sustainable production of farm commodities, improvements to processes, innovation and technology. He will report to Marcela Rocha, executive officer for corporate affairs at JBS.
Besides the WWF, Bauer has worked at the National Wildlife Federation in the United States, directly involved in developing and implementing the organization's strategies involving beef protein, leather, palm oil and soybean. In the private sector, he was also a member of the JBS Australia team and worked for more than 10 years at other companies in the food industry.
Bauer is certified in environmental licensing from the University of California, Berkeley, and in supply chain and high-performance logistics operations management from the Brazilian Capital Markets Institute (IBMEC). He holds a degree in veterinary medicine from Paulista University and studied agronomy at the University of São Paulo.
FDA issues the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program, U.S. case of avian flu reported and more news from the week.
U.S. Case of Human Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Reported This case occurred in a person who had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in the culling (depopulating) of poultry with presumptive H5N1 bird flu.
Mission Produce Appoints New President & Chief Operating Officer Timothy Bulow brings a 30-year track record of operational success and international market growth. Mission’s Founder Steve Barnard will continue to serve as CEO.
FDA Issues the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program The draft guidance, when finalized, will provide answers to frequently asked questions relating to the requirements of the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program.
ByHeart Celebrates the FDA Registration of its Reading, Pa., Facility The company said the new facility gives it full oversight of its production, supply chain and research and development, enabling it to rewrite the formula recipe from scratch and have control over every step of the process.