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Process Expo to return live in November

The event will take place Nov. 2-5 in Chicago.
August 18, 2021
Process Expo, the largest trade show dedicated to the food and beverage processing industry, will be held Nov. 2-5, 2021, in the South Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago. 
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Pack Expo Las Vegas to return live

The event will take place Sept. 27-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
July 12, 2021
Pack Expo Las Vegas (along with Healthcare Packaging Expo) will make its live return Sept. 27-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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3-A SSI releases revised accepted practice for installation, CIP of processing equipment

The new edition is compatible with FDA’s ‘Grade A’ Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and also contains requirements for non-PMO food processing applications.
July 7, 2021

3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI), McLean, Va., announced the release of the 6th edition of the widely-used “3-A Accepted Practice for Installation and CIP (Clean-In-Place) of Processing Equipment and Hygienic Pipelines Sanitary, Number 605-05.”


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3-A SSI announces on-site 2022 education program

The program will feature experts on a range of leading topics and issues in the hygienic design of food processing equipment.
July 1, 2021

3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI) announced plans to hold its yearly education program and annual meeting on-site at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hotel in Bloomington, Minn. on May 16-19, 2022.


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Celebrating sustainability successes in dairy processing

Dairy processors share some recent sustainability projects — and their impressive results.
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Kathie Canning
June 28, 2021
Food and beverage manufacturers have made great strides during the past couple of decades when it comes to sustainability, and dairy processors are no exception. In fact, many — if not most — dairy processors have set ambitious sustainability goals and are working hard to attain them.
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Dairy plants seek sustainability solutions

Dairy processors have a plethora of options to green up their operations.
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Anna Boisseau
June 24, 2021
A company’s environmental sustainability story — or lack thereof — is increasingly influencing consumer purchasing habits. In fact, a recent survey from IBM Institute for Business Value found that 54% of consumers “are willing to pay a premium for brands that are sustainable and/or environmentally responsible.”
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Private label dairy is chasing innovation

Today’s private label dairy products are aiming for differentiation to help drive retailer loyalty.
June 10, 2021
Many of today’s dairy processing companies are involved in the production of private label products. Quite a few of them produce products for retailers solely to use excess capacity.
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Cacique breaks ground on state-of-the-art dairy processing facility in Amarillo, Texas

The new facility will help the company accelerate expansion and meet growing demand for its dairy and other products nationwide.
June 3, 2021

Cacique LLC — a privately-owned Hispanic foods company that boasts the No. 1 brand of authentic Mexican-style cheeses, cremas and chorizos in the United States — said it officially broke ground on an $88 million dairy processing facility in Amarillo, Texas.


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Danone North America’s plant is a master of flexibility

The company’s Minster, Ohio, facility has to be nimble to produce a slew of products, including Activia drinks and yogurt cups.
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Anna Boisseau
June 2, 2021
Danone North America is a dairy behemoth — coming in at No. 4 on Dairy Foods’ 2020 Dairy 100 list of the largest dairy processors in North America. And it operates 13 plants to manufacture its many product lines. One of its largest — a 440,000-square-foot facility located in Minster, Ohio — is where the company produces Activia offerings, along with Danimals, Light + Fit, DanActive, Oikos, and Dannon.
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