The October eMagazine features Processor Profile/Inside the Plant interviews with Master Cheesemaker Tony Hook, founder of award-winning Hook’s Cheese, which processes 70 SKUs of aged cheddar, blue cheese, and mixed milk cheeses. We look at eCommerce and its ability to drive revenue and explore dairy alternatives and ingredients providing functional benefits. Articles on the future of AI and packaging and the latest innovations and conveyors and palletizers are highlighted, while our columnists tackle lactose-free dairy and take us back to the future with bandaged cheese. There’s a Pack Expo Preview, new products, and much more to explore!
Ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages are a story of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our chart showcases which brands are hot in RFG RTD coffee. Where does Starbucks rank?
Lactose-free milk remains a bright spot in the milk category. According to information from Dairy Management Inc., retail volume sales are up 11.6% in 2024 year-to-date (YTD) (through July 21), building on average annual growth of 11.4% from 2019 to 2023.
I want to devote much of my editorial space this month to thank Sharon Gerdes, author of the “Health and Wellness” column, for everything she has done for Dairy Foods during the past 21 years.
PACK Gives BACK and new education opportunities among this year’s wrinkles.
October 11, 2024
PACK EXPO International 2024 is returning to Chicago's McCormick Place Nov. 3 to 6. The event, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will connect 45,000 packaging and processing professionals.