IKEA: from furniture to lettuce
04 April, 2019Home-grown lettuce may soon be available in IKEA Sweden restaurants, after the company announced it is harvesting its own lettuce as part of a sustainability initiative.
Heat and Control Rotary Dryer Roaster (RDR) nut roasting technology
02 April, 2019The Rotary Dryer Roaster (RDR) from Heat and Control is an end-to-end solution for the dry roasting of nut and seed products.
Stickers to keep fruit fresh
11 March, 2019The Stixfresh edible sticker may be able to prolong the shelf life of fruit by up to 14 days by slowing down the ripening process.
How to make watermelon last longer
22 February, 2019Research has found that a small level of ethylene reduces the shelf life of watermelon, despite the fact it was previously thought to not be affected by the gas.
FAM slicers and shredders
12 February, 2019The FAM Dorphy tridimensional slicer and FAM Centris 315 centrifugal slicer and shredder are particularly suited to catering companies.
Process olives without hurting the environment
01 February, 2019Olive processing produces toxic wastewater and consumes vast quantities of water — but a new processing method overcomes these two problems.
Pregnancy style test for E. coli and romaine lettuce
27 November, 2018With at least 339 Americans and Canadians sickened since 2017 after eating romaine lettuce contaminated with E. coli, news of a faster E. coli test is welcome.
Sweetening the sugar industry's energy efficiency
12 November, 2018 by Robert GlassWith 35 kg of sugar/head/year being consumed, the sugar industry is thriving. Now, milling electrification is making the industry more energy efficient.
Technology developed to reduce sugar in juice
23 October, 2018An enzymatic technology developed by Better Juice may be able to reduce the amount of simple sugars in juice by turning them into fibres.
Want red grapes, not green? Spray-paint them
16 October, 2018The world press has been carrying articles about a tourist in India spray-painting white/green grapes red to make them more saleable in the market.
Looking at microbes in a natural pickle
28 September, 2018Very little is known about the microbiomes involved in making pickles by natural fermentation where no starter microbial cultures or other media are used.
Picking pecks of peppers by robot
28 September, 2018Teaching robots to harvest ripe peppers in greenhouses isn't for the faint-hearted.
The Tsubaki advantage
19 September, 2018An apple processing manufacturing plant was upgraded with the Tsubaki G8 Neptune chain solution.
Why onions can taste bitter
23 August, 2018Scientists have found the bitter taste is caused by nine groups of new sulfur compounds, dubbed allithiolanes, which form when the onion is damaged.
Cattle, canals and E. coli
15 August, 2018The E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce earlier this year may have been caused by a cattle feeding operation close to a canal, according to the FDA's hypothesis.
