News on Processing Equipment from the Americas

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) have announced that registration is now open for the co-located PROCESS EXPO and the International Dairy Show, taking place November 3-6, 2013 in Chic...

Key Technology unveils its new Product Definer, a state-of-the-art instrument, located in its customer visitor center. This proprietary hyperspectral imaging spectrometer helps Key quickly analyze and evaluate new applications and technologies.

Oregon Governor Kitzhaber praised ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston’s estimated $200 million expansion plan, adding a new line to its Boardman plant to increase its capacity for making french fries and other frozen potato products.

KLN Family Brands, the Minnesota company that makes Barrel O'Fun snacks, announced a new partnership with NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. that will begin with the launch of four flavors of potato chips. KLN and Earnhardt formed Dale Jr. Foods, which ...

Urschel Laboratories, Inc. U.S.A., the worldwide leader in the manufacturing and selling of high capacity food cutting equipment, has out-grown its existing 250,000-plus square foot global manufacturing headquarters in Valparaiso, Indiana, and plans on...

GME International has named Wes Jacobs as General Manager of its Boise, Idaho facility effective Jan 1, 2013.

Key Technology announces the appointment of Tyrone Foster as Process Systems Product Manager. Foster is responsible for planning and managing activities that support the development and sales of Key’s Smart Shaker® suite of vibratory conveyors, which i...

The Pack Expo International 2012, starting this Sunday in Chicago's McCormick Center, is all about packaging equipment and processing equipment. However, of the food products covered by PotatoPro, one is clearly present at the Pack Expo: savory snacks...

Last week, Newly Weds Foods, Inc. has purchased the industrial food coating business of Tukwila, WA. based Continental Mills, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The business is primarily comprised of starch and flour based coatings &batters for potato ...

Key Technology introduces enhancements to its popular Iso-Flo® family of stainless steel vibratory conveyors at Pack Expo booth #7103. Featuring a new patent-pending drive arrangement, frame design and screen clamp, these enhancements maximize machin...

Shipments of U.S. packaging machinery grew 19 percent in 2011, reaching US$7.7 billion, according to PMMI’s 2012 Shipments Study. PMMI’s annual research also shows total consumption in the United States climbing by 23 percent to US$8.8 billion. “Posit...

With 50 years of experience and more than A 50% market share in global freezing and frozen food products, JBT FoodTech has the ability and knowledge to exactly meet customer requirements with the modular design of its Frigoscandia GYRoCOMPACT® chiller ...

McCain Foods USA has announced it will begin a major capital improvement and renovation project for its Burley 2 potato plant in Idaho. The project is slated to begin this fall and will be completed over the next 2 years. The renovation of Burley 2 w...

At PACK EXPO 2012 in Chicago, Bosch Packaging Technology builds upon its services portfolio with two new features that simplify spare parts logistics – the Open Catalog Interface (OCI) and the Corporate Portal.

Texas-based potato producer Pro-Health announces the release of cutting-edge, scannable technology to boost traceability in healthy potatoes.

Markel Ventures, Inc. announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Reading Bakery Systems and affiliated entities ("Reading").

PotatoPro has learned that Tomra Sorting Solutions has won major contracts for the delivery of optical sorters and peeling equipment for the new Simplot Potato Processing facility in Idaho.

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association (PMMI) has released this month a report “Bakery and Snacks — Market Assessment 2012.” The report - available here for PMMI members - details the effects of changing retailer demands, eating habits, dem...