Rising fuel costs and related surcharges continue to increase trucking costs, so the last thing a shipping manager needs is additional fees for improperly reporting the weight of shipments.

The centuries-old process of smoking meat has taken a new turn. Instead of using the customary smokehouse to preserve and enhance the flavor of meats, food processors in many regions of the world are integrating the smoking and browning into inline cooking that not only simplifies a laborious process, but also delivers significant health and competitive advantages.

Integrated HDPE cooling towers help ensure reliability of a vacuum/retort cooking system that chills tons of potatoes per hour—without refrigeration.

Dynamic storage systems, such as pallet flow and pushback rack, put the power of gravity to work. Using an arrangement of inclined rails in a rack-supported structure to control product-pallet movement and access, both make labor and inventory access more efficient by using the least amount of warehouse space.

RM Foods implemented the Sage ERP X3 system to better control the company’s accounting applications.

GENCO partnered with labor management system provider Easy Metrics and lift truck provider The Raymond Corp to evaluate labor of its lift truck operators and warehouse management processes.

Loma Systems’ IQ2 metal detectors help St. Clair Foods ensure consistent quality and preserve food safety standards.