With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) recent, 30-month extension for FSMA Rule 204 compliance, many food companies are reassessing their traceability initiatives. For some, the extra time may seem like permission to pause or deprioritize investments. But for those who stay the course and continue to implement smarter traceability systems, the delay offers a …
It’s early days for the technology, but many packaging leaders say they intend to use generative AI in the near future. Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive and more peel back the curtain on their AI efforts.
In Nestlé’s R&D department, a tool is identifying entirely new kinds of high-barrier packaging materials. It’s generative AI.
A growing number …
GREEN BAY, WI — September 16, 2025 — HART Design & Manufacturing, a global leader in cheese processing and packaging equipment, commemorated its 50th anniversary with a special celebration on September 4, 2025. The event brought together employees, customers, industry partners, and friends of the company to honor five decades of innovation and growth.
Held …
The FDA announced in the Federal Register that it is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in yogurt and other cultured dairy products fermented withLactobacillus delbrueckii, subspecies bulgaricus (L. delbrueckii, subsp. bulgaricus), and Streptococcus thermophilus (S. thermophilus) at a level higher than is …
Primary packaging in the dairy market is seeing improvements in sustainability and versatility.
In the dairy industry, primary packaging plays a crucial role in protecting products, preserving quality and delivering convenience to consumers. From the familiar milk jug to high-barrier yogurt cups, primary packaging is the first layer of containment that directly touches the product, …
Food & beverage processors need to ensure their facilities are built and maintained to support food safety rather than create added risk.
Designing a new manufacturing facility or renovating/expanding an existing one in most industries often causes an intense act of juggling the various requirements, regulations and financial restraints that impact the way the final …
In a celebration that unites artisanship, culture, and culinary indulgence, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin announces Emmy-winning and James Beard Award-winning chef, television host, and cultural tastemaker Andrew Zimmern as the official host of The Wisconsin Cheese Ball: A Night in Lights, the marquee event of The Wisconsin Art of Cheese Festival, from …
With constant population growth, consumer expectations toward quality of food and its impact on nutrition and public health shift significantly.
The food industry is now being pushed to produce more food with less technical and economical input. Use of modern technologies in designing innovative processes and products with less environmental impact is the need of …
Replacing food dyes is going to cause issues with your packaging. Here’s what you need to know about that.
The potential switch from using dyes approved by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) to “non-synthetic dyes” for food was well addressed in the May 2025 article by Packaging Digest: “RFK Jr.’s Food Dye …
More than half of the nation’s specialty cheese is crafted in Wisconsin, according to new data presented by Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS).
Specialty varieties now make up 28.3% of Wisconsin’s total cheese production, a growing share that rose 7.6% over the previous year.
“This growth in specialty …