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Diamond of California, Nature Nate’s Honey collaborate on new Hot Honey Snack Walnuts

The snack nuts feature California-grown walnuts coated in the sweet heat of spicy honey.




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ROSS new laboratory high shear mixer video

ROSS recently launched a new video featuring the benchtop High Shear Mixer Model HSM-100LCI-T, the company's most popular laboratory mixer.




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Automation, scalability, integration sought for dividers, depositors, and rounders

Snack food and wholesale bakery manufacturers in the market for dividers, depositors and rounders have a long list of considerations. These include automation, reliability, scalability, integration, flexibility, communication, customization, ease of maintenance and sanitation, and different packaging capabilities, according to companies that produce such machines.




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R&D inspirations for next-generation pizzas

According to Technomic's 2018 Pizza Consumer Trend Report, 83 percent of U.S. consumers eat pizza at least once per month, with 43 percent opting for pizza every week.




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Strategies for using refurbished equipment in snack and bakery production

Cost, safety, efficiency, footprint, operator familiarity, and the ability to meet regulations are among the key factors that snack and bakery facilities need to consider when deciding whether to keep and refurbish an old piece of equipment, or send it to the scrap heap and buy new.




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Small businesses across America join California Raisin Marketing Board to celebrate National Raisin Day

It’s National Raisin Day and the California Raisin Marketing Board has announced partnerships with small businesses across the country who are bringing baked goods featuring California Raisins to consumers.




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Puratos USA adds clean-label flavoring compounds to plant-based product range

Puratos Classics, a new range of highly concentrated flavoring compounds, offers fruit fillings.




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Supplier perspectives: Fruit ingredient strategies for bar products

Fruit ingredients and nutritional bar products are a natural fit.




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New prunes research shows prebiotic activity and bone restoration

The study found that carbohydrates and polyphenols in prunes act as prebiotics and help restore bone health.




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GNT launches Non-GMO Project Verified range of clean-label EXBERRY color concentrates

Based on the concept of coloring food with food, EXBERRY colors are clean-label concentrates made from non-GMO fruits, vegetables and plants using physical processing methods.




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Einstein Bros. Bagels gives reason to celebrate with new Party Bagels

If bagels are having a family reunion, the fun cousin just showed up.




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ADM announces industry's first net carbon neutral milling operations

ADM has announced that the company has achieved net carbon neutral status for its U.S. flour milling operations.




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Bühler and Ardent Mills celebrate opening of new state-of-the-art mill in Florida

Swiss technology group Bühler and Ardent Mills celebrated the opening of Ardent Mills’ new Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Florida. 




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Strategies for sugar reduction

Consumer awareness of ingredients and their impact on health continues to grow as information becomes more readily available across multiple platforms.




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Global Organics to offer Regenerative Organic Certified sugar

Global Organics is proud to recognize its longtime partner, Natíve, for becoming the first Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) sugar producer. 




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Autumn/winter food decorating catalog available

Earlier this month, the Lucks Autumn and Winter 2012 catalog was made available. This book is full of new design collections, supply items and fresh decorating ideas designed to inspire decorators’ creativity.




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ADM exceeds 2M regenerative ag acre goal for 2023

The food solutions firm has lifted its 2025 regenerative agriculture goal to 5m acres.




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Kellanova partners on regenerative agriculture pilot

Cheez-It, Club crackers to be sold with regenerative wheat.




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Beneo, Puratos join with beet sugar producer on climate project

The suppliers are uniting to launch a sustainable farming initiative.




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Florida Crystals harnesses regenerative agriculture

An R&D expert from the sugar company shares insights on how the sustainable farming practice can benefit food producers, and the planet.




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State of the Industry Report—Jerky: Meaty Considerations

When it comes to the Olympics, most people prefer some sports over others. The same holds true for consumers when it comes to snack foods.




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tna to bring full snack food line demonstration to SNAXPO

The global processing and packaging provider will highlight its start-to-finish solutions for the snack industry via an interactive booth experience at SNAXPO in Houston.




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Heat and Control's newest oil filtration technology for fried foods is creating safer and more efficient food manufacturing lines

Heat and Control, Inc., an equipment manufacturer and food processing industry supplier, recently released the OilSaver Filtration System to its Oil Management System lineup.




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Improving snack and bakery operational efficiency

Snack producers and bakeries can travel multiple avenues toward improved operational efficiency. Additional automation is a natural progression.




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Improving snack and bakery operations through better thermal management

Thermal management is crucial to processing, storing and delivering several types of snacks and baked goods. The latest systems cover a wide range of functions, including chilling dough, cooling product after exiting the oven, and refrigerating or freezing finished product. Specialized cold storage facilities also are part of the mix.




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Thiele SYMACH Palletizers, integrated with Allen-Bradley control software

Thiele Technologies has announced that it soon will integrate Allen-Bradley control software on SYMACH Palletizers.




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EXAIR Dual 316 Stainless Steel Cabinet Cooler Systems with electronic temperature control

EXAIR's new Dual 316 Stainless Steel Cabinet Cooler Systems with ETC (Electronic Temperature Control) keep electrical enclosures cool with 20°F (-7°C) air while maintaining the NEMA 4X rating of the enclosure and removing the heat that could adversely affect the internal components.




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The regulatory reform environment of the Trump Administration

During the tumultuous first year of the Trump Administration, the untold story has been the significant efforts to mitigate the numerous regulatory overreaches by the Obama Administration.




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Tool Tips: Refrigeration Gauge Protection and Connection Stress

Every time I installed an ice maker supply line, I was always concerned that it may leak — pushing and pulling on the fridge. 




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NFPA Survey finds an increase in use of digital tools among skilled trades workers, despite collaboration being top challenge in 2024

Eighty-two percent of respondents use digital tools daily to help streamline training and development programs. The majority of respondents within this group recognize the diverse benefits that digital tools offer the skilled trades industry.




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Celebrating the growth of women in the plumbing industry

The future for young women in this industry is now as bright as anyone wants it to be. If a young woman wants to work her way all the way up to the C-suite, the opportunities are there, and that is so exciting to see.




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Trimble opens Technology Lab at Florida A&M University, marking new HBCU collaboration

The lab includes a broad range of Trimble’s industry-leading geospatial and construction solutions.




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AqueoUS Vets carbon water filtration medias

EcoCarb media is produced from byproducts of other manufacturing processes, so there’s no traditional mining and minimal processing involved, which provides a lower overall carbon footprint.




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PM Profile: Grundfos launches next generation of circulator pumps

Grundfos announced the launch of the next generation of small circulators for the residential heating market with the introduction of the Grundfos Digital NEXT range — starting with the UPSe 15-58 in late 2022, followed by the release of the new, digital ALPHA 15-58 in early 2023.




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Cogeneration puts New York college on the leading edge of sustainability

Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) has served upstate New York for more than 50 years. 




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Thermostatic mixing valve: Temperature control for solar heat

Webstone, a brand of NIBCO, introduces the new Thermostatic Mixing Valve for high-temperature solar heat sources.




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Zaid Rahman: 3 credit card considerations for plumbing contractors

 While most plumbers may like to think that they’re mostly serving routine maintenance or installation customers, the most common nature of those calls is likely panicked customers with a burst pipe, a backed-up toilet or another emergency that needs a response ASAP.




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IAPMO, Pace to publish UMC Chapter 17 as standalone document for Geothermal Energy Systems and Ambient Temperature Loops (ATL)

The document addresses the need for enforceable safety provisions for geothermal district ambient temperature loop systems.




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Climate Control Group celebrates 75 years

IEC, a subsidiary of Climate Control Group, celebrated its 75th anniversary in October.




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How to develop the next generation of leaders in the trades

The skilled trades industry is booming, and a new generation of passionate individuals is eager to join the workforce. Let's support and guide them to become the leaders of tomorrow. With my optimism and ideas, we can pave the way to their success. So, let's dive in and explore these ideas together!




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Nurturing the next generation of leaders in the home services trades

Succession is a crucial phase for leaders. Proper planning and strategy can make it the best decision for the company.




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How organizational charts accelerate team efficiency

Our training at The Blue Collar Success Group focuses on three crucial areas: scorecards, processes, and organizational charts. These components are essential for clarity, motivation, and accountability. This month, we will focus on organizational charts.




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Abacus Plumbing wins 'Top New Dealer' award for water treatment and filtration sales

Abacus Plumbing's whole-house carbon water filtration, softener and reverse osmosis equipment can dramatically reduce water contaminates.




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WQA opens new headquarters, laboratory in Illinois

The WQA Board of Directors officially approved the relocation plan in April 2019, after more than two years of research and planning, and the former headquarters was sold to another Lisle-based association in March 2020, right as the coronavirus pandemic hit.




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Water filtration demand grows post-pandemic

There’s no doubt about it, concern over water quality is becoming more prevalent. One just had to walk the trade show floor during the 2022 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) to see plenty of new water filtration and management systems, some even dispensing sparkling water by user preference.




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Truck of the Month: Third generation success story

Founded in 1961, Herman’s Plumbing has the distinction of being a thriving third-generation family-run business. 




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MrPEX announces Integrated Dynamic Control system

MrPEX’s Integrated Dynamic Control (IDC) is a PC-based intelligent control system which delivers optimized comfort and maximized efficiency.




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Martha's Vineyard mechanical contractor incorporates radiant heating into his own Net Zero strategy

Matt Millard, owner of Performance Mechanical in Edgartown, Massachusetts, loves to experiment with new technologies. Recently, Millard wanted to step up to hydronic radiant heating for his own home addition using an air-to-water heat pump.




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AERCO celebrates 75th anniversary

Since opening its first factory in Englewood, New Jersey 1949, AERCO has grown into one of the leading providers of reliable water heating and boiler solutions, the company says.




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NSF opens advanced Water Testing Laboratory in Germany

This facility marks NSF's first laboratory within continental Europe, offering in-house certification testing for NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 (Drinking Water Chemicals – Health Effects) and NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 (Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects) standards.