The National Provisioner | September 2016
The Hormel Vital Cuisine brand is in its infancy, but it represents a direct effort by a protein-processing giant to impact a cancer-patient community desperate for food that meets hyper-specific nutritional and quality needs. [continue reading]
Packaging Digest | July 2016
Before deciding which processing method to use for your food products, consider the packaging limitations, challenges, opportunities and costs.
Consumers increasingly demand a safe food supply without sacrificing nutritional content, quality or shelf life of foods they buy. Luckily, many food processing methods are adjusting their operations accordingly. But how do these processing improvements change the product’s packaging requirements? [continue reading]
Source: How food processing methods affect your packaging options
Federal News Radio | June 2016
The Army’s Combat Feeding Directorate at its Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center those are the people who bring forth Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) and other goodies. But now NASA has asked the researchers for help with sustaining people who might someday be on years-long missions to Mars. [continue reading]
Food Technology | May 2016
Sweet. Sour. Salty. Savory. Bitter. Researchers are unlocking new secrets about the complicated mechanisms of taste, and their findings will shape product development and public health initiatives. [continue reading]
Packaging World | April 2016
For rigid plastic packaging supplier Plastic Technologies, Inc., understanding the needs of its customer base means looking outside its areas of expertise to understand changing market trends as well as complementary packaging equipment and materials innovations. From February 8-10 in Henderson, NV, PTI and co-producer SBA-CCI, a polyester packaging consultancy, held The Packaging Conference to share these market drivers and new technologies with the event’s more than 220 attendees that included brand owners, material and equipment suppliers, and other industry professionals. [continue reading]
Source: Fresher, safer, longer-lasting products with new pack technology
Popular Science | January 2011
Making a meal for your family or a group of hungry friends can be challenging enough. Now imagine trying to feed three people 250 miles above the Earth, who for months at a time will have no access to grocery stores or drive-thrus. All the menus you create have to be nutritionally balanced. The food needs to survive for months without refrigeration, and it needs to be pretty good, too–eating is one of the few comforts during an astronaut’s long-term stay on the International Space Station. [continue reading]
Source: How will we Eat on Mars?
Quality Assurance and Food Safety | December 2015
915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. [continue reading]
Source: 915 Labs Introduces Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization
The PE Hub Network | November 2015
915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a revolutionary new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded aggressive product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. The use of funding includes engineering and designing the MATS-150 commercial-scale system and supporting international food companies in developing new products with MATS, a transformative technology that will enable the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector to meet growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food. The total invested to date in the MATS technology, including R&D investment, is $25 million. [continue reading]
Source: 915 Labs takes in $3 mln
Business Wire | November 2015
915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a revolutionary new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded aggressive product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. The use of funding includes engineering and designing the MATS-150 commercial-scale system and supporting international food companies in developing new products with MATS, a transformative technology that will enable the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector to meet growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food. The total invested to date in the MATS technology, including R&D investment, is $25 million. [continue reading]
Source: 915 Labs Leads the Food Processing Revolution Fueled by $3 Million in Funding
Packaging Digest | June 2015
Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization improves on retorting by minimizing time-temperature requirements to produce healthier foods and cleaner labels. We interview a company principal about packaging options and requirements for MATS. [continue reading]