Archives for December 18, 2013

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Horizon Milling: Industry is strong to proactively solve challenges

By Maggie Hennessy

At the International Baking Industry Expo in Las Vegas this fall, Megan Speas, director of marketing at flour milling giant Horizon Milling, sat down with Milling & Grains to talk challenges, opportunities and the biggest concerns on customers’ minds as...

SPECIAL EDITION: AUTOMATION & CONTROL

Outdated control systems cause product quality issues

By Jenny Eagle

Industrial automation plays a key role in optimising production. While technology might not be able solve all inefficiencies within a production process, it does play a role in detecting them.

Bite-size Milling & Grains science

Oat quality, GM/non-GM coexistence and grain differentiation future

By Maggie Hennessy

New research on the importance of differentiating quality along the global oat supply chain, finding flexibility in future GM/non-GM crop coexistence regulations, and the potential (and challenges) of single kernel near infrared technology in...

GUEST ARTICLE

Commodity suppliers should have ‘what if’ strategies

By Mike Hogan

This year was a period of transition for the grain, food, and feed markets from a big-picture standpoint, on the heels of a marked shift in recent years to supply outweighing demand. As this is expected to continue into 2014, suppliers should plan for...

dispatches from EU Bioplastics conference 2013

Renewable doesn’t guarantee success - Braskem

By Joseph James Whitworth

Having a product that is renewable doesn’t mean success if other factors, such as performance, do not at least match existing alternatives.

Trans fat crackdown: ‘The ship has already sailed’

By Kacey Culliney

Trans fats have been discussed for nearly two decades rendering the FDA’s extended comment period trivial in the grand scheme of things, says the innovation insights director at Datamonitor Consumer.

ADM establishes headquarters in Chicago

By Maggie Hennessy

Archer Daniels Midland Co. has selected Chicago as the location for its global headquarters and customer center, though the agriculture giant was unable to secure the tax incentives it sought from Illinois legislators.