Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - (Page 21) At Albuquerque Tortilla Co., thicker is definitely better. That’s the way they make tortillas in New Mexico. Here, the company’s home-style flour tortillas are packaged, code dated and casepacked for distribution. The family business is exploring the use of robotics to further streamline its packaging operations. (Photos by Vito Palmisano) plant efficiencies such as tweaking divider speeds so that Albuquerque Tortilla Co. can increase its throughput while maintaining product quality and consistency. Additionally, the company is exploring the use of robotics in the packaging area and possibly replacing some of its older flour tortilla lines with newer ones outfitted with technology that provides not only increased capacity but also greater production flexibility. “When I first started, we were getting about four hours of sleep each night, but look at where we are today,” Chris says. “We have new challenges, but they are for the better.” Yes, the work is never done, but it does pay off in the long run. SF&WB Formost JV-60 and GT Baggers Fuji-Formost Wrappers Creating Innovative Packaging Solutions Custom Engineering, and Manufacturing Over 40 Years Industry Experience www.snackandbakery.com DECEMBER 2008 - Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery 21 http://www.formostpkg.com http://www.formostpkg.com http://www.snackandbakery.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 Snack Food &Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Now, That’s Haute! Bigger ‘n’ Better But Is It Art? New Products Branching Out Engineering Management Fits to a T Racing to the Finish The Final Word Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Snack Food &Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 (Page Cover1) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Snack Food &Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 (Page Cover2) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Snack Food &Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 (Page 1) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Editor’s Note (Page 6) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Editor’s Note (Page 7) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 8) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 9) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 10) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 11) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 12) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 13) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 14) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 15) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 16) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Now, That’s Haute! (Page 17) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Bigger ‘n’ Better (Page 18) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Bigger ‘n’ Better (Page 19) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Bigger ‘n’ Better (Page 20) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Bigger ‘n’ Better (Page 21) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - But Is It Art? (Page 22) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - But Is It Art? (Page 23) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - But Is It Art? (Page 24) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - But Is It Art? (Page 25) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - But Is It Art? (Page 26) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - But Is It Art? (Page 27) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - But Is It Art? (Page 28) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - New Products (Page 29) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Branching Out (Page 30) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Branching Out (Page 31) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Branching Out (Page 32) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Branching Out (Page 33) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Branching Out (Page 34) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Branching Out (Page 35) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Engineering Management (Page 36) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Engineering Management (Page 37) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Engineering Management (Page 38) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Engineering Management (Page 39) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Fits to a T (Page 40) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Fits to a T (Page 41) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Fits to a T (Page 42) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Fits to a T (Page 43) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Fits to a T (Page 44) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Fits to a T (Page 45) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Racing to the Finish (Page 46) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Racing to the Finish (Page 47) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Racing to the Finish (Page 48) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Racing to the Finish (Page 49) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Racing to the Finish (Page 50) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - Racing to the Finish (Page 51) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - The Final Word (Page 52) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - The Final Word (Page Cover3) Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 - The Final Word (Page Cover4)
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