Food Processing - September 2007 - (Page 9)

ON THE WEB •W H AT ’ S O N T H E W E B M E N U?• Convey a broad range of bulk solids to/from multiple discharge/ inlet points with Flexicon’s positive pressure or vacuum dilute-phase Pneumatic Conveying Systems. Fully integrated with your process. HOME TOPICS WHITEPAPERS ASK THE EXPERTS NEWS PRODUCTS & VENDORS CAREER CENTER WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH AT THE ONLINE RESOURCE OF FOOD PROCESSING AND WELLNESS FOODS MAGAZINES Feed free- and non-free-flowing bulk solids from large pellets to sub-micron powders in any direction, around obstructions, over short or long distances, with no separation of blends, dustfree at low cost, with Flexicon Flexible Screw Conveyors. FEATURED STORIES Our Flashy Top 100© We hope you enjoyed last month’s Top 100©, our annual list of the 100 largest food and beverage processors in the U.S. and Canada. The list, the main story and its sidebars and the proﬁles of all 100 (actually this year there were 101) companies are on our web site in their traditional, text-heavy and static forms. It’s a great research tool, to be sure. But who says you can’t be entertained a little while you research? So also check out our interactive version with Flash animation. Cruise the list to see who’s where and, when you get to a company name you want to research further, just click on it – the company proﬁle will pop up. And by proﬁle we mean the name, address, phone numbers, web address; dozens of key executives; subsidiaries and divisions; product categories; and brands. Yes, brands! You readers have been asking for more listings of brands, and we substantially increased our coverage of brands this year. All that is in addition to the standard data comparing the most recent year’s food-only sales with last year’s food-only sales, total company sales, plus net incomes (and a few net losses) for both 2006 and 2005. See who improved their ﬁnancial picture in the past year … and who didn’t. This is the list-of-record for the whole food industry: a quantitative picture of the U.S. and Canadian food and industry and everybody in it. The link is obvious on our home page. Go to www. FoodProcessing.com and enjoy the ride. EXCLUSIVE TO THE WEB Omega is alpha Omega-3 oils already were simmering as a trend a dozen years ago. Then, early last year they spiked to a hot trend. There’s no sign of a slowdown as more health beneﬁts, newer sources and applications technology are driving interest in these healthful fats even higher. Dozens were introduced at July’s IFT Food Expo. This online-only story updates the omega story. Batch multiple bulk materials by weight from nearby or distant plant locations, blend the batch and discharge/ convey it automatically with Flexicon Weigh Batching and Blending Systems. If you can’t make it to these shows Midway through this magazine, we have several pages devoted to the most interesting new ingredients unveiled at July’s IFT Show. But those pages are only the tip of the iceberg of our comprehensive coverage of the big, annual ingredients show. Much more is on the web, including a Wellness Foods look at the healthier ingredients. Diane Toops will report online only from the September All-Candy Expo. And next month we’ll have coverage of the Pack/Process Expo and Worldwide Food Expo shows. Unload free- and non-free-flowing solids from bulk bags automatically with Flexicon Bulk Bag Unloaders. Untie full bags, retie partially empty bags and collapse empty bags— all dust-free. Available with weigh batching controls. Fill bulk bags with free- and non-free-flowing bulk solids with Twin-Centerpost™, Rear-Post and Swing-Down™ Bulk Bag Fillers. Available with numerous performance enhancements for low to high capacity applications. Diluting the health message Do the terms “organic” and “healthy” lose their meaning when they’re applied to every food and beverage product? In an opinion column, Managing Editor David Feder, R.D., worries about the danger of blurring lines between what is better for you and what is merely marketed as such. In some instances, it’s not processors trying to fool consumers; it’s processors trying to fool themselves. New CD ROM 1 888 FLEXICON sales@flexicon.com ® U-1014 WWW.FOODPROCESSING.COM .com Please visit us at Pack Expo Booth #S-5108 http://www.foodprocessing.com http://www.foodprocessing.com http://www.foodprocessing.com http://flexicon.com http://www.foodprocessing.com

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Contents Editor's Plate Power Lunch NewsBites Regulatory Issues Rollout Food Biz Kids Product Spotlight Next-Generation Manufacturing Models Product Development Ingredients Packaging Show Previews New Product Profiles Toops Scoops

Food Processing - September 2007

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