Celebrating 96 years in business, a recently expanded production facility and a host of fresh baked goods, Milano Bakery in Joliet, Ill., receives Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s 2011 Baker of the Year award.

Quick changeovers and enhanced technologies help Ruiz Foods’ Dinuba, Calif., plant meet ever-changing consumer demands.

This lineup of filling machines, bagmakers, casepackers and more are sure to round out any line in need of a solid piece of machinery.

The power of packaging is contagious. That’s why the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), the Reston, Va.-based organizer of Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011, is, as always, presenting one powerful show.

The Tortilla Industry Association presents the most important tortilla industry event of the year-the 22nd Annual Convention and Trade Exposition, which is scheduled for Sept. 12-13 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

New packaging, product positioning, brand promotions and a team of leaders help drive Ruiz Foods’ growth, success and sales, making it one of the Top 500 Hispanic-owned companies in the United States.

Conveying in the food industry has become more sophisticated than simply moving product from point A to point B.

From conveyor belts and automatic tray denesters to storage-and-retrieval systems and flow wrap applications, the summertime is sure heating up thanks to a host of hot new equipment.

Kraft Foods’ new face-scanning technology brings decision making in the kitchen to a whole new level, says executive editor Marina Mayer. Read on to find out how it works and why this so-called “methodology” can be the new wave of the future.

This month’s lineup of equipment introductions include everything under the sun, from cantilever depositors and stand mounts to industrial ‘green’ bags and robotic palletizers.