Alpha Solutions celebrates the new consulting division for the meat products sector
With the entry of Dr. Giuseppe Luigi Pastori into the team, an expert in the sector, Alpha-Solutions inaugurates the new technical consultancy division dedicated to meat-based products. Alpha Solutions stands out for its great dynamism [...]
Lactose-free dairy products: market and technologies
In a food market demanding for healthier food products, lactose intolerance represents one of the main drivers of the expansion of alternative plant-based products. However, some consumers belonging to this specific group still [...]
Milk-clotting enzymes in dairy processing
The world of enzymes for the food industry is something fascinating. The technological roles of such processing tools encompass improvement of sensory profile (flavor, color, aroma) and general quality, specific hydrolytic processes, and so [...]
Management, an innovative methodology to achieve sustainable competitiveness in the dairy industry
The author, Ricardo Cravero is a Chemical Engineer with a degree in Chemistry and a Technology Outreach and Management specialist from Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Santa Fe, Argentina. He has a PhD [...]
Current and future dairy perspectives: the ALPHA SOLUTIONS outlook
The dairy sector is once again facing new challenges. The aftermath of the pandemic, the Russo-Ukrainian war, the overall geopolitical tensions, the imbalance between supply and demand, exceptional climatic seasons, inflation rates are shaping a [...]
Automation in dairy processing for efficiency and sustainability
Automation in dairy processing is not always feasible, if we think of the possible implementable approaches to production (artisanal, fully manual, manual with some automated operations, fully automated processes). However, when the [...]
Cheese yield prediction for efficiency improvement in processing
Milk component retention is not just a way to make dairy processing more sustainable and to provide consumers with a wider range of foods. It has to do with efficiency. Therefore, optimizing cheese [...]
Sustainable dairy processing starts with strategic dairy plant design
Hygienic design, environmental sustainability, production efficiency: whether you are designing a new dairy processing plant or renovating an old food factory, these three pillars will be the key for a strategic plant design.Specific laws [...]
Cream separation: natural creaming or centrifugation?
Many are the reasons for cream separation: standardization of the fat content of milk, fat recovery, production of semi-skimmed or skimmed milk, fat concentration for high-fat dairy products. The approaches used to separate [...]
Hygienic design in mozzarella production plants
Food safety and food quality are two distinct terms; however, we are aware that these two important pillars are interconnected and that it is not possible to have food quality without working hard [...]
Sustainability in dairy processing? Let’s start from side-streams!
The world population is growing, and this growth means a greater food demand as well. Our resources are not unlimited, and we are in front of the need to reduce food loss and waste [...]
Defects in hard cheeses
There are many reasons why hard cheeses can sometimes show defects. With this article, we would like to address the main types of defects and their possible causes. Once their presence has been verified, [...]