Plant-based Milk Guide
With all the hype surrounding plant-based milk alternatives, are you having difficulty discerning what’s what? Check out our cheat sheet to keep you informed and in-the-know!
Free Little Library Launch
This fall, KanPak’s GSF Foundation team in Kansas launched the Free Little Library initiative to help increase book availability in their community. This facility sponsors a little library donated to Pershing Park by the Ark City Early Literacy Coalition and sourced through the non-profit Free Little Library. Every Monday, volunteers restock the library with [...]
What’s all the buzz about functional foods?
Functional foods and beverages have been in high demand for some time, and that trend shows no signs of slowing. This begs the question: what makes a food or beverage functional? In essence, any food or beverage can be considered “functional” if it delivers benefits to our well-being. Water in and [...]
A leader in shelf-stable dairy solutions
With no brands of its own gracing retail shelves or foodservice counters, KanPak US might not be a household name among U.S. consumers. But make no mistake: The company is a dairy processing powerhouse, coming in at No. 88 in Dairy Foods’ 2021 listing of the top 100 North American dairy processors (Dairy 100). Read the [...]
No refrigeration required for Ark City plant
On a visit to the Ark City plant, Dairy Foods interviewed Bryan Bartee, vice president, manufacturing operations for KanPak US: “There are multiple advantages that aseptic processing and packaging provide,” Bartee explains. "They include the cost savings and decreased environmental impact of our shelf-stable products not requiring refrigeration during distribution and storage [and] ‘cleaner’ labels, [...]
2020 State of the Industry: Ice cream is a category on fire
Dairy Foods interviewed KanPak Commercial Group Leader Bret Buhler for its State of the Industry reporting, which includes his thought leadership on ice cream trends. In the article linked below, he explains: “The better-for-you trend isn’t necessarily about losing indulgence, but rather about offering ‘health benefits that are important to consumers.’ For example, this [...]
Food Safety Strategies
In an interview with Food Safety Strategies , KanPak U.S. CEO Larry McGill affirmed that customers’ and consumers’ safety is at the heart of its food safety systems. He explained how KanPak’s food safety best practices for aseptic processing technology: “Owned by our facility’s cross-functional qualified food safety teams, a risk-based food safety plan governs KanPak’s [...]
Kan-Pak Donating Milk to Kansas Food Bank
KanPak delivered shelf-stable, premium whole milk to the Kansas Food Bank in Wichita. Part of its surplus bottled milk initiative, KanPak has fast-tracked its production and donation of 150,000 eight-ounce bottles of milk to alleviate hunger. Read more here or listen to the podcast on Dairy Reporter featuring an interview from KanPak CEO Larry McGill: “I [...]
QCD Supports “No Food Wasted” Customer Donations Prompted by Coronavirus Closures
QCD Supports “No Food Wasted” Customer Donations Prompted by Coronavirus Closures As foodservice and distribution companies adjust to COVID-19 guidelines, Quality Custom Distribution, part of the GSF family of companies, is supporting customer food donations from Chick-fil-A, Chipotle and Starbucks. While take-away foodservice continues to feed consumers, customers like Starbucks have closed thousands [...]
Sustainability & Today’s Consumer: What Matters Most?
Sustainability & Today's Consumer: What Matters Most? Sustainability continues to be at the forefront of hot topics within our industry. It’s nearly impossible to go a day or two without news related to our environment. Plastic bottles, bags, and straws continue to garner attention, leading companies to increasingly seek environmentally friendly alternatives. Similarly, a [...]