For over 50 years, M&P Engineering has been at the forefront of food production, preparation and freshcut equipment manufacturing. As a leading company in the industry, there is always a real demand for M&P Engineering products all around the world. With a...
Onions are possibly the most used vegetable in the world, being used in a number of international dishes from a range of cuisines. But why do we use onions so much? The simple answer is that they act as a great starting point for any dish, they can be used to...
Earlier this month, Pamela Nugent, Managing Director of M&P Engineering visited Sandy Shore Farms in Canada to catch up with Marc Wall and to see how M&P’s large onion peeling machine was operating. During the visit, Marc showed Pam around his fresh cut...
Operating decisions by food manufacturers today are dominated by two aspects: productivity and the environment. With rising populations and adverse weather seen across the globe, demand for foods such as fruit and vegetables are at an all-time high. The result of this...
Despite onions being a staple in most recipes and adding delicious flavours to dishes, they are renowned for causing tears in the kitchen when they are peeled and chopped. Onions make you cry due to sulphoxides and onion enzymes reacting when chopped, this releases...
A food science mystery surrounding onions that has puzzled researchers for many years may have finally been resolved. Onion enthusiasts may sympathise with the unpleasant discovery of a strange bitter taste in their onions from time to time, despite being from the...
