Nov 16, 2017 | Food Safety, Rice Milling, Technical
Food safety standards are usually pretty commonplace in factories or plants that specialize in cooked foots, meat processing, and dairy. Recently, however, our newest rice mill installation became AA rated BRC Certified which is fairly foreign to most of our...
May 17, 2017 | Marketing Your Rice, Rice Farmer
Social Media Brand Building: Let’s face it – most rice farmers nor rice millers have a background in social media marketing. It doesn’t surprise us in the least when we receive questions such as “What social media sites should I be on?”...
Nov 18, 2016 | Pack Expo, Packaging, Trade Show, ZaccariaUSA
Pack Expo in Chicago this year was unlike anything I could have ever imagined. It was, by far, the largest convention that I have ever attended and I can honestly say that everyone looking to mill their own rice should attend this great show. I can also say that you...
Oct 12, 2016 | Wednesday Spotlight, ZaccariaUSA
A whiteness meter is used in the rice milling industry to let the operator know that they are milling rice to the optimum quality that the customer is demanding. Why is this important? As you whiten a rice kernel with an abrasive stone, you are wearing off layers of...
Oct 10, 2016 | Self Help, ZaccariaUSA
Columbus Day has always been on the second Monday of October and traditionally celebrates the discovery that Christopher Columbus made in 1492 after he sailed the ocean blue. We all know that he “discovered” the Americas and it is a Federal Holiday that...
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