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McCall Farms, Inc. announced expansion plans for its manufacturing facility in Florence County, SC. This includes a capital investment of $10.6 million, more than 50,000 sq. ft. of new space for production capacity and 24-hour-a-day operation. The expansion is scheduled for completion in October.
Molson Coors completed a new, flexible packaging line valued at $13.5 million at its Toronto, ON brewery. The facility will enable the production of new packaging formats, such as wide-mouth aluminum bottles.
PepsiCo and Theo Müller Group will build a new joint-venture yogurt manufacturing facility in upstate New York. The first phase of the 350,000-sq.-ft. Muller Quaker Dairy facility is expected to be completed in 2013.
Quality Ingredients Corporation is expanding its certified spray-dry operation for food ingredients at its Burnsville, MN plant. The project will double the company’s spray-dry capacity in 6,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
White Castle plans to open a new frozen food manufacturing plant next year in Vandalia, OH. The first phase of construction is expected to cost $18 million, provide 75,000 sq. ft. of floor space and open next summer.
A M King Construction is providing design-build services for Aldi, Inc.’s new distribution facility in Royal Palm Beach, FL. The project will total 650,000 sq. ft., including 175,000 sq. ft. to handle perishable products.
The Food Defense Strategy Exchange (FDSE) is a forum for food defense professionals to interact and share their knowledge and experiences. At the most recent FDSE, a poll of attendees revealed that approximately two-thirds were either re-evaluating their existing food defense plan, or implementing new food defense plans. In this podcast, Don Hsieh, Director of Commercial and Industrial Marketing at Tyco Integrated Security, discusses this topic and other findings from the exchange, and offers some best practices to proactively protect a company’s brand from food adulteration.
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