Plant of the Year
FOOD ENGINEERING Now Accepting 2027 Plant of the Year Submissions
FOOD ENGINEERING is now accepting entries for the 2027 Plant of the Year award. Submissions for the 44th year of the event are due by Nov. 30.
Eligible facilities need to have been completed between Oct. 1, 2025 and Sept. 30, 2026. All the details, guidelines and submission forms can be found here.
The Plant of the Year will be featured as FOOD ENGINEERING's April 2027 cover story.
All submissions can be entered by using the link above, including photos and other visual materials. If you have any questions or need more information, please reach out to FOOD ENGINEERING Editor-in-Chief Alyse Thompson-Richards at thompson-richardsa@bnpmedia.com or 847-405-4050.
Check out CJ Schwan’s frozen pizza plant in Salina, Kansas, FE’s 2026 Plant of the Year winner. Carolina Foods’ Pineville, North Carolina plant was 2025’s Plant of the Year winner.
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