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Pest Control

Defend your plant from food pests

Now is the time to arm your facility with a better integrated pest management program.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 13, 2016

When it comes to pests, there is no such thing as a foolproof plan.

TECH FLASH

Constellation Brands plans to build $1.5 billion brewery

The new brewery will have a production capacity of up to 20 million hectoliters.

Jeremy Gerrard

January 12, 2016

The facility’s proximity to California provides a new avenue to better service the western US.

Heat and Control fryer with external support module

Protein Processing

Solving meaty challenges

Protein processors can have trouble meeting production demands, if they’re working with out-of-date manufacturing spaces and equipment.

Wayne Labs

January 6, 2016

While many protein processors need to speed up their operations, there are many stumbling blocks thwarting their efforts.

Food Safety

Eliminating hygienic hazards

Smart planning and utilization of sanitary plant design principles can save processors time, money, embarrassment and even their businesses.

Debra Schug

November 25, 2015

By now, say the name Blue Bell, and the first thought in most people’s minds isn’t ice cream. The company just went through one of the biggest recalls in recent times due to potential contamination from Listeria monocytogenes.

CMB Engineering wins Manufacturing Team Challenge

Jeremy Gerrard

July 1, 2015

A team of young engineers from CMB Engineering won first prize in the Manufacturing Team Challenge category held at the WorldSkills UK competition for their design and production of a remote control forklift.

Plant of the Year

Food Plant of the Year 2015: Mars Chocolate is lean, green and poised for growth

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2015

As a kid growing up on a poultry farm, I couldn’t wait to help my dad truck cases of eggs to the local co-op, but I confess to an ulterior motive—hitting the candy machine just inside the door for a SNICKERS bar.

Manufacturing News

Connected, secure automation yields positive results

March 5, 2015

Doing more with fewer resources. Big data.

TECH FLASH

ISA, Automation Federation applaud kickoff of 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition

More than 75,000 high school students compete in programs celebrating science and technology.

Jeremy Gerrard

January 23, 2015

Working with adult mentors, students have six weeks to design, build, program and test their robots to meet the season’s engineering challenge, RECYCLE RUSH.

Sanitary Plant Design

A clean slate: Use it wisely

Not all processors have the luxury of picking a new property to build a food or beverage plant, but when they do, several factors affect sanitary design.

Wayne Labs

December 2, 2014

Starting with a clean slate is usually easier than renovating an older facility to catch up with food safety specifications as shown in the Food Engineering November 2014 article, “Renovate for the right reasons.”

Plant Renovations

Renovate for the right reasons

Wayne Labs

November 5, 2014

You’ve received a less-than-stellar audit as you’re preparing for GFSI accreditation—not a good sign that your facility will also pass FSMA muster

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

PepsiCo to Close Two Florida Facilities

Alternative Protein in 2025: Key Trends and Technologies

Events

June 17, 2025

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ State of the Cold Chain

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

July 23, 2025

Decarbonizing Process Heat: What You Should Know and Next Steps

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

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