Articles Tagged with ''construction''

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COVID-19 makes it hard to define normal for food and beverage

Upheaval from the COVID-19 pandemic forces new ways of thinking

July 28, 2020

We've all had our lives turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that's going to continue for at least a little while longer.

Plant Construction Survey

Food Engineering’s 43rd Annual Plant Construction Survey

COVID-19 overshadows project planning and construction while decreasing already short labor supplies

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2020

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Construction remains steady in the food and beverage industry, but the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are not yet known.

Industry News

CRB names Jason Robertson as food and beverage market director

Robertson has more than 20 years experience in design and construction

Wayne Labs

November 8, 2019

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CRB has appointed Jason Robertson as its food + beverage market director. Robertson will lead the company-wide growth of the food and beverage market.

Plant of the Year

One week left to submit for the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award

Submissions due by Dec. 13

Casey Laughman

September 9, 2019

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Submissions are now open for the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year.

Gracyor perishables Cold Storage Facility

Graycor Construction to build high-capacity perishables distribution center for big-box retailer

Graycor broke ground on the Shafter, Calif., distribution center in October 2018.

September 6, 2019

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Graycor Construction Co., Oak Brook Terrace, Ill., topped out on the construction of a 628,713-square-foot high-capacity perishable distribution center for a big-box retailer.

Industry News

Tuffy’s Pet Foods breaks ground on pet treat facility

Facility will employ 150

Casey Laughman

August 8, 2019

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Tuffy’s Pet Foods has broken ground on a 173,500 sq. ft. facility in Delano, Minn.

Plant Construction Survey

Food Engineering's 2019 Plant Construction Survey shows tax cuts spur investment

Federal tax cuts have encouraged upgrades to existing food plants and construction of new plants, but finding qualified labor remains a sticking point

Wayne Labs

June 1, 2019

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Food Engineering's annual construction survey shows that tax cuts have encouraged construction and renovations, but the labor shortage is affecting those projects as well.

Industry News

Tippmann Innovation completes 180,000-sq.-ft. facility in Detroit

The state-of-the-art meat cold storage facility in Detroit’s Eastern Market District brings new jobs to Detroit

Wayne Labs

February 8, 2019

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Cold storage construction company Tippmann Innovation has completed a new meat processing and cold storage facility for Wolverine Packing Co. The 180,000-sq.-ft. warehouse provides Wolverine with its fifth processing plant and a second freezer with capacity to store 20,000 pallets.

Industry News

Maple Leaf Foods announces $660 million poultry facility

Hixson, WalterFedy to collaborate on engineering and architecture services

Casey Laughman

November 28, 2018

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Maple Leaf Foods has announced it will build a $660 million fresh poultry facility in London, Ontario, Canada.

Industry News

Gray Construction Chairman Featured as Founding Father of the Design-Build Institute of America

Jim Gray was part of group that started the organization 25 years ago

Casey Laughman

November 13, 2018

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Gray Construction chairman Jim Gray has been recognized as a founding father of the Design-Build Institute of America.

Industrial Cybersecurity: What Every Food & Bev Executive Needs to Know

There's a lot at stake when it comes to cybersecurity. Reputation, productivity, quality. Join us to discuss the future of your global security strategy and a path forward with trusted partners Cisco and Rockwell Automation, and turn your Food & Bev security challenges into strategic advantages that drive business value.

Unruly, complex production schedule spreadsheets can prevent food and beverage processors from getting the most out of their production systems. The next generation of production scheduling can lower operating costs, reduce waste and minimize inventory, all while better serving your customers.

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Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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