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2020 Top 100

Top 100 Food and Beverage Company Highlights: Nestle

August 21, 2020

Clinching the top spot once again is Nestle; however, the Swiss food giant was not immune to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic this year.

Editor's Note

Digital transformations require honest communication, admission of mistakes

Casey Laughman

July 10, 2020

Having honest and direct communication about what is and isn’t working is the difference between success and failure.

Green Plant Design

Diageo aims to go carbon-free with new whiskey distillery

Gray is partnering with the spirits industry giant on the project using electrified boilers

Rose Shilling

June 29, 2020

Diageo will try to make its new Bulleit whiskey distillery in Kentucky carbon neutral, electrifying the boilers with renewable power as a step toward the company’s climate change goals.

Field Reports

Brewer expands cooling system with help of GF Piping, while remaining open

Sharon Spielman

June 17, 2020

While the team was aware of the important role of the cooling loop in the brewing process, the ambitious startup was purposely planned as an inexpensive short-term means of getting the brewery operational.

Social distancing at a Gray construction site meeting

Editor's Note

Although coronavirus dominates the headlines, other safety concerns still matter

Casey Laughman

May 12, 2020

Day-to-day operations are still the highest priority, even as food and beverage processors work to protect employees and contractors from coronavirus.

Texas Food Solutions President Jasmine Sutherland

COVID-19

5 pandemic questions for an HPP toller

Texas Food Solutions president on employee empathy, sales increase for staples with long shelf life

April 21, 2020

Texas Food Solutions, a high pressure processing toller in Houston, has seen increased sales of its staple products that have a long shelf life thanks to the technology.

Editor's Note

Coronavirus upends life, work and the food and beverage industry

Casey Laughman

April 13, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic we’re dealing with has created a situation that is beyond anyone’s control. That means we adapt, adjust and make the best of it.

Industry News

ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus Company and Glencore Agriculture create Covantis

Covantis seeks to modernize global trade through blockchain-based digital technology

Wayne Labs

April 9, 2020

Covantis, the industry initiative that aims to modernize global trade operations, has received all required regulatory approvals and has incorporated as a legal entity in Geneva, Switzerland, as Covantis SA. The company is co-owned by its founding members: ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus Company and Glencore Agriculture.

COVID-19

How processors are supporting communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Companies and organizations of all sizes have found creative ways to help their communities

Wayne Labs

April 2, 2020

With people out of jobs and income and with hospital and medical communities in need of supplies, people are wondering where their next meal is coming from, and many food companies, distributors, retailers and equipment suppliers around the world have responded to the call to help in any way they can. Government organizations are participating as well. Here's a look at how some of those companies and organizations are helping others.

Coronavirus

How Golden State Foods is reacting to the coronavirus

Focus is on employee and associate safety first

Casey Laughman

March 20, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has food and beverage processors scrambling to ensure their employees are safe, their operations are uninterrupted and their supply chains are intact. Here's a look at how one company is handling the situation.