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Investments in automation and additional tools for data analytics keep coming to packaging lines as plants become more connected. Machine learning and digital twin technology are increasing throughput and driving innovation for large and small brands.

CJ Schwan’s partnered with Burns & McDonnell to design and build a 400,000-sq.-ft. greenfield pizza manufacturing facility and 140,000-sq.-ft., fully automated distribution center with independent utility systems.

The 2026 edition will feature the largest trade show floor in its history, with more than 665,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space and more than 1,380 exhibitors.

Sous vide cooking offers precise time and temperature control, and now companies are scaling this technology to help brands and institutions deliver on limited-time offerings. Taste wins with sous vide, and companies are employing new pasteurization techniques to retain flavor and expand into food segments, such as pet food, protein and overall clean label eating.

Last year was an eventful year for the food manufacturing industry, and FOOD ENGINEERING expects many of the major themes to carry over into 2026.

A recent study by ABB reveals just how much unplanned downtime costs, but implementing a modernization strategy can help.

Listeria Monocytogenes (Lm) is difficult enough to keep out of a food plant, but once it gets in, the real challenge begins — as it can take up residence in “secret” places that welcome and protect it. Fortunately, processors don’t have to go it alone.

There was a time most maintenance and EAM software operated strictly within a facility or enterprise, but the development of AI and off-premises, cloud-based computing has made it possible to do heavy computing and trending in the cloud. But what happens when the “cloud” goes down?

Bob Garrison, chief editor of Prepared Foods, Kelley Rodriguez, editor-in-chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, and Alyse Thompson-Richards, editor-in-chief of FOOD ENGINEERING, discuss the biggest trends impacting the food industry in 2025 and beyond.

These agencies cite chronic health conditions, including obesity and diabetes, and “pharmaceutical intervention” for the recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030.