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Candy manufacturer Favorite Brands International of Bannockburn, Ill., needed to add capabilities to three production lines at one of its Chicago plants.

Supply-chain integration starts with plant-centric tools for planning and production scheduling.

Food manufacturers are automating their materials handling and distribution systems through partnerships with third-party suppliers or logistics companies.

Perfect packaging systems may be unattainable, but that won't keep food engineers from striving for them.

The food safety program gains wide acceptance where not mandated, but arouses legal challenges and controversy in the meat and poultry industries.

Screening pathogens in real time.

Food Engineering's fourth annual manufacturing conference serves-up a full plate.

Profits slide. Megamergers hope to offset retailer clout. Internet exchanges set up shop. Plants automate, integrate and tackle food safety.

Not content to acquire middle-market players, the world's 100 largest food and beverage companies are buying out each other.

With plant expansions and renovations on the rise, operators face the task of implementing major floor changes without disrupting operations.