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reusing minimally treated wastewater for floor washing

Water Reuse

Overcoming barriers to water reuse in food and beverage

Processors need to consider not only their water use impact on the environment but also local and regional water utilities

Orianna Bretschger

June 9, 2022

All major corporations have water stewardship goals and programs to maintain a healthy watershed in the areas they operate within.

Plant-based foods use legumes as a key protein ingredient

Processing Technology

How to optimize drying and evaporation technologies for high-value plant-based proteins

Fine-tuning is critical to achieving a cost-efficient operation

Gregory See Hoye

June 9, 2022

Identifying and integrating the most optimum drying processes for producing the desired end products is critical to achieving a cost-efficient operation with minimized capital investment.

Future Crops new vertical farm in Westland, Netherlands

Renewable Energy

Netherlands-based Future Crops moves to 100% renewable energy

The vertical farm finds greener pastures and zero carbon emissions in wind power and solar energy

June 7, 2022

Francisco “Pancho” Gonzalez named CEO of Lopez-Dorada Foods

People News

Lopez-Dorada Foods names new CEO

Francisco “Pancho” Gonzalez brings 30 years of international restaurant experience and expertise to Lopez-Dorada

June 2, 2022

Francisco “Pancho” Gonzalez named CEO of Lopez-Dorada Foods

All-electric scissor lifts available for rent, such as the JLG AE1932 DaVinci models, can work in temperatures as low as 1°F without any performance issues.

Maintenance Equipment

The benefits of all-electric equipment for planned plant shutdowns

Hydraulic equipment in food facilities can be problematic due to leaks

Austin Caskey

June 2, 2022

All-electric maintenance equipment has no hydraulic fluid to leak

Plant Openings

Bowery Farming opens vertical farm in Bethlehem Steel’s vacated property

Otherwise unusable as agricultural land, the Bethlehem, Pa.-based property can support indoor vertical farming

May 31, 2022

The smart vertical farm will support local and major grocery chains.

This propagation room starts leafy produce at one of Plenty Farms new facilities

45th Annual Plant Construction Survey -- FSMA and Facility Security

Processors up to speed on FSMA, but security issues remain

FSMA’s Intentional Adulteration rule is still a work in progress for some sites, meanwhile processors and retailers are eyeing indoor grow facilities

Wayne Labs

May 30, 2022

FSMA’s Intentional Adulteration rule is still a work in progress for some sites, meanwhile processors and retailers are eyeing indoor grow facilities.

Ribbon cutting as T. Hasegawa USA officially opens a new 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Plant Openings

T. Hasegawa USA opens new California food and beverage flavor manufacturing facility

Global flavor company expands U.S. production capabilities with state-of-the-art, 60,000-sq.-ft. plant in Rancho Cucamonga, California

May 27, 2022

T. Hasegawa USA officially opened a new 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Hershey opens new R&D center in Malaysia

Facility is part of company’s strategy to drive international growth through innovation; will become one of its largest R&D facilities outside of the U.S.

May 20, 2022

Hershey's new facility will enable the company to quickly develop, test and launch new products customized to the tastes of consumers across the region, and will become one of its largest R&D facilities outside of the United States.