Manufacturing News

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.

Ardent Mills, a Denver-based flour milling and ingredient company, celebrated the opening of Ardent Mills’ new Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Florida

Site Locations

Key issues in locating food manufacturing sites

Based on FE’s 45th Annual Plant Construction Survey, two hot button site location topics are availability of labor and a reliable supply chain

Wayne Labs

May 19, 2022

For locating facilities, operators look for geographical areas with an employable workforce and adequate logistics.

Dutch businesses on a mission to reduce dairy cow greenhouse gas by 30%

Royal FrieslandCampina Dairy and Royal DSM are collaborating to test a feed additive, which will reduce methane emissions

May 16, 2022

Cows emit a lot of greenhouse gas into the environment, but this feed additive shows promising results in cutting emissions by about 30%.

Automation, especially on the packaging and material handling side of an operation can assume a lot of jobs that are boring and tiring

Automation Trends

Automation and food processing today: It's about labor

Food processors have found labor scarce, difficult to retain and in need of ongoing training; automation can help

Wayne Labs

May 16, 2022

Processors are turning to automation to fill jobs where people are unavailable.

Younglove Construction wins ABC of Iowa Award

For the company’s work on the poultry feed mill for Koch Foods in Attalla, Ala.

May 9, 2022

Younglove Construction, L.L.C., Sioux City, Iowa, received a construction award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Iowa during the association’s annual Excellence in Construction Gala on April 8, 2022.