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Digitalization

Finding a digital strategy to manage electrical consumption at sugar plants

Not only do sugar plants consume a huge amount of power, their carbon footprint is generally not so enviable

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

July 10, 2020

No question about it, sugar plants consume vast amounts of electricity, and with a lot of aging equipment, there’s no doubt that several motors and the mechanical systems they drive are probably consuming more power than they should—due to worn bearings and a general lack of maintenance. In many instances, motors are probably not using variable speed drives, and large inrush currents place a big demand on electrical utilities.

Fabulous Food Plants

Clif Bar’s visual bakery project has the company ahead of the game

Casey Laughman

June 30, 2020

Clif Bar's Twin Falls bakery was named Food Engineering’s Sustainable Plant of the Year in 2017. The Indianapolis bakery has a different—although equally successful—story to tell.

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.

Dry Processing

Case packer from Syntegon helps Nature’s Path stay true to environmental mission

Sharon Spielman

June 15, 2020

By upgrading its case packing equipment, Nature's Path Foods has significantly reduced cardboard consumption and boosted production efficiency.

Packaging

Bioplastic packaging ripe for innovation

Compostable, biodegradable packaging still in early stages of adoption

Rose Shilling

June 8, 2020

Bioplastic packaging remains in the early development stage with no dominant companies, a new analysis finds.

Special Supplement

Plant-based protein market offers potential for product, processing innovation

Sharon Spielman

April 17, 2020

The plant-based protein segment continues to grow at a rapid pace.

Food Waste

How manufacturers can optimize their process to reduce food waste

Tatjana Milenovic

April 14, 2020

Let’s take a closer look at the areas of manufacturing that are prone to food waste, and how they can be optimized to help tackle the issue.

Packaging

Fresh ideas about where greener packaging is headed

Rose Shilling

April 6, 2020

Companies' ambitious sustainable packaging goals are spurring endless big ideas, analysis and predictions.

Packaging

Cardboard fresh food tray wins award

Rose Shilling

March 18, 2020

Cascades packaging and paper company offers a fresh food tray of cardboard that uses a water-based functional barrier to protect it from humidity.

Manufacturing News

Innovative recycling solutions for plastic food packaging

Wayne Labs

March 9, 2020

Consumers around the world are frustrated with plastic. A recent study from Global Data says that 35% of UK consumers are more likely to purchase products without any plastic at all, compared to goods even with recycled plastic.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.