Food Engineering logo
search
cart
facebook twitter linkedin youtube
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Food Engineering logo
  • NEWS
    • Latest Headlines
    • Manufacturing News
    • People & Industry News
    • Plant Openings
    • Recalls
    • Regulatory Watch
    • Supplier News
  • PRODUCTS
    • New Plant Products
    • New Retail Products
  • TOPICS
    • Alternative Protein
    • Automation
    • Cannabis
    • Cleaning | Sanitation
    • Cross-Functional Food Innovation
    • Fabulous Food Plants
    • Food Safety
    • Maintenance Strategies
    • OEE
    • Packaging
    • Sustainability
    • More
  • EXCLUSIVES
    • Plant Construction Survey
    • Plant of the Year
    • Sustainable Plant of the Year
    • State of Food Manufacturing
    • Top 100 Food & Beverage Companies
  • MEDIA
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
  • FOOD MASTER
  • EVENTS
    • Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo
    • Industry Events
  • RESOURCES
    • Newsletter
    • Custom Content & Marketing Services
    • FE Store
    • Government Links
    • Industry Associations
    • Market Research
    • Sponsor Insights
    • Classified Ads
  • EMAGAZINE
    • eMagazine
    • Archive Issue
    • Advertise
  • SIGN UP!
Home » Topics » Plant of the Year

Plant of the Year
Plant of the Year RSS Feed RSS

Plant of the Year

Plant of the Year 2014: Excellence and efficiency at Blue Diamond

Mikell Knights
April 8, 2014

Built from a foundation of emerging collaboration tools and a unique, cross-functional, interdisciplinary approach, Blue Diamond Growers achieves its manufacturing goals with its new “dream” plant. 


Read More
Plant of the Year

Plant of the Year 2013: Chobani

Chobani's brand-new Twin Falls facility continues to evolve while keeping up with the American public's insatiable demand for Greek yogurt.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
April 9, 2013

Chobani time might be defined as the time it takes a new company, which started in 2005, to rise to the top in US Greek yogurt sales in 2012, claiming 47.3 percent of the US market, according to AdAge, June 6, 2012.


Read More

Editor's Note: On the hunt for game-changing technologies

Joyce Fassl
September 10, 2012
Our industry has never been interested in maintaining the status quo.
Read More

Plant of the Year: Northeast Foods - Automatic Rolls of NC

Kevin T. Higgins
April 5, 2012
A McDonald’s supplier designs a high-volume bakery that boosts automation to new levels and recasts the role of production floor workers.


Read More

Editor's Note: Calling all innovators

Joyce Fassl
October 1, 2011
Now is the time to begin preparing your entry for FE’s top honor, the 30th Annual Plant of the Year award.
Read More

Plant of the Year: Shearer's Foods Rethinks the Food Plant

Kevin T. Higgins
April 1, 2011
Some additional upfront cost already is paying dividends to this manufacturing organization, with the biggest returns yet to come.
Read More

Plant of the Year: Keystone Foods Puts Its Best Food Forward

Kevin T. Higgins
April 1, 2010
Emerging from 40 years in the background, Keystone Foods is asserting its capabilities as a contract manufacturer at its brand new Gadsden, AL facility.
Read More

Plant of the Year:Celebration Foods

Kevin T. Higgins
April 1, 2009
Celebration Foods faced capacity constraints, but its new plant had to be true to the handmade tradition of its ice cream cakes.
Read More

Plant of the Year: Barilla Says: Ciao, New York !

Kevin T. Higgins
April 1, 2008
The Rochester area rolls out the welcome mat for its newest Italian citizen by way of the Midwest .
Read More

Plant of the Year: Opportunity Knocks for T. Marzetti

Kevin T. Higgins
April 2, 2007
Long on cash and short on capacity, T. Marzetti Co. took the plunge two years ago and began construction of its first new plant in more than half a century. Now it intends to exploit its new asset.
Read More
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next
Manage My Account
  • eMagazine
  • Newsletter
  • Online Registration
  • Manage My Preferences
  • Customer Service

More Videos

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content is a special paid section where industry companies provide high quality, objective, non-commercial content around topics of interest to the Food Engineering audience. All Sponsored Content is supplied by the advertising company and any opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily reflect the views of Food Engineering or its parent company, BNP Media. Interested in participating in our Sponsored Content section? Contact your local rep!

close
  • AI-enhanced technology in CIP operations
    Sponsored byEcolab

    Using AI to unlock new value from your CIP processes

Popular Stories

CJ Schwans pizza plant

FOOD ENGINEERING Names 2026 Plant of the Year

food manufacturing

AI, Sustainability and Health: Top Food Industry Trends in 2026

Boars Head logo

Boar’s Head Reopens Plant Connected to Listeria Outbreak

State of Maufacturing 2025

Events

June 17, 2025

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ State of the Cold Chain

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.

July 23, 2025

Decarbonizing Process Heat: What You Should Know and Next Steps

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.

View All Submit An Event

Products

Recent Advances in Ready-to-Eat Food Technology

Recent Advances in Ready-to-Eat Food Technology

See More Products

CHECK OUT OUR NEW ESSENTIAL TOPICS

Alternative ProteinAutomationCleaning/SanitationFabulous Food Plants

Food SafetyMaintenance StrategiesOEE

PackagingSustainability

Elevate your expertise in food engineering with unparalleled insights and connections.

Get the latest industry updates tailored your way.

JOIN TODAY!
  • RESOURCES
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • Food Master
    • Store
    • Want More
  • SIGN UP TODAY
    • Create Account
    • eMagazine
    • Newsletter
    • Customer Service
    • Manage Preferences
  • SERVICES
    • Marketing Services
    • Reprints
    • Market Research
    • List Rental
    • Survey/Respondent Access
  • STAY CONNECTED
    • LinkedIn
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • X (Twitter)
  • PRIVACY
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • TERMS & CONDITIONS
    • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
    • PRIVACY REQUEST
    • ACCESSIBILITY

Copyright ©2026. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing