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Keurig Dr Pepper wins 2021 Plant of the Year

Cuisine Solutions wins Sustainable Plant of the Year

February 15, 2021

Keurig Dr Pepper’s 1.5-million-sq.-ft. production facility and distribution center in Allentown, Pa., has been named the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year. Cuisine Solutions was named winner of the 2021 Sustainable Plant of the Year for its plant in San Antonio.

Food Engineering’s 2020 Sustainable Plant of the Year

MycoTechnology commits to a sustainable culture

Casey Laughman

November 2, 2020

MycoTechnology, a Colorado-based manufacturer of mushroom-based protein powder, wins the 2020 Food Engineering Sustainable Plant of the Year award for its commitment to sustainability in design, construction and operations.

Plant of the Year

Submissions open for Food Engineering's 2021 Plant of the Year award

Submissions due by Jan. 31, 202

Casey Laughman

October 19, 2020

Submissions for the 2021 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award are now open.

Plant of the Year

J.M. Smucker wins 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year

MycoTechnology wins Sustainable Plant of the Year

Casey Laughman

January 7, 2020

J.M. Smucker’s Longmont, Colo. production facility has been named the 2020 Food Engineering Plant of the Year.

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Food Engineering's 2018 Sustainable Plant of the Year: How Dairy Farmers of America goes green

DFA's Garden City milk dryer operation is a tightly knit system of controls and machinery that eke out energy savings and make perfect product with little to no waste

Wayne Labs

November 14, 2018

Any milk dryer operation uses a lot of energy, and when you have the biggest operation in North America, you use…a lot of energy.

Food Engineering Plant of the Year and Sustainable Plant of the Year winners announced

Food Engineering recognizes two outstanding food plants, Kraft Heinz and Dairy Farmers of America.

Debra Schug

January 9, 2018

Both awards will be presented at Food Engineering’s Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Fla. held April 8-11, 2018.

Sustainable Plant of the Year Award: Clif Bar

The newly built bakery goes above and beyond the industry's sustainable standards.

Debra Schug

January 18, 2017

This year Food Engineering’s revived Sustainable Plant of the Year Award has been given to Clif Bar for its newly built bakery in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Sustainable Processor of the Year

Sustainable processor of the year: Smithfield foods embraces environmental stewardship

Wayne Labs

November 5, 2014

In the past, Food Engineering’s Sustainable Plant of the Year story has focused on a single plant at one geographic location that has made significant strides in sustainability.

Sustainable Plant of the Year

Plumrose Council Bluffs: Lean, mean and fully automated

Automating an entire raw meat cooking and packaging plant saves water, cuts energy usage and gets the product perfect the first time—without rework.

Wayne Labs

November 8, 2013

The facility was not only constructed with sustainability in mind, but sustainability can be found everywhere you look.

Cover Story

Sustainable Plant of the Year: Stahlbush Island Farms - A model of self-sufficiency

Kevin T. Higgins

November 7, 2012

A biogas system has transformed Stahlbush Island farms into a carbon negative operation, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it is responsible for creating.

The State of Food Manufacturing in 2025

Arkansas Processor Recalls 6M Eggs Over Salmonella Risk

PepsiCo Redesigns Lay’s Brand

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.

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