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FOOD ENGINEERING’s 47th Annual Plant Construction Survey

Construction in the food and beverage industry is continuing, but there’s a bit of “wait and see” happening due to the presidential election occurring later this year.

Derrick Teal

August 8, 2024

Construction in the food and beverage industry is continuing, but there was a bit of “wait and see” happening due to the presidential election this year.

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Food Plant Update

Derrick Teal

November 3, 2023

A former staple of FOOD ENGINEERING is getting updated as an eNewsletter.

Mission Produce’s avocado ripening and processing facility

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FOOD ENGINEERING’s 46th Annual Plant Construction Survey

Pandemic issues on the wane, but labor, inflation and equipment availability slow projects.

Wayne Labs

July 14, 2023

If you’ve ever played “Whac-A-Mole” on the boardwalk or at an arcade, you can get a sense of the frustration that both food and beverage processors and architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) firms are feeling in today’s economy—fix one problem, another pops up.

FOOD ENGINEERING’s 45th annual plant construction survey

Supply chain issues continue to impact project planning and construction.

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2022

This year’s plant construction survey hit the highest number of projects ever recorded.

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.

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.

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.

Plant Construction Survey

Food Engineering’s 44th annual plant construction survey

Pandemic spawns solutions to supply chain and processing woes

Wayne Labs

May 25, 2021

Construction of new food and beverage plants continues to see a strong upward trend despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Plant Construction Survey

Food Engineering’s 43rd Annual Plant Construction Survey

COVID-19 overshadows project planning and construction while decreasing already short labor supplies

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2020

Construction remains steady in the food and beverage industry, but the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are not yet known.

FE 2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey

2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey: Part 2

The quest for the ideal food manufacturing site

Architectural and engineering design/build firms explain the site-related, key issues facing processors as they plan to renovate or build a new facility

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2020

While we've looked at the key issues - including COVID-19 - facing food processors and A&E/Cs this year in FE's 2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey, there's a lot more to discuss.