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Home Chef packaging line
Editor's Note

Not all food plants strive for automation

While Kraft Heinz plant is automated, Home Chef focuses on adaptability
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Debra Schug
April 11, 2018
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It’s April, and that means it’s time to announce FE’s Plant of the Year. This year, we are proud to name Kraft Heinz as the recipient for its deli meat facility, built by Gray Construction, located in Davenport, Iowa.
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Citrus Systems
Field Reports

Dock upgrades enhance safety, savings at Citrus Systems

Updated dock system improves efficiency, lessens wear and tear on workers
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Casey Laughman
May 12, 2017
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In 2013, private-label drink manufacturer Citrus Systems Inc. finally left its original 68,000-square-foot complex in Minneapolis and expanded into a 135,000-square-foot facility in west suburban Hopkins. Unfortunately, while the new building allowed Citrus Systems to increase production of its fruit and vegetable blends, concentrated juices, teas and other custom products, it carried over the same antiquated dock equipment used in the old one


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Heat and Control fryer with external support module
Protein Processing

Solving meaty challenges

Protein processors can have trouble meeting production demands, if they’re working with out-of-date manufacturing spaces and equipment.
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Wayne Labs
January 6, 2016
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While many protein processors need to speed up their operations, there are many stumbling blocks thwarting their efforts.
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Newly-converted USDA-certified food production facility
Food Safety

Eliminating hygienic hazards

Smart planning and utilization of sanitary plant design principles can save processors time, money, embarrassment and even their businesses.
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Debra Schug
November 25, 2015
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By now, say the name Blue Bell, and the first thought in most people’s minds isn’t ice cream. The company just went through one of the biggest recalls in recent times due to potential contamination from Listeria monocytogenes.


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