We are now accepting entries for the 2023 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award. Submissions are due Tuesday, January 31, and eligible facilities need to have been completed in 2022 and opened by January 31, 2023.

Some years ago, the television show “Mythbusters” tested the “5-Second Rule”—a belief that food dropped on the floor can be safely picked up and eaten as long as it happens within five seconds. The team tested samples of wet pastrami and dry crackers by placing them on bacteria-infested floor tiles for two and six seconds, then did cultures to see how much bacteria formed compared to a control.

The new 123,000-square-foot facility will increase production by more than times to help meet growing customer demand while reducing its carbon footprint at the same time.

The $100 million first phase of the Center of Excellence is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.

Construction began on its savory innovation center in July and is expected to be completed December 2022.

Bell & Evans earned our 2022 award by establishing a new benchmark for innovation and efficiency in a poultry plant, while elevating employee and animal welfare.

Americold announced the grand opening of its newest facility in Dunkirk, N.Y. 

Changing consumer purchasing habits indicate an increase in the construction of distribution centers and new facilities outfitted for automation.

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

Jack Link's, maker of meat snacks sold in more than 40 countries, is expanding its distribution facility in Underwood, Iowa, to add warehouse capacity, as well as a highly automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) to improve efficiency.