Food Engineering's annual construction survey shows that tax cuts have encouraged construction and renovations, but the labor shortage is affecting those projects as well.

U.S. manufacturing is in the thick of an expected shortage of 2 million workers over 2015–2025. Talent is the top challenge among the evolving concerns of global executives.

Brady Trucking implemented onboarding surveys from Stay Metrics to check in with drivers at key points after their hire dates to see what their expectations of the company are, and later on, if those expectations are being met.

The skills and gender gap is a growing concern for processors looking for qualified employees.

How do you ensure you get people with the right skill sets when picking a location for your new food or beverage plant? The first thing to consider is identifying an area’s tech school base and that they focus on what you need done at your plant.

In the previous parts of this series, we considered the aspects of land, locale and logistics. This edition will discuss the top trend in the food and beverage processing industry—automation, and how this is affecting site selection decisions.

With the increase of advanced automation in plants, the industry is largely struggling to find qualified, skilled laborers that can operate the equipment.

CEO Michele Buck pledges to create a trusted work environment.

For the food and beverage industry, attracting a skilled workforce has never been as important as now. It’s also never been as expensive.