Plant Construction Survey

Annual listing of food and beverage plant projects over $1 million planned, underway or completed.

ARTICLES

FOOD ENGINEERING’s 45th annual plant construction survey

Supply chain issues continue to impact project planning and construction.

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey: Part 3

FSMA: Getting to the security aspects of food

You’d think FSMA is a done-deal, but not so much for food defense and intentional adulteration, which still need attention in facility design

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2020

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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.

2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey: Part 4

Plan a total, plant-wide automation system to improve facility performance and agility

Integrating all the systems on a line is important, but why stop there? Why not include HVAC, refrigeration, boilers, energy management, etc. to get total control?

Wayne Labs

June 3, 2020

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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.

Plant Construction Survey

Food Engineering's 2019 Plant Construction Survey shows tax cuts spur investment

Federal tax cuts have encouraged upgrades to existing food plants and construction of new plants, but finding qualified labor remains a sticking point

Wayne Labs

June 1, 2019

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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.

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