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Food Engineering April 1, 2005	Mainstream meets new age Nestled in Pennsylvania's Lebanon Valley, the town of Fredericksburg plays host to not one, but three processors of antibiotic-free, all-natural premium poultry products.
Food Engineering May 1, 2009	A bag to cluck about When a key customer asked him to come up with case-ready packaging for his antibiotic-free, organic chickens, Scott Sechler, owner of Farmers Pride, took pains to find something distinctive and different.
Food Engineering March 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins	Tech Update: Sanitary Design Aggressive cleaning programs and advanced technologies are improving food plant hygiene, but sanitary design principles also should be considered.
Food Processing September 2013 Kevin T. Higgins	Food Plants of the Future: Not Bigger, Just Smarter The next generation of food and beverage production facilities will be sanitary, flexible, more pleasant to work in and self-sustaining.
Food Processing June 2006 Mike Pehanich	Controlling moisture in the plant With once-ignored USDA requirements for condensation control compelling processors to take a closer look at humidity problems, here are some timely tips on choosing between desiccant and mechanical dehumidifiers.
Food Processing March 2005 Mike Pehanich	Designing food safety into your plant Don't make food safety an afterthought. Carefully planning the design and materials used in your plant can help insure the safety of your food production. HACCP programs and AMI's 'Eleven Principles' are good starting points.
Food Processing June 2007 Mike Pehanich	Today's renovation plan saves tomorrow's downtime Thorough planning, modern design tools and an instinct for the unexpected are key ingredients in the recipe for fast and efficient plant renovation and expansion.
Food Processing July 2006 Mike Pehanich	Extreme makeover: Plant edition Need to give your food plant a facelift? Start with materials and designs that spell safety, cleanliness and a "spankin' new look."
Food Processing April 2010 Bob Sperber	Meat and poultry: Make it fast, keep it safe Amid recession, recalls and regulations, plants make strides to marry safety with efficiency gains.
Food Processing March 2006 Mike Pehanich	Cleaning without chemicals Sometimes a cleaning and sanitizing solution is not a solution, it's steam, gas or a silver bullet.
Food Processing May 2005 Mike Pehanich	How to retrofit an aging plant Food processors looking to retrofit aging facilities to get more out of their capital budgets should heed these "rules of retro" before they bring their plants into the 21st century.
Food Engineering January 1, 2008 Wayne Labs	Fabulous Food Plant Synonymous with Quality Poultry supplier counts on biosecurity, automation and worker safety to produce quality meats.
Food Processing May 2007 Mike Pehanich	New sanitation technologies New and improved means of keeping your plant safe and clean -- at lower cost.
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Fassl et al.	28th Annual Plant Construction Survey: Extreme Makeovers Dominate Projects and budgets remain flat as food and beverage processors put their money into updating existing assets and improving food safety measures.
Food Processing April 2010 Dave Fusaro	2010 Capital Spending Outlook: Pent-Up Demand Causes an Explosion in Projects After last year's drop in capital expenditures, budgets for the Food Processing Top 100 survey group are up 19 percent for 2010.
Food Processing January 2006 Mike Pehanich	Secure Your Plant Food plants are fertile ground for product contamination from tiny microbes to terrorists. You need a plan that extends beyond hazards analysis and critical control points.
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins	Food Automation & Manufacturing 2005 Conference and Expo: Information Abundance Shifting markets are impacting production demands in food processing, says keynote speaker at Food Automation & Manufacturing 2005 Conference and Expo.
Food Processing April 2007 Mike Pehanich	A really clean floor Advances in flooring and floor-cleaning technology make maintenance and sanitation easier and more effective than ever before.
Food Processing February 2013 David Phillips	Protein Processors Face Higher Risk With Food Safety Issues Meat, poultry and fish plants face familiar issues within new parameters.
Food Engineering November 4, 2007 Wayne Labs	Sustaining Your Energy Action Plan An energy action plan should start with a thorough analysis of the manufacturing facilities WAGES, that is, the five utilities water, air, gas, electricity and steam.
Food Processing April 2007 Dave Fusaro	Annual Capital Spending Outlook: Spend Now to Save Later Some of the biggest food companies are budgeting capital expenditures for multi-year programs meant to reduce costs in the long run.
Food Processing September 2009 Sperber & Fusaro	Floor to Ceiling Food Safety Recent product recalls have pointed a liability-filled finger at problems with an often overlooked culprit -- floors, drains, roofs and other physical pieces of the plant.
Food Engineering June 4, 2007 Joyce Fassl	30th Annual Construction Survey Projects Go Green New construction projects are at their highest level since 2002, as processors demand energy-efficient, environmentally friendly plants.
Food Engineering September 1, 2006 Richard F. Stier	Form fits function Choosing whether to build a new plant or renovate or expand an existing one is based on any number of necessary functions.
Food Processing June 2009 Bob Sperber	Renovate for Food Safety From leaky roofs to corroded underground pipes, old plants are slow-motion accidents waiting to happen.
Food Processing September 2012 Dave Fusaro	Food Processing Awards Hormel Foods/Progressive Processing 2012 Green Plant of the Year Being able to produce high-quality products in a sustainable and energy-efficient facility garnered Hormel's Progressive Processing facility in Dubuque, Iowa our third annual prize.
Food Engineering September 1, 2008	Plant Openings & Expansions Kraft Pizza Company breaks ground on Little Chute, WI, plant... Stellar completes construction of meat processing plant in Seminole, OK... Ottens Flavors purchases Philadelphia plant... Hormel Foods is constructing a new production facility in Dubuque, IA...
Food Processing January 2007 Mike Pehanich	New Places to Look for Energy Savings Lowering pressures, plugging air leaks and updating your motors can have a huge impact on your plant's energy efficiency.
Food Processing February 2006 Mike Pehanich	Electro-shock therapy Energy management suddenly has taken on grave importance. Read what Tyson, ConAgra, Publix and other processors are doing to reduce consumption and find alternatives.
Food Engineering August 1, 2005	Plant Openings & Expansions MBA Poultry to build new headquarters, final processing, packaging and distribution center... Heat and Control opens facility in China... Cargill expands capacity for natural chondroitin sulfate... Sanderson Farms plans $20-million poultry processing facility and hatchery...
Food Processing April 2006 Dave Fusaro	Annual Capital Spending Outlook: More ham and cheese! There are some real and widespread signs that capital spending will be up significantly in the food industry this year.
Food Engineering January 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins	Water Gets Its Due The sustainability bandwagon is groaning under the weight of corporations climbing aboard. The time for water resource management has never been better.
Food Processing February 2012 Bob Sperber	Software Puts Your Plant on Fast-Forward New automation software lets you 'TiVo' your process, while Johnsonville Sausage finds a neat trick to make SAP data more usable in the plant.
Food Processing April 2012 David Phillips	Top 100 Capital Spending Report: Greek Yogurt Plants are Stacking Up After two years of 20 percent increases, capital spending looks to be up only 4.1 percent this year.
Food Processing October 2007 Mike Pehanich	Clean and mean Why do companies frequently fall short at the most important interface in the food safety scene -- the hands of their plant workers?
Food Processing May 2009 Bob Sperber	CMMS Software: Will Work for Food Maintenance software starts out as a generic tool; can become a critical instrument for safety and compliance throughout the plant.
Food Processing April 2011 Pisciotta & Ramsey	Is Your Manufacturing Plant Secure? With the new Food Safety Act, it's time to perform a physical security checkup.
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Joyce Fassl	Productivity improvements may be somewhere over the rainbow Food manufacturers that have added color to the process floor often realize more benefits than they initially expected. Example: blue conveyor belts installed to reduce eye fatigue also made the product easier to see.
Food Engineering March 1, 2008	Plant Openings & Expansions Idaho Milk Products begins plant construction in Jerome, ID... Lifeway Foods, Inc. completes headquarters expansion... Riviana Foods Inc. to build new rice processing, packaging plant... etc.
Food Processing April 2012 Dave Fusaro	PepsiCo Casa Grande Plant Reaches 'Near Net Zero' for Sustainability Frito-Lay's Casa Grande, Ariz., plant is nearly self-sustaining in water, heat and electricity.
Food Engineering March 6, 2006	Plant Openings & Expansions Leprino Foods begins construction on cheese plant expansion... Pineland Farms plans to build specialty cheese plant... etc.
Food Processing September 2011 Dave Fusaro	Food Processing Awards ConAgra/Lamb Weston 2011 Green Plant of the Year ConAgra Foods' Delhi, La. sweet potato processing plant not only contributes to a healthier Earth but also to a healthier bottom line for the Omaha, Neb.-based food company.
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Food Processing April 2005 Dave Fusaro	Are capital spending fortunes improving? Several companies are placing big bets on the recovery by building 'world's largest' processing plants. The biggest project currently under way is a $192 million American cheddar cheese plant in Clovis, N.M., for SouthWest Cheese Co.