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Food Engineering
April 4, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Plant of the Year Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream In the groove in Bakersfield Nestle SA didn't just buy an ice cream company when it acquired Dreyer's. It added a management team with a talent for creating a world-class manufacturing facility.   |
Food Engineering
March 1, 2005 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream's Laurel, MD plant expansion to add 300 jobs... Crowley Foods expands Bristol, VA cultured products plant... Southern Wine & Spirits of America builds 640,000 sq ft facility... New Fonterra Cooperative plant will incorporate milk protein fractionation technology... etc. |
Food Engineering
August 3, 2006
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: In search of the next winner Which outstanding new plant construction project, major expansion or highly renovated facility will be the next Plant of the Year? |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2009 |
Plant of the Year Honored Celebration Foods received Food Engineering's 2009 Plant of the Year award during a special presentation on April 28 in Sarasota, FL. |
Food Engineering
October 3, 2007 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Coca-Cola building $60 million bottle recycle, reuse plant... Cargill to build another canola processing plant... Ocean Spray to expand its Craisins production network... etc. |
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. |
Food Engineering
September 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Unilever North American Ice Cream to upgrade its Hagerstown, MD plant... Nestle selects site for $359 million factory and distribution center... Dakota Provisions opens new turkey processing plant... etc. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2008 |
Plant Openings & Expansions ADM company opens 500,000-sq.-ft. cocoa processing facility... H. J. Heinz partners in new Florence, SC., frozen-food manufacturing facility... etc. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2005 |
Plant of the Year embraces best practices, technological innovation The Bell & Evans poultry processing plant in Fredericksburg, PA, was honored as Food Engineering's 2005 plant of the year. The plant's centerpiece is a multi-phase air-chill system that replaces conventional immersion chilling. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2005
Rich Smith |
I Scream. Don't You? The ice cream maker Dreyer offers quite scary second quarter numbers. Investors, take note. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2008
David Phillips |
Quality, Safety Intersect at Crossroad Farms Kroger's largest ice cream and milk facility reaches full stride with continuous improvement programs. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2008 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Nestle Waters opening new plant and will create 250 new manufacturing jobs... Green Meadows Dairy plans to open state-of-the-art cheese and whey plant...Kellogg's Cheez-It factory to expand... etc. |
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 Engineering
June 1, 2005 |
Plant Openings & Expansions IFP North America building aseptic multi-fruit plant in Erie, PA... Albuquerque Tortilla Co. breaks ground on plant addition... Archer Daniels Midland upgrading, expanding Bahia, Brazil cocoa processing facility... Tyson Foods to double office space at Springdale, AR... etc. |
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 Engineering
May 15, 2006 |
FE TechFlash Vol. 2 No. 5 Coors rolls out "stay cool" bottles, glassware... Food safety leaders Honored... National Animal Identification System data released... People, plant & industry news... etc. |
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 Engineering
March 6, 2006 |
Industry & People New World Pasta appoints CEO... Coca-Cola Co. promotes Muhtar Kent to the newly created position of president, Coca-Cola International... B&G Foods purchased Grandma's Molasses... etc. |
Food Processing
December 2009
Dave Fusaro |
Editor's Plate: Nestle is Globally Fortified, Locally Invested Nestle USA, our Processor of the Year, achieves a unique balance: power, money and size with a conscience. |
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
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
December 2009
Bob Sperber |
Nestle USA: Manufacturing That Sustains For 2009 Food Processing processor of the year, Nestle USA, it's all about creating long-term value for the bigger picture and serving customer and consumer needs. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2009 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Keystone Foods LLC's new processing plant in Gadsden, AL... Sara Lee Corporation will build a new coffee-extraction plant in the Netherlands... Barrel O'Fun Snack Foods Co. purchased 12.5 acres in Phoenix, AZ and began construction of a 144,000 sq.-ft. manufacturing and distribution center... |
Food Engineering
April 3, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Construction begins on Snyders of Hanover's Goodyear, AZ pretzel bakery... Kettle Foods to build a 70,000-sq.-ft. plant in Beloit, WI... Perdue Farms to expand Houston County, GA, facility... Palermo Villa to build frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Milwaukee... |
Food Processing
April 2007
Dave Fusaro |
Editor's Plate: Paying homage to the small builders Excitement is also felt by people at small companies who are building their first plant or their first major expansion. |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2005
Joyce Fassl |
Look back to see forward As they did in 1995, today's processors see the need for greater automation and feel the push from consumers. However, a few things have changed the way we do business. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Totally Chocolate begins operations in new manufacturing facility... Blue Ribbon Cheese Co. to build a $225 million manufacturing facility in California... etc. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Bush Brothers & Co. to expand its Tennessee operation... Nestle Prepared Foods to invest in new production equipment at its Jonesboro, AR, manufacturing facility... Organic food processor Amy's Kitchen is building a new plant... |
Food Processing
December 2009 |
MRO Q&A: What Will the Recession Effect Be for Food & Beverage? There's no way of knowing for sure that this recession has ended. But every day there are more indications we're on the road to recovery. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Wayne Farms LLC opens further-processing facility... Barilla America building $96.2 million pasta manufacturing plant... Gold'n Plump Poultry invests $38 million to expand Arcadia, WI, facility... Wrigley Co. plans $48-million expansion of Flowery Branch, GA, plant... |
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. |
Food Engineering
July 1, 2005
Joyce Fassl |
Summertime--and the living's not so easy While there still may be Internet doubters among our readership today (34 percent do not use the net for ordering parts), the need for rapid spare parts delivery surely drives the 50 percent jump in Internet usage. |
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
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
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. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
You Know It's Time To Outsource Your Manufacturing Technology/Engineering Needs... A Top Ten list of reasons why outsourcing manufacturing makes sense. |
Food Processing
October 2005
Diane Toops |
Category Report: Ice cream licker shock Despite a problematic 2004, ice cream sales -- and innovation -- have come roaring back. And it may have a new role: as a diet food! |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
Cat's Virtual Value Stream Company takes advantage of economic downturn to revamp workflow at Illinois plant by utilizing digital planning systems. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Coors Brewing Co. is spending nearly $200 million to convert... Bud Antle Inc., a subsidiary of Dole, is investing $54 million to build and equip a vegetable processing plant... etc. |
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 Processing
September 2008 |
Dreyer Debuts Two New Yogurt Blends Dreyer's Slow Churned Yogurt Blends introduces two new mouthwatering flavors -- Peach and Berry Granola. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
John S. McClenahen |
Factory Of The Future Get a glimpse now of manufacturing tomorrow. |
Food Engineering
August 2, 2007 |
Plant Openings & Expansions United States Cold Storage building new facility... United Natural Foods Inc. to open new distribution center... PepsiCo International selects second snacks manufacturing site in Russia... Nestle open state-of-the-art powder milk plant in China... |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2009
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: A New Tradition in Sustainability Food and beverage manufacturers continue to uncover innovative ways to be environmentally friendly as they increase efficiency. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Food Automation & Manufacturing 2007 Conference and Expo Challenges abound for food and beverage processors, but creative solutions were the order of the day at this annual conference. |
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 Engineering
July 2, 2007
Joyce Fassl |
Renewed commitment to employee training may be the ticket For decades, plant worker training issues have continued to plague the industry. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Smithfield Packing Co. opens $100-million plant in Kinston, NC... New Cargill and CHS partnership begins operating three milling facilities in Canada... American Dairy to expand to China by 2009... |
Food Engineering
August 12, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 15 -- Food Engineering's E-Newsletter Kraft Foods cuts global water usage... Nestle to offer "shared value" awards... Rethinking food production in the UK... People, plant and industry news... etc. |
