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Food Engineering
January 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins
Cover Story: The Greening of Manufacturing Food plants often outlive the people working in them. No wonder more attention is being paid to their sustainability. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
October 2, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins
Fabulous Food Plant--Gatorade: Sustainability with Attitude More than a million cubic yards of earth and rock were shifted to create a level surface for Gatorade's 950,000-sq.-ft. Blue Ridge plant. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
June 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins
Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference Report Engineers and other food professionals meet at happy hour to unwind and discuss the day's presentations. Here's a summary. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
June 4, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins
Food Automantion & Manufacturing 2006 Conference and Expo Masters of Innovation Process and product innovation - and engineering's role in mitigating its risk - formed the subtext of this year's meeting of industry professionals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2008
Diane Toops
Food and Beverage Companies Go Green Consumers are making choices based on sustainability efforts; here's what the top food and beverage companies are doing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2010
Kate Bertrand Connolly
Food Processing Awards Kettle Foods Green Plant of the Year Kettle Foods in Beloit, Wis. receives the first ever Green Processor of the Year Award for making a greener potato chip. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
August 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins
Training: The Ultimate Plant Optimization Tool Degreed engineers certainly are needed, but the need for technically savvy operators and maintenance professionals is even greater. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2008
Bob Sperber
Hormel Cultivates a `Green' Plant For a new shelf-stable meals plant, Hormel will pursue green-building LEED certification. We'll follow the plant throughout the process. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins
Igniting Innovation: The Push for Creativity Wringing costs out of operations and overhead is great for short-term profitability, but where are the new processes and products that kick-start growth? Innovative systems and creative new products are the lifeblood of all food and beverage firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
June 1, 2009
Wayne Labs
32nd Annual Plant Construction Survey The weakened economy has slowed food plant construction projects in 2008 compared to 2007, and total new, expansion, renovation and distribution/storage projects were also down. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
June 1, 2008
Wayne Labs
31st Annual Plant Construction Survey LEED provides the tools to measure sustainability in new and existing projects. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2011
Diane Toops
Top Food and Beverage Companies: Leaders in Sustainability How big food and beverage companies and small ones are protecting the planet and their bottom lines. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
November 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins
Cover Story: How Green Was My Factory Renewable energy is becoming a factor in all types of food facilities, though it's only one part of a wider drive toward green building design. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
October 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins
Energy Management: Your New Competitive Edge Reclamation of thermal heat is a conspicuous example of the many energy initiatives underway as the food industry rethinks the ROI on energy management. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
September 5, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins
A Higher Sanitary Bar From the machines to process food and beverage to the floors they rest on, the sky's the limit when it comes to sanitary design in today's plants. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
September 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins
Food Plant of Tomorrow For half a century, the US food industry pursued the goal of the most food at the least cost, and its plants delivered on that goal. But today, identity preservation, waste solutions, new consumer tastes and other considerations are shaping a new breed of food plants. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2007
Mike Pehanich
The changing fortunes of food manufacturing The food industry may not be ready for lights-out automation, but some next-generation manufacturing models are taking hold. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2011
Dave Fusaro
ConAgra Foods Offers Practical View of Sustainability ConAgra Foods' view on green or sustainable food manufacturing is an outgrowth of the company's philosophy on good corporate citizenship. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
November 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins
The New Math of Energy Efficiency Mothballing energy management plans probably isn't a prudent idea at this juncture in the nation's history. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007
Wayne Labs
Implementing Best Practices Applying a best practices strategy in parallel with an automation strategy can enhance your competitive edge. But one size doesn't fit all. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
October 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins
Packaging Trends Study With customers demanding less material waste and manufacturing looking for ways to trim transportation costs, the trend toward sustainable packaging is gathering momentum. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
April 2013
Kevin T. Higgins
Making a Case for Capital Spending Splicing the genes of an accountant and an engineer might help cost-justify plant improvement projects, but a dash of showmanship and passion also help build capex consensus. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
April 2013
Kevin T. Higgins
2013 Capital Spending Outlook: Processors Invest in the Tools of Production, Not Brick and Mortar Balance sheets look strong, but food companies are holding the line on capital projects, projecting only a 5.4 percent increase this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins
Water Efficiency: Don't Let Your Liquid Assets Go Down the Drain Food processors confront both financial and behavioral issues when they implement green water practices. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2005
Pehanich & Fusaro
The 21st century food manufacturing organization Five years into the new millennium, a handful of manufacturing visionaries assesses the current state of American food processing and whether it's prepared for the future. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
January 2006
David Feder
Annual Manufacturing Survey: Safe and Secure Once again, food safety is manufacturers' No. 1 concern -- but security continues to be an important factor in plant operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
June 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins
The Flexible Facility -- Yoga for Manufacturers Operating a production facility that delivers high throughput while maintaining flexibility is like a delicate balancing act that requires careful consideration of the potential and limits of both man and machine. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
February 2010
Bob Sperber
Plant Upgrades on a Budget ... With Quick Paybacks Whether your food and beverage manufacturing budget is slowly rebounding or your big projects are still on hold, lots of upgrades can be accomplished quickly to offer both rapid returns and long-term gains. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
October 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins
State of Food Manufacturing: Period of Polarization Emerges The middle ground is shrinking as processors gravitate to one extreme or another in their approach to food and beverage manufacturing. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
David Blanchard
Manufacturing Is Not For the Faint at Heart -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Comments When asked to comment on the state of the industry, manufacturing managers throughout the United States share a common concern that the odds seem to be stacked against them. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2013
Rory Gillespie
Food Processing Awards Anheuser-Busch/Fairfield 2013 Green Plant of the Year Anheuser-Busch's Fairfield, Calif. brewery is a leader in renewable energy technology for AB InBev breweries around the world and uses green energy provided by an on-site solar array and wind turbine to provide an average 15 percent of its energy needs. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
August 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins
The New Copack Matrix Outsourced production has always been part of the food industry, but the complexity of today's relationships goes far beyond simple low-cost computations. Today, every manufacturer with excess capacity is a potential copacker. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
December 2010
Bob Sperber
TreeHouse Foods: Flexibility With Efficiency In any given category, TreeHouse's 19 manufacturing plants must make dozens of varieties in dozens of formulations, all at low cost. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
October 1, 2005
Wayne Labs
Process Control Performance Management If you've been waiting to update your control technologies just to satisfy the government, you might want to rethink your goals in terms of maximizing your profits. Manufacturers that have already updated now have the edge. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
September 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins
The State of Food Manufacturing From recall readiness to raw material and energy costs, Food Engineering readers weigh in on issues affecting workers and the workplace for food manufacturing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
September 2011
Dave Fusaro
Editor's Plate: The Triple Bottom Line Should your CFO be your company's sustainability watchdog? mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard
Manufacturing's Biggest Challenges -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Responses If you come to work everyday worrying about global competition, finding and keeping skilled labor, raw material shortages, and the quality of your product, you're not alone. mark for My Articles similar articles