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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 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 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, 2006 |
29th Annual Plant Construction Survey Measuring Up to a Higher Standard Today's food processors are focusing on the fundamentals -- clean, safe, economical -- but with a twist. The stakes -- and responsibilities -- are much higher. |
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 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 June 1, 2008 Wayne Labs |
31st Annual Plant Construction Survey LEED provides the tools to measure sustainability in new and existing projects. |
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 April 2006 Mike Pehanich |
Allergens in the plant: Nothing to sneeze at An allergen in the product or processing area could prove tragic to a company and its consumers. These plant procedures can help keep products true to their ingredient statements. |
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 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 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 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. |
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 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 Engineering August 1, 2009 Richard F. Stier |
Food Safety: The well-dressed worker Proper plant attire is just one more way to help protect the food supply. |
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 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. |
Food Processing November 2008 Dave Fusaro |
Hand to Hand Combat: The Hygiene Equation Along with the washdowns, clean-in-place systems and hazards analysis and critical control points (HACCP) programs, there is renewed emphasis on one of the basics of plant sanitation -- personal hygiene. |
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 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. |
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 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 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 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 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 Engineering August 1, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins |
Data Automation & Food Safety Identifying your risk is the first step in the decision to invest in an automated record-keeping system. |
Food Processing January 2012 Bob Sperber |
2012 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Can Production This Year Top 2011? Processors can't get a break from uncertain markets, rising costs and changing safety standards, but they continue to grow and keep optimism high. |
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 April 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins |
Plant of the Year: Farmers Pride Inc./Bell & Evans Evolutionary Innovation Best practices, not faddish trends, drive plant innovation at this Pennsylvania poultry processor. The centerpiece of the project is a multi-phase air-chill system to replace conventional immersion chilling. |
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 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 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 Engineering March 1, 2008 Joyce Fassl |
The ante has just been upped on food safety Food and beverage processors, and retailers, will not only have to have complete knowledge of their supply chain, but have total control over it. |
Food Engineering October 4, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins |
State of Food Manufacturing Materials issues are emerging as defining factors in today's food and beverage industry. |
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 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 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. |
Food Processing January 2009 David Feder |
2009 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Economy Ahead, Proceed with Caution! Food safety remains paramount and energy's cheap for now, but this certified recession has processors looking to 2009 with hesitation. |
Food Engineering February 1, 2005 Richard F. Stier |
It's a food plant, not a garage Many food plant operators and managers hear "plant safety audit" and think about the processing area. But one of the most common problem areas is actually the shop and/or maintenance department. Here are some guidelines to make sure yours passes muster. |
Food Engineering May 1, 2008 Wayne Labs |
Essential Guide to Manufacturing Software New regulatory compliance and commodities prices are just two reasons processors need state-of-the-art software tools to keep costs low. |
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 Engineering May 1, 2009 Richard F. Stier |
Food Safety: The trouble with third-party audits Passing an audit is not the issue. Ensuring safety is. |
Food Processing February 2009 Dave Fusaro |
In China, They'd Be Executed Peanut Corp.'s food safety violations look inexcusable. |
Food Processing August 2011 |
MRO Q&A: Are SQF standards taking a foothold in the food industry? Food processing and retailing consensus has made the Safe Quality Foods Initiative the leading U.S. food safety standard. |
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. |
Food Processing October 2010 |
MRO Q&A: Why Do Good Plants Go Down? From a macro perspective the top three major shutdown threats for a food plant could be summarized as: a catastrophic event, a facility's internal operational failure or a facility's external operational failure. |
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 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. |
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... |