Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Foth Expands Capabilities in the Food Manufacturing Sector with Acquisition of Food Plant Engineering

Food Plant Engineering joins Foth, expanding the combined firm’s architecture, engineering, and construction services for food and beverage manufacturing and enhancing regional project support in the Ohio River Valley.

December 5, 2025

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW)

Automation & Digital Transformation

London Consulting Group Launches North America CPG and Food Manufacturing Hub

London Consulting Group (LCG)

LCG's hub aims to help mid-market manufacturers improve operational efficiency, leverage data, strengthen leadership, and modernize supply chains for growth and competitiveness.

December 5, 2025

Automation & Digital Transformation

London Consulting Group (LCG)

December 5, 2025

Sterilization/Pasteurization

Tech Minute: From Paper to Digital: Endress+Hauser on Modernizing Records for Safer Dairy Operations

December 5, 2025

Workforce

Doing More with Less on the Plant Floor

ProFood World's Derrick Teal offers an overview of the six-part series, Efficiency in Uncertain Times, now fully available at ProFood World.

December 5, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #5: Rebellyous Foods Automates Plant-Based Meat Production

The #5 most downloaded episode: Rebellyous Foods' Mock 2 production line has a multi-faceted impact on the company’s alternative protein processing endeavors. It automates processes and enhances efficiencies that were absent when the company used traditional animal-based meat machinery.

December 3, 2025

Automation

Frontline Force Multipliers: Empowering the Plant Floor to Do More with Less

When operators, technicians, and line leaders are equipped, engaged, and empowered, they become force multipliers.

December 1, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Virtual Process Simulations for RTE Meal Producer

Uitgekookt, a Dutch company that prepares and delivers custom-made, RTE meals, is working with Visual Components to make use of a digital twin simulation. The simulation allows the company to see its factory processes, counter potential production issues, and reduce downtime.

November 26, 2025

Processing Instrumentation

Software Innovations for Processing at Automation Fair: Manufacturing Execution Systems, Data Visualization, Model Predictive Control

See what software innovations to improve processing operations were showcased at Rockwell Automation's Automation Fair 2025 in Chicago, Ill.

November 21, 2025

Controls

Processing at Automation Fair 2025: Data Visibility for Yield Improvement, Predictive Machine Control, and Food Safety Traceability

Food and beverage stakeholders gathered at Automation Fair to share case studies and insights on innovative processing tools and technologies.

November 20, 2025

Industry News

Hershey Completes Purchase of Organic Snack Maker

The acquisition was done to expand the variety of snacking choices it can offer consumers.

November 19, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Experts Urge Clear Framing on Ultra-Processed Foods

During the Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network's ‘Ultra-Processed Foods’ panel in Chicago on Oct. 22, food industry experts offered insight into the perception and handling of definitions, implications, and regulations of ultra-processed foods. They noted the importance of science-driven research impacting information and communication about such foods to consumers.

November 19, 2025

Industry News

Precision Nutrition, Active Lifestyle Trends, and Immunity-boosting Ingredients are Driving this Market to $846.58 by 2032

A DataM Intelligence report say the market is being reshaped by digestive health, immunity, cardiovascular wellness, and performance nutrition.

November 18, 2025