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Top 10 Articles of 2023 – No. 3: SunOpta Takes Aseptic Processing to New Level

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2023. No. 3 was about a Manufacturing Innovation Award winner that took sustainability to new levels.

The greenfield project enabled SunOpta to optimize production, improve the flexibility of its systems, and accommodate new product lines, including 330 mL protein drinks.
The greenfield project enabled SunOpta to optimize production, improve the flexibility of its systems, and accommodate new product lines, including 330 mL protein drinks.
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As a greenfield plant, SunOpta has been able to take the best of everything from its three other plants and improve them further—from efficiencies and sustainability to sanitary design and safety. Aaron Hand detailed this Manufacturing Innovation Award winner for our August issue.

When SunOpta hit capacity levels at its existing manufacturing facilities, it was time to establish capabilities in a new plant. Despite the company having looked at 180 possible site locations, today it’s hard to see Midlothian, Texas, just outside of Dallas, as anything but a foregone conclusion for the company’s next aseptic manufacturing plant.

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