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Bell & Evans Chicken Harvesting Facility Aerial
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Bell & Evans Building New Harvesting Facility
The Pennsylvania site will double the company’s production of chicken sold nationally at premium health-food markets and upscale retailers.
September 6, 2020

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Pet Food
Scoular Subsidiary Opens New Facility
New site will create a complete freeze-dried pet food supply chain and new partnerships with Petsource customers.
September 3, 2020
Scoular Petsource Facility
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Freshpet to Expand Texas Facility
Pet food processor plans to complete first round of expansions by 2022.
May 6, 2020
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Processing Equipment
HP Hood Takes the Fast Track to Expansion
An idle cultured dairy products plant is converted into a technologically advanced plant that produces and packages fluid milk for extended shelf life dairy beverages by installing technologies to advance the facility’s food safety and control systems.
December 23, 2019
HP Hood worker at HMI
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Mid-Atlantic location provides many amenities for manufacturing operations
In addition to quality labor and competitive operating costs which are mandatory for the food and beverage industry, the Port of Virginia is an advantageous location for industry sectors that depend on raw material supply.
August 18, 2019
The Hampton Roads section of southeastern Virginia possesses a strategic location for operating a food or beverage manufacturing facility.
Beverage
Royal Cup Coffee and Tea creates a bridge to its future
The complex, multiphase project cuts labor in half and doubles production capacity with bridges that create one interconnected facility instead of three. This new linear flow streamlines the product’s journey from raw material to final package.
June 4, 2019
Burlap sacks travel to the automatic bag slitting machine, which places green coffee beans in the hopper and then disposes the sack. This limits handling of the product, reducing worker and food safety risks. Photo by Brian Hippensteel/Brand Neue.
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Mixed reaction to cannabis opportunities
Some building and design companies forge ahead while others remain cautious.
December 7, 2018
Companies manufacturing cannabis-infused food and beverages are in need of appropriate packing to prevent confusion with children, seniors and pets.
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Big-picture planning, high-level collaboration
Sanitation, automation, operational visibility and existing infrastructure are just a few of the factors that must be addressed when conducting a successful plant expansion project.
December 7, 2018
Company’s expansion project increased capacity by 40 percent, adding six 1,100-barrel fermentation tanks. After fermentation, a pressurized CO2 system pushes product out of the tanks and sends it to the correct areas for packaging. Photo courtesy of CRB.
Processing Equipment
Canadian Cold Storage Facility Minimizes Its Ammonia Charge
With its focus on efficiency and the bottom line, as well as using sustainable solutions, Congebec installs a low-charge central refrigeration system in its new freezer and cooler facility.
October 1, 2018
Frick Congebec Interior
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
New OpX guidelines ensure collaborative RFPs
PMMI's OpX Leadership Network Tools provide greater understanding of project requirements.
August 7, 2018
OpX Leadership Network’s new Request for Proposals (RFP) Guidelines for the CPG Industry
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Survey says Great Falls, MT is the most affordable location for food plants
​National cost comparison survey finds food processors can find efficiencies due to proximity to raw materials, low costs and transportation access.
June 13, 2018
Montana Eggs which recently opened a new $9 million facility in Great Falls, MT.
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Managing your risk
A well-developed sanitary plant design takes a proactive approach to keeping pathogens and contamination at bay.
June 6, 2018
Many food and beverage companies install insulated metal panels (IMP) for the walls and ceilings of their plants. IMP panels are resistant to bacteria, easily washed down and can withstand harsh cleaning chemicals. Photo courtesy of HANSEN-RICE, INC.
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
It’s all about the risk mitigation
Leaving nothing to chance, food and beverage manufacturers must employ many tools to ensure their people, plants, products and bottom lines are protected.
June 5, 2018
Joyce Fassl, From the editor
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