Heating/Cooking

Fortifi Announces Acquisition of Deighton Manufacturing Ltd

The UK firm brings over 25 years of forming, coating and frying technology to the Fortifi Food Processing Solutions portfolio.

April 28, 2026

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Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Designing for Freshness: Inside Harvest Station Foods

Purpose-built for flexibility, Harvest Station Foods’ production facility integrates bakery lines, high-care prepared foods production, and centralized distribution—helping Weigel’s streamline operations while raising the bar for fresh food in convenience retail.

April 27, 2026

Robotics

Lean Principles in the Machine Learning Era

While AI grabs headlines, machine learning, modeling and data standardization efforts are rooting out waste. Data in batch processing, lab databases, and production pose standardization challenges, and the ability to sync information across departments and identify waste.

April 16, 2026

Bakery & Snack

Spiral Conveyor Supports Continuous Glaze Setting in Bakery Line

A vertical conveyor solution from Multi-Conveyor enables consistent glaze hardening while maintaining throughput and minimizing footprint.

April 15, 2026

Workforce

New PepsiCo Sabritas Plant Adds Over 65 Metric Tons of Production Capacity

The new facility in Guanajuato, Mexico, is the result of a U.S. $467 million investment, and will produce products for brands including Sabritas, Doritos, Cheetos, and Ruffles.

April 14, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Baking Company to Expand One Facility, Close Another

By concentrating production in Utah, the company aims to improve manufacturing consistency and supply reliability for retail and foodservice customers.

March 12, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: How to Avoid Food Recalls

What are the best strategies to avoid food recalls and maintain customer trust? The toll of a food safety failure extends far beyond the initial problem. Whether it brings costs associated with food waste, production delays, regulatory consequences, or loss of consumer trust, suffice to say a recall is best avoided.

March 11, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: What Plants Need to be Resilient and Adaptable

In the past, many plants thrived on consistency. Stable schedules, long production runs, minimal product changeovers—all hallmarks of efficiency. But modern manufacturing doesn’t live in that world anymore. The winning plants are the ones that adapt fast, smart, and often quietly behind the scenes.

March 4, 2026

Confection & Candy

Puratos

February 27, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: What Food and Beverage Manufacturing Can Expect in 2026

What were the markers of 2025 and what does 2026 hold in store? Uncertainty was a driving force of 2025. Tariffs and AI gave many companies pause. Listen in to hear what ProFood World Editor-in-Chief, Derrick Teal, predicts will define 2026.

February 11, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

BRIDOR Invests $200 Million to Double Production Capacity

The Vineland expansion project, which broke ground in the fall of 2024, included the construction of a 51,000-sq-ft building.

February 3, 2026

Controls

The New Resilience: What It Takes to Withstand the Next Shock

The Adaptable Plant Series: Part 1

January 6, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Top 10 Articles of 2025, #10: Connections Make Smiles for The Campbell’s Company

The #10 most clicked article of 2025: Meeting soaring demand for Goldfish crackers means bringing people, companies, communities, and even buildings, together for the benefit of all.

December 23, 2025