Industry News

Leading Beverage Manufacturer Expanding in Missouri

Niagara Bottling is investing approximately $156 million to build a new facility in Kansas City, which will allow the company to produce new beverage products and serve customers in the Midwest.

June 29, 2021

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Inspection

Inline Seal Inspection Maintains Quality of Retort Pouches

Investing in a state-of-the-art production facility, Brazilian pet food manufacturer Special Dog Company also opted to move to 100% inline seal inspection for its flexible pouches, eliminating concerns about poorly sealed product getting to the customer.

June 23, 2021

Sustainability

Molson Coors Environmental Social Governance Report Reflects Refreshed Strategy

The new report includes a new people and planet approach focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, while maintaining the company’s commitments to fighting climate change.

June 23, 2021

Beverage

Ready-to-Drink Functional Beverages the Latest Growth Market

Nootropics and pre, pro, and post-biotics are all popular growing beverage offerings, particularly in RTD or premium packaging. These offerings do come with challenges for beverage manufacturers, however.

June 23, 2021

Industry News

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Planning New Factory in Kansas

The facility will help the company meet its mission of enriching and lengthening the special relationships between people and their pets by providing high-quality nutrition.

June 18, 2021

Sustainability

Beverage Manufacturers Respond to Consumer Trends on Plastic Packaging

Plastic has become an issue for consumers, particularly related to plastic waste in the environment. This directly impacts the beverage industry, which is made up of 45% rigid plastic packaging, only 25% of which ends up being recycled in the US.

June 17, 2021

Sustainability

Post Consumer Brands Gains Efficiency Through Boiler Optimization

The company utilized the MnTAP internship program to reduce energy consumption and increase self-sufficiency.

June 14, 2021

Home

In Good Times and Bad, Partnership Spells Success

The importance of partnership and teamwork has accelerated over the past decade and also shown its necessity to overcome the food industry’s challenges.

June 11, 2021

Processing Equipment

CO2 Refrigeration Helps Cranberry Processor Overcome Logistics Challenges

Developing a freezing facility to support its original processing plant, Canneberges Bécancour needed something that was energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and easy to operate. The grower found it food retail.

June 10, 2021

Processing Equipment

Carnot Refrigeration

June 10, 2021

Beverage

Beverage Suppliers Facing Challenges and Opportunities

Consumer demand is pushing SKU expansion and innovative new product opportunities for beverage manufacturers, but supply chain disruption has also created challenges.

June 9, 2021

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Bridging the Gap for Whey Permeate

Proliant Dairy Ingredients receives whey permeate from MWC’s concentrate process via a pipe bridge, where it is dried on the world’s largest permeate dryer of its kind. The collaboration provides environmental savings and maximum return for both.

June 7, 2021

Controls

Cheesemaker Harvests the Data Cream of the Crop

The MWC cheese and whey facility, ProFood World's 2021 Manufacturing Innovation Award winner, continues to layer on SCADA functionality to get more information from the data it gathers.

June 3, 2021