Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Grillo’s Pickles Opens New Indiana Production Plant

The 155,000-sq-ft Bartholomew County facility centralizes refrigerated pickle production and is expected to create up to 150 jobs.

July 31, 2026

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Inspection

H&A Farms Automates Blueberry Inspection to Keep Pace with Quality Demands

A WECO 360Tek optical sorter more than doubled throughput on one fresh-pack line while enabling the blueberry packer to redeploy manual inspectors and adjust jumbo size grades from the control system.

July 31, 2026

Regulatory

FDA Targets Two Outdated Color Additive Authorizations

The FDA on Wednesday revoked authorization for Orange B as a color additive in food and proposed doing the same for Citrus Red No. 2, a new formal step in the agency’s efforts to remove petroleum-based dyes from U.S. food.

July 29, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Inside Harvest Station Foods

What does it really mean to design a facility for freshness? At Harvest Station Foods' new Loudon, Tenn. commissary, disciplined data analysis, USDA-ready room design, and a flexible layout let the facility consolidate deliveries and adapt to future product needs without sacrificing operational stability.

July 29, 2026

Robotics

End of the Line Video Series: Mole Mapping, Career Development, and Robots vs. Human Labor

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

July 27, 2026

Cleaning and Sanitation

As Recalls Rise, Sanitation Becomes a Capital Decision

With U.S. food and beverage recalls surpassing 240 a year, processors are treating hygienic design as a purchasing priority, and in some cases, a reason to replace equipment outright.

July 24, 2026

Cleaning and Sanitation

A Sanitation-First Rebuild Helps an RTE Processor Recover

After a contamination-related event, ProFab moved from remediation to equipment rebuilds and new installations—turning an urgent response into a continuing plant partnership.

July 24, 2026

Heating/Cooking

Standard Meat's Sous Vide Focus in a Historic Site

Take a look inside Standard Meat's new facility built in Fort Worth's historic Stockyards, with a focus on sous vide production and flexibility for customer needs.

July 22, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Vision Systems Done Right

How does machine vision reduce waste and create real-time insights? Vision systems aren’t about adding more screens to the control room. They’re about eliminating preventable risk. When implemented thoughtfully, they reduce uncertainty. Vision systems replace assumptions with confirmation and turn delayed discoveries into real-time validation.

July 22, 2026

Automation

End of the Line Video Series: More Humanoid Robots, One-Handed Rx Bottles, and an NAW Trial Re: EPR

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

July 20, 2026

Industry News

How a Shrinking Cattle Herd is Steering Machinery Spend

Tight beef supply and labor scarcity are pushing processors toward poultry and yield-focused automation.

July 17, 2026

Inspection

Delivering Context to Food Safety Data at the Machine Level

As food processors connect machine-level data with contextualized analytics, retrofits, and AI tools, food safety programs are moving from isolated records toward real-time, risk-based decision-making.

July 17, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Potato Processor Balances High Demand and Quality with Sorting Tech

How can a processor ensure consistent quality when managing high demand? To meet needs for both high output and consistent product quality, Bem Brasil installed a Key Technology processing line capable of running 30 metric tons of frozen potato strips each hour, with a layered sorting system to find and remove any defects.

July 15, 2026