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Plant Operations & Equipment
Co-packers Lead Demand for Equipment Built to Handle Enhanced Formulations
Contract manufacturers are the most frequently cited source of demand for formulation-capable equipment, narrowly ahead of brand owners, as outsourcing pushes OEMs toward machines that can switch products and formats quickly.
October 30, 2026
Processing Instrumentation
A Modern Process for a Cincinnati Favorite
Glier’s Goetta modernized a labor-intensive cooking and mixing process, gaining speed and consistency without sacrificing the character of its signature Cincinnati specialty.
October 28, 2026
Food Ingredients
Dairy Proteins Give Food and Beverage Makers Their Toughest Ingredient Challenge
Whey and dairy proteins top the list of ingredients that complicate production, but difficulty also compounds when formulators combine multiple functional components in a single product.
October 23, 2026
Software
Condition Monitoring Helps Britvic Avoid Six Hours of Downtime
AI-based monitoring from Alfa Laval alerts Britvic’s Rugby facility to a pump issue before failure, helping the beverage manufacturer avoid lost production and cleaning water waste.
October 23, 2026
Industry News
Arlington Brewing Company Breaks Ground on New Massachusetts Brewery
The new facility will provide the craft brewer with a permanent home and is expected to open in spring 2027.
October 16, 2026
Automation & Digital Transformation
Food and Beverage Makers Manage Formulation Complexity Long Before They Buy New Equipment
End users report a sizable operational impact from enhanced formulations, yet most exhaust process adjustments before turning to equipment changes—one reason their OEM suppliers see a more limited effect on equipment demand.
October 16, 2026
Controls
Food Executives Eye Future Growth with Lean Automation
Food and beverage producers are taking a lean-automation approach, using network upgrades, advanced sensing, and modernized controls to create data foundations for future AI strategies.
October 16, 2026
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Primo Brands Opens New Mountain Valley Water Factory in Arkansas
The 200,000-sq-ft facility adds three production lines to increase capacity and improve manufacturing efficiency amid growing demand for premium spring water.
October 15, 2026
Industry News
West Madison Foods Acquires Bob’s Big Boy Salad Dressings and Dips Brand
The acquisition expands West Madison Foods’ refrigerated dressing portfolio and allows the company to bring Bob’s Big Boy products to retailers nationwide.
October 15, 2026
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Cairnspring Opens Blue Mountain Mill on Tribal Land in Oregon
The 27,000-sq-ft stone mill will expand Cairnspring’s annual milling capacity from about 8 million lbs to more than 115 million lbs.
October 15, 2026
Regulatory
Inside the Investigation: Lessons From the Largest Cyclospora Outbreak in U.S. History
What the 2026 Cyclospora outbreak teaches food manufacturers about supplier verification, traceability, and responding under uncertainty.
October 14, 2026
Plant Operations & Equipment
CPG Innovator: Trisco Foods’ Chad Seinknecht Turned a Bottleneck Into a 75% Output Gain
Seinknecht shares how automated pump bagging cut labor requirements in half, reduced material costs by 44%, and eased production pressures—and why team development drives his approach to continuous improvement.
October 13, 2026
Software
When AI Actually Helps
Moving beyond the hype to solve real manufacturing problems: AI earns its place on the plant floor when it solves a real manufacturing problem better than simpler alternatives.
October 7, 2026
Industry News
PepsiCo Halts Bottling at Cheverly, Maryland, Cutting 143 Jobs
After six decades in Cheverly, Maryland, PepsiCo is shutting down bottling and warehouse work at its local plant.
October 5, 2026
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
Kerry Opens Coffee Extraction Facility in Pennsylvania
The new Bethlehem, Pa., facility expands the company’s coffee extraction capacity with hot and cold brew lines designed to support customer formulations.
October 2, 2026
Workforce
Nestlé Canada Invests Over $50 Million in Toronto Confectionery Factory
Nestlé's only certified peanut-free plant in North America gets new capacity.
October 2, 2026
Industry News
Sargento to Acquire La Terra Fina
The agreement moves the cheese company into refrigerated dips, spreads, quiches, and deli-section products.
October 1, 2026
Industry News
Hormel Foods to Acquire Brakebush Brothers for $1.055 Billion
Hormel Foods’ planned $1.055 billion acquisition of Brakebush Brothers would expand its value-added chicken business and strengthen its foodservice platform.
September 30, 2026
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