https://www.profoodworld.com/facilities-design-infrastructure/article/22970150/agility-premium-flexible-food-plant-design-under-10mProFood Worlden2026-08-12T12:00:00.000ZThe Agility Premium: Rethinking Food Plant Design for CapEx Under $10 Millionhttps://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/img-7125-edit-001.yjvuTuOKpJ.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70A floor should be sloped ¼ inch per foot toward drains to meet SQF and other cleanliness standards. Without a sloped floor to drains, cleaning water can collect on the surface, which can become both a slip hazard and a microbiological growth zone.https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/operator6744c97fcc589.qXC6AXjMh4.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Operators at Reykjavik Creamery control their Modern Packaging filling machine via an easy-to-use HMI touchscreen, which has significantly enhanced the company’s labor efficiency by streamlining training and operation, minimizing reliance on operators with extensive experience.https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/skid-based-solutions-from-companies-like-hrs-heat-exchangers-facilitate-easy-transport-and-installation-of-new-processing-systems.LOj5n1jMow.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Skid-based solutions from companies like <a href="https://www.hrs-heatexchangers.com/news/process-skids-make-heat-exchange-solutions-easy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HRS Heat Exchangers</a> facilitate easy transport and installation of new processing systems.https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/713a9666-copy.e2iO0w86Qa.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70A full walk-on interstitial ceiling at California Dairies, Inc.’s Valley Natural Beverages plant in Bakersfield, Calif., houses piping, wiring, and utilities, giving maintenance personnel easy access while keeping production floors clear. Use of an interstitial space also prevents horizontal piping runs that can collect moisture during washdowns and potentially house bacteria.https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/siemens-drinkpak-press-release-news-02-1280x720-19swsyzchvy.8bYnaWzcSV.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70DrinkPAK’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility integrated Siemens' automation and energy management technologies to improve scalability with standardized, modular automation that allows the company to expand capacity quickly as demand grows.https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/smc-drone-image-3g1mcvwwhcs.k03m0WCGKe.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70For Standard Meat Company, the reward of having a manufacturing plant in Fort Worth’s historic Stockyards was worth the risk of whatever mysteries were revealed while renovating a facility from the 1950s.https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/0826-facilities-infrastructure-chart.Uf3sKoMPKi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/gettyimages-2166011579.ZQqXQfyUAY.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.profoodworld.com/facilities-design-infrastructure/article/22972171/bongards-creameries-to-invest-135-million-in-minnesota-process-cheese-facility-expansionProFood Worlden2026-08-11T14:18:32.000ZBongards Creameries to Invest $135 Million in Minnesota Process Cheese Facility Expansionhttps://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/bongards-plant-aerial-photo.fwTw6FwzZN.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.profoodworld.com/industry-news/article/22972068/usda-opens-applications-for-500-million-beef-processing-programProFood Worlden2026-08-07T20:45:26.000ZUSDA Opens Applications for $500 Million Beef Processing Programhttps://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/adobestock-87252000.66Har1r8kf.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.profoodworld.com/facilities-design-infrastructure/article/22972066/bertagni-1882-selects-missouri-for-first-us-manufacturing-facilityProFood Worlden2026-08-07T20:28:21.000ZBertagni 1882 Selects Missouri for First U.S. Manufacturing Facilityhttps://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/bertagni-logo.0zBnieU1oE.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70