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Worker Safety

OSHA Penalizes Hanover Foods for Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, Plant Safety Violations

April 25, 2024
More than 70 violations were observed, and the administration has assessed more than $761,000 in penalties to the vegetable and snacks processor.
On the Plant Floor

Energy as a Service: Fortune 500 Insights on Risk Transfer and Sustainability

April 24, 2024
Nine out of 10 Fortune 500 executives surveyed expressed interest in the idea of outsourcing energy operations to reduce risk. Learn how an Energy as a Service model can support...
People on the Move

FPSA Names New President & CEO, Shifts Seckman to Grow FIT Program

April 3, 2024
Matthew Ott will take the reins of the association while David Seckman will focus his efforts to grow the technician training program to meet increased demand.
Automation

8 Formula manufacturing needs of food manufacturers

March 22, 2024
For food manufacturers looking to control inventory, improve quality insurance, increase profits, and more, there are eight key “must have” features for any batch processing software...
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On the Plant Floor

Five critical reasons why spray drying heating sources have changed

March 22, 2024
Did you know there is an important shift in the type of heating technology used for spray drying?
Plant Safety

National Beef Targets March 25 to Resume Production after Liberal, Kansas, Plant Fire

March 22, 2024
Wednesday night fire damaged six loaded trailers of boxed beef, exterior walls of the facility and loading dock doors.
Capital Spending

Sustainable Beef Targets Summer 2025 Plant Opening, Hires General Manager

March 20, 2024
Beef-processing plant veteran Ryan Wagnon will lead the new $400 million facility, which is being built in partnership with Walmart in North Platte, Neb.
Plant Operations and Engineering

Pressure Continues to Mount on Meat and Poultry Processors

March 6, 2024
Heavier pressure, more oversight and deeper challenges continue to blast the meat and poultry industry as it works to keep its plants running efficiently and safely.
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Product Development

AI in the Lab and the Plant

March 5, 2024
Are your product development teams and plant ready for a little artificial intelligence? Are you?
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Advanced data management software and instrumentation can help processors monitor their operations remotely.
Manufacturing Equipment

Instrumentation, Data Keep Processors One Step Ahead

Oct. 31, 2023
Processors use a variety of instrumentation to monitor the process and equipment, and the data revolution is raising the bar on the amount of valuable information that can be ...
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Business Strategies

Cargill Upcycles Hershey's Chocolate Waste Into Animal Feed

Oct. 18, 2023
In a win-win for the two companies: Hershey reduces its landfill waste and Cargill gets a quality feed ingredient.
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Manufacturing Trends

Processing Plants’ Sustainability Initiatives Have Deeper Impact

Oct. 17, 2023
Food and beverage processors continue to reduce their plants’ impact on the environment through novel sustainability initiatives backed by stronger data and analysis.
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Green Plant of the Year

Green Plant of the Year 2023: Hormel's Fontanini Foods

Oct. 16, 2023
Hormel’s Fontanini Foods plant used ingenuity and innovative engineering to drive down water and energy use and minimize the oils and sludge in the Illinois plant’s wastewater...