Food Engineering

🏆 The resutls are in! 🏆 FOOD ENGINEERING has named Schwan's Company's frozen #pizza #manufacturing plant and #distribution center in Salina, Kansas as its 2026 Plant of the Year. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZrhd #foodmanufacturing #plantdesign 📸: CJ Schwan's

.@Alfa_Laval is introducing MaxiLobe rotary lobe pumps, which are positive displacement pumps designed to improve volumetric efficiency, with the potential to reduce capital investment and deliver energy savings. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6NiZ 📸: Alfa Laval

The Canadian government has announced a $50 million investment in the @CFIN_RCIA. This additional funding will enable CFIN to help F&B processors to implement automation, AI, digital manufacturing and other advanced technologies. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6NaY 📸: CFIN

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has launched NXD tupH Sealed Surface Conversion System, a surface protection solution that can withstand harsh environmental conditions such as hygiene-sensitive applications in food and beverage. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6LJF 📸: NORD DRIVESYSTEMS

Umios Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of High Liner Foods for approximately C$804 million ($573 million). Read more: brnw.ch/21x6LEe 📸: Umios

Plants often have aging equipment that works fine, but that data never connects with data from other processes. Why not connect it with networks and use AI to understand the whole process? Read more: brnw.ch/21x6JZ2 📸: Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions

Sauer Brands, Inc., known for brands including @DukesMayonnaise and Mateo’s Gourmet Salsa, is now known as Duke's Mayo Company. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6Irr 📸: Duke's Mayo Company

Leprino Nutrition, the ingredient division of Leprino Foods Company, has completed a $35 million expansion at its facility in Lubbock, Texas, quadrupling the company's microparticulated whey protein production capacity. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6IkD 📸: Leprino Nutrition

Niagara Bottling has celebrated the grand opening of its $141 million production facility in Kenton County, Kentucky. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6GEG 📸: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

Midera Food Processing has acquired Phoenix Innovations, designer and builder of poultry processing equipment. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6Gzb 📸: Midera Food Processing

For many consumers, especially in the U.S., refrigeration has always been synonymous with freshness, quality and food safety. Aseptic processing, however, breaks the myth that “fridge = fresh," writes JBT Marel's Romeo Berthier. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6ESs 📸: Magnific

.@Emerson_News has introduced the Rosemount 9000 Series Magnetic Flow Meter portfolio, which launches with the Rosemount 9732 Magnetic Flow Transmitter and the Rosemount 9205 Magnetic Flow Sensor. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6E18 📸: Emerson

.@HHSgov and the @FDA have submitted their proposed definition of “ultra-processed foods” to the Office of Management and Budget for final review, the HHS reports. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x6Dp3 📸: monticelllo/imageBROKER/Getty Images

Global water and infection prevention leader @Ecolab has made a strategic investment in @zwitterco, a solutions provider for wastewater filtration. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6DkH 📸: Ecolab and ZwitterCo

.@HarpakULMA has introduced a family of robotic loading platforms that combine hygienic construction with robot motion programmed directly in a Rockwell Automation PLC. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6BKK 📸: Harpak-ULMA

The @dairyidfa's Executive Council has selected Matt Herrick to serve as the association’s next president and chief executive officer, succeeding Michael Dykes. Read more about Herrick's connection to IDFA: brnw.ch/21x6BFU 📸: IDFA

Growth in food manufacturing brings greater project complexity. See how integrated project delivery can help align engineering, procurement and construction to reduce risk and keep projects moving: foodengineeringmag.com/artic… @BurnsMcDonnell #ad #FoodManufacturing #PlantDesign

The pursuit of improved operational margins is difficult, as CPG companies face losses due to inefficiencies. Many are implementing sensors and contextual data analysis to enhance maintenance and develop AI-driven strategies. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6A23 📸: Blentech

.@PurposeEnergy has commissioned its industrial food waste and wastewater pre-treatment facility in Minster, Ohio. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6zWq 📸: Nick Didonna

.@thegeagroup is introducing the ProCoater, a wet coating machine developed to help food processors achieve stable batter flow, more consistent coating pickup and higher line efficiency. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6ysB 📸: GEA

ICYMI: Food manufacturers continue to invest in their operations with consideration toward food safety, traceability, automation and sustainability. Check out the story: brnw.ch/21x6ynX 📸: DedMityay/GettyImages