Food Engineering

06/07/2026

Listeria monocytogenes remains a leading driver of high impact recalls in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.

Equipment and environmental reservoirs, especially drainage systems, can support multi-year persistence via biofilm formation and reseeding events.

Global Drain Technologies' Scott Steindler recaps current industry guidance and outlines design and operational practices that use hygienic drainage systems as a key engineering control for Listeria risk reduction.



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📸: Global Drain Technologies/Food Safe Drains

While Listeria remains a consistent threat in the ready-to-eat (RTE) space, experience and recall data indicate that upgraded drainage can reduce key risk vectors and provide better tools for staff and management to identify and control hazards.

06/06/2026

E Tech Group reports growing demand for IT/OT assessments as manufacturers work to modernize operations, strengthen cybersecurity and prepare infrastructure for AI-driven initiatives.

Over the past year, E Tech Group says it has experienced 400% growth in IT/OT assessment and remediation work as manufacturers increasingly evaluate whether existing infrastructure can accommodate modernization, digital transformation and AI initiatives.

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📸: Getty Images / mikkelwilliam

06/05/2026

Vanguard Renewables has broken ground on its newest anaerobic digestion facility in Litchfield, Minnesota.

The facility will process more than 300 tons of food and beverage waste per day, providing regional manufacturers, retailers and distributors with a reliable way to divert material from landfills.



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📸: Vanguard Renewables

06/05/2026

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. will close its production facility in Broekhuizenvorst, the Netherlands.

The company says the move aims to align its global supply chain footprint with evolving market conditions.
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📸: pvproductions via Magnific

06/05/2026

Bulk solids handling systems can create challenges that go far beyond material flow. Dust generation, product degradation, equipment reliability issues, and safety risks can all impact plant performance and product quality.

Join industry experts as they explore practical strategies for evaluating material properties, airflow, transfer points, and equipment selection to help improve system reliability, product integrity, and operational efficiency.

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Sponsored by Hapman

06/04/2026

While often overlooked compared to pumps, valves and filling systems, tubing is a vital component in maintaining product integrity, supporting hygienic design and helping manufacturers meet increasingly stringent food safety requirements.

Kent Elastomer Products, Inc.'s Brian Lipowski offers important considerations for manufacturers to keep the food and beverages we consume every day safer.

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📸: Jairo Mesa/Getty Images

06/04/2026

Created for brands, retailers, associations and solution providers impacted by EPR laws, GS1 US' new guideline addresses a need for scalable, reliable packaging data management and demonstrates how GS1 Standards can be leveraged for EPR packaging reporting.

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📸: jcomp on freepik

06/03/2026

Gelatys, manufacturer of frozen gelato novelties, has opened a new production facility in Fort Myers, Florida.

With an $8 million investment, the more than 30,000-sq.-ft. facility is now operational, with the goal to support national grocery growth and fuel differentiated frozen-novelty innovation.

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📸: Gelatys

06/03/2026

Killer Brownie® has announced plans for a new headquarters and expanded facility.

The new facility will bring Killer Brownie’s growing team together under one roof while expanding operational capacity to support continued nationwide demand.

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📸: Killer Brownie

06/02/2026

SunOpta has expanded its production line for better-for-you fruit snacks at its facility in Omak, Washington.

The expansion represents an investment of over $25 million and is expected to increase production capacity by 25%.

Read more: https://brnw.ch/21x32xU

📸: SunOpta