The future of automation in the food industry promises greater efficiency, lower costs and improved food quality. But challenges must be addressed, including significant upfront costs, possible impacts on …

Jun 9, 2025 · Automation in food & beverage processing certainly is not a new kid on the block. Yet, nearly continuous innovation and ideation around the technology mean companies need to stay up to …

Food Processing covers news about the top food and beverage companies in the U.S. as well as analysis and thought leadership for all segments of the food manufacturing industry.

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In addition to the numbers below, click on a company's name and you'll get a profile of that processor, with address and contact info, key executives, brands owned and, in most cases, plant locations.

Food and beverage processors continue to reduce their plants’ impact on the environment through novel sustainability initiatives backed by stronger data and analysis.

Snack maker Utz Brands Inc. has announced it will shut down its Grand Rapids, Mich., processing plant by early 2026, as reported in its second-quarter 2025 financial report.

Jan 21, 2025 · Cost control and automation are on the rise, as is pessimism, according to respondents to our annual survey of food & beverage manufacturing in the new year.

Jun 5, 2012 · The decision to build a new food plant is typically made with one or more broad company goals in mind. Chief among them are increased capacity, strategic location, utilization of advanced …

Enter the Masser family, an eighth-generation potato farming family in Sacramento, Pa., which has grown into the Masser Family of Companies, a vertically integrated potato production and processing …