Efficiency and EFFECTIVENESS

Optimizing capital investment.
Frosted berries

Food manufacturing design MAXIMIZES SPACE, FUNCTIONALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

People. Processes. Flow. Lying at the intersection of effective manufacturing design is efficiency, automation and innovation - all core fundamentals for leveraging capital investment and market position.

A Challenging ENVIRONMENT

Food manufacturing facilities must contain the capability to fulfill current and future demand. Reliance on foreign-sourced equipment, rapid changes in automation, fluctuations in raw goods supply, contaminants and cost control pressures pose productivity challenges. Others include:

  • Product tracing and allergen information.
  • Health regulations.
  • Consumer demand for trending foods.
  • Inventory management.
  • Waste reduction and environmentally responsible packaging.
Three types of berries on separate conveyer belts

Characteristics of a FOOD MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

Green plants enclosed by a white dome and fans hanging on metal bars from above
  • Designed for increased productivity and brand innovation.
  • Focused on optimized processes with a layout
    that supports growth.
  • Product innovation and rapid time to market.
  • Optimized energy efficiency and automation.
  • Emphasis on health education, reduced waste and
    food safety compliance.
  • Facility designed for in sequence production and employee comfort.
  • Packaging created with an awareness of retail shelf space profit.
  • Growing consumer demand for healthy ingredients and sustainable
    sourcing.