Huge changes in dairy plants, which once seemed far way, are now close to coming to fruition. AI, industrial robots, and software-defined automation are among the technologies designed to better optimize dairy plants and bolster innovation efforts.
Panoramic window provides clear sightlines to pick locations.
June 5, 2024
Crown Equipment Corp. unveiled the Crown SP 1500 Series order picker. The lift truck introduces innovative design features, such as the industry’s first mid-platform window and industry-leading lift and lower speeds, that make order picking easier and more efficient, the New Bremen, Ohio-based company says.
A compliant, efficient, and optimized plant is more than its component parts. It’s a functioning whole, based on a bigger picture of end-to-end unit operations. The problem is that equipment vendors can’t always see that bigger picture.
Byrne Inc., our 2022 Dairy Plant of the Year, continues to plan for tomorrow, while continuing tremendous success today. Founded in 1933, the dairy, under the direction of CEO Carl Byrne, expanded it opportunities in aseptic. In fact, the upstate New York facility increased its product offerings from one SKU to 20.
The new facility will help the company accelerate expansion and meet growing demand for its dairy and other products nationwide.
June 3, 2021
Cacique LLC — a privately-owned Hispanic foods company that boasts the No. 1 brand of authentic Mexican-style cheeses, cremas and chorizos in the United States — said it officially broke ground on an $88 million dairy processing facility in Amarillo, Texas.
The small town of Arkansas City, Kan., also known as Ark City, is home to the Cowley County Waterfall, which Yahoo Travel included in its 2014 "Top 12 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in America" list. It is also home to a decidedly less touristy, but arguably equally fascinating, "attraction": a KanPak US dairy processing facility that employs aseptic technologies to create custom shelf-stable liquid-based products for quick-service restaurants, retail and other customers.
Rutter’s Dairy manages the quality of its product from start to finish — from the farms providing its milk, to its quality testing, to the trucks it operates.
An old adage says: "If you want something done right, do it yourself." This saying perfectly encapsulates the operations of Rutter's Dairy, which produces fluid milk along with some juice and tea products at its York, Pa.-based plant.
The first thing most visitors see as they draw near to the fresh cheese plant operated by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese LLC is a colorful, hand-painted 52-square-foot mural depicting the unique farm-to-consumer journey of the family-run company's products.
The cooperative’s rigorous quality standards extend to not only its own plant operations, but also its process for auditing suppliers and co-manufacturers.
February 17, 2021
Nestled along the Pacific coast in upper Oregon is the town of Tillamook. It’s the name given to not only the town itself, but also the surrounding bay, the county in which it’s located, the local high school and Tillamook County Creamery Association, a 112-year-old cooperative that calls the area home.
Maola Local Dairies, the signature brand from Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association Inc. (MDVA), covers dairy products touted as being "fresh from farm to fridge" and "100% local."