Equipment for casing, stacking and palletizing keeps dairy products safe, neat and protected from damage on the loading dock, in transit and at their destination.

Nestle bottles Nesquik and liquid coffee creamers in a state-of-the-art aseptic plant in Anderson , Ind. The facility is LEED-certified for its green features.

X-ray machines and metal detectors keep foods safe. Checkweighers assure foods are made to consistent sizes. Processors and vendors share information.

“Thank you, partners.” Those are the words that Organic Valley’s CEO George Siemon and his management team spoke when we visited them last fall to prepare our 2010 Processor of the Year story (December’s cover story).

Makers of blow-molding equipment design more efficient machines that use less energy. Safety, ease of operation and smaller footprints are other benefits.

The Michigan Milk Producers Association spent $62 million to renovate a facility in Ovid, Mich. This new plant operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day. It's the 2010 Plant of the Year.

Madras Packaging is a state-of-the-art manufacturer of quality blow-molded containers, offering dependable, responsive service, technically capable performance and production cost economies. Madras specializes in dairy, water and juice containers at