300,000-square-foot facility to be built in Arizona
April 9, 2019
Chicago-based fairlife LLC announced plans to increase its overall production capabilities with the construction of a brand new 300,000-square-foot production and distribution facility in Goodyear, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix.
Center for Innovation features state-of-the-art application and flavor labs
January 17, 2019
The new Center for Innovation comprises 3,600 square feet and features state-of-the-art application and flavor labs as well as customer conference and tasting rooms.
From an operations perspective, asset utilization is an ongoing operational challenge, especially in process industries like beverages, where constant product and packaging changes raise many questions related to invested assets.
Through new facility development, some beverage operators are dedicating their capital expenditure budget to the construction of new plants and offices.
Beverage manufactures should consider the bottom line, production capability and capacity, and marketing plans and forecasts in order to drive success.
New Coca-Cola Co. bottling plant to begin operations in early 2020
June 4, 2018
Arca Continental, Monterrey, Mexico, one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers, announced that it will build a new production and distribution facility in Houston, Texas, through its subsidiary Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB), the company said.
Beginning as a small brewpub in 1988, Deschutes Brewery saw its demand proliferate as the craft brewer opened its first brewing production facility near the Deschutes River in 1993.
Whether a manufacturing plant, brewery, distillery, warehouse or distribution facility, or a combination thereof, countless factors should be considered when it comes to designing and operating a plant. Among them, sustainability and carbon footprints are a common thread.
Whether planning an expansion or a new facility, the ever-evolving beverage industry necessitates that those involved evolve with it. With trends like SKU proliferation and sustainability impacting the overall beverage industry, a slew of decisions need to be made when planning construction.
AIDP signs exclusive agreement with NutraEx Food Inc.
May 16, 2016
Ingredion Inc., Westchester, Ill., a provider of ingredient solutions, announced that Health Canada granted approval of its quillaja extract (type 2) as an emulsifying agent for oil-based coloring formulations, unstandardized oil-based flavoring preparations and other unstandardized oil-based ingredients.