Grant Gerke
Technology Editor, Marketer, and Communications Specialist at Freelance
Digital Manufacturing Writer | Tech Content Marketer | Climate Leadership | https://t.co/DAQq0X7lux @FoodEng @SupplySide & @Profoodworld
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2 weeks ago |
foodengineeringmag.com | Grant Gerke
Last year, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) published a joint study with Deloitte and found that 3.8 million jobs may need to be filled within the next decade. Even with a slow start to 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 502,000 unfilled positions at U.S. manufacturing plants in January 2025. These numbers reveal workforce challenges for food manufacturers, which include training, retention and implementing a permanent safety culture.
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3 weeks ago |
supplysidefbj.com | Grant Gerke
According to the Hartman Group’s “2023 Modern Beverage Culture” report, seven out of 10 consumers always have a beverage in their hands. The subtext of the report is the sheer number of beverage categories that exist and the idea of consumers’ “need states.” These need states — the underlying motivations or triggers that cause consumers to seek out specific products — for beverages include taste, hydration, nutrition, experience, energy and pairing, according to the report.
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1 month ago |
foodengineeringmag.com | Grant Gerke
The race to standardize plant data from programmable logic controllers (PLC), sensors and production lines is happening fast. As food manufacturers standardize data, digital tools accelerate and provide a closer look at overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and maintenance metrics. Food manufacturing is the largest employer among manufacturing industries, employing more than 1.7 million workers.
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2 months ago |
foodengineeringmag.com | Grant Gerke
The food and beverage industry revolves around food safety, regulations and higher throughput. Food producers are adopting cobot and robot technology and finding applications in the plant: product handling, case packing and palletizing. Industry adoption keeps growing, so what's been driving this growth? According to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), North American companies ordered 31,311 robots in 2024, representing growth of 0.5% units compared to 2023.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
foodsafety.einnews.com | Grant Gerke
AS Photo Family - stock.adobe.comMomentum in the frozen food aisle is strong. Consumers are seeking “elevated in-home experiences” in the frozen food segment.
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