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5 Things to Consider Before Investing in Robotics for Your Food Processing Plant

A growing number of food and beverage processing facilities are investing in robotics and automation, as the technology continues to advance and costs…

Award of Merit Manufacturing: Ben & Jerry's Project Extra Chunk (BP01)

This $80-million fast-track expansion of a 20-year-old building was completed in 11 months, allowing the ice cream facility to increase production by …

Big-picture planning, high-level collaboration

Sanitation, automation, operational visibility and existing infrastructure are just a few of the factors that must be addressed when conducting a succ…

Five things to consider before investing robotics for a food processing plant

Robotics are a major investment for a food processing plant and companies looking to take the next step should consider specifications in advance, the…

Internet of things proves useful to snack and bakery companies

Snack and bakery production use IoT for food safety, as well as inspection and detection.

7 Security Measures to Increase Facility Safety

Ensuring security and safety at your food or beverage plant has never been more important. Facility owners are increasingly considering how to best pr…

Building a Food Plant on a Short Schedule: 4 Ways to Fast-Track Your Construction Project

In today’s increasingly fast-paced food and beverage industry, everyone wants their next facility built as soon as possible so it can start shipping p…

How to Get the Best Price for Your Next Food Plant Construction Project in Today’s Fast-Paced Market

It’s an exciting and interesting time for both the food manufacturing and construction industries. Thanks to recent tax reform, a healthy economy and …

Expansions: United States Cold Storage and more

United States Cold Storage has opened a $35 million food distribution facility in Laredo, Texas. Stellar, a fully integrated firm focused on design, e…

Design-Build Firm Completes Food Processing Facility

Almark Foods opened a 115,000 ft2 production facility in Yuma, Ariz. The plant, which produces peeled, hard-boiled eggs, was designed and constructed …

Starbucks Coffee Roasting Plant

Construction of facility began in November 2007. The designers, engineers and project managers for the project was Stellar Construction and Engineerin…

Dakota Provisions Turkey Processing Facility

Dakota Provisions is a state-of-the-art turkey processing facility set up by Dakota Turkey Growers, a major farmers’ cooperative of 44 independent Hut…

Stellar builds warehouse for United States Cold Storage

United States Cold Storage’s has opened its new food warehouse in Laredo. Stellar designed and built the 232,366-square-foot warehouse that will distr…

The Benefits and Basics of Building Management Systems for Food Plants

We live in a world where we have unprecedented access to a wide variety of data — and food and beverage plants are no exception. Owners increasingly w…

Food Plant Construction: The Design-Build Method Continues to Grow

Business owners are increasingly discovering the benefits of working with design-build firms, according to a comprehensive new study on the design-bui…

Establishing effective infrastructure maintenance plans for snack and bakery facilities

Creating and maintaining a strong infrastructure maintenance plan helps prevent food safety risks and saves money.

Caspers Cold Storage & Distribution

Caspers Cold Storage & Distribution nears full capacity at its state-of-the-art facility in Tampa, Fla., as it comes to the end of its first full …

What Food Manufacturers Need to Know About Generation Z

The most successful food and beverage companies look ahead to prepare for the customers of tomorrow. Enter: Generation Z.

Piping System Beefs Up Meat Processing Plant's Refrigeration System

A meat processing plant in Ohio used polypropylene-random pipe in an effort to cut down on installation time and eliminate leaks.

Cuts, Credits and Write-offs: How Food and Beverage Manufacturers Can Leverage the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

New e-book explores what the recent U.S. tax reform law means for food and beverage manufacturers. The publication looks at why the tax reform legisla…

How To Keep Your Food Plant Construction Project On Track

Technology and ever-increasing consumer demand are driving food and beverage companies to compete at a different level than ever before. Speed to mark…

How an Innovative Starbucks Processing Plant Takes Food Safety to New Levels

In response to the growing demand for home-brewed instant coffee that delivers true “coffee shop” flavor, Starbucks came to Stellar wanting to build a…

6 Trends in Cold Storage Warehouse Construction

A design/build firm with extensive experience building cold storage facilities Stellar has applied that knowledge to identify six factors currently af…

10 Process Innovations Inside Starbucks' Soluble Coffee Plant

When Starbucks engaged Stellar to design and build a soluble coffee manufacturing facility, it set the goal of creating the most functionally and tech…