A critical aspect on any production line, the package handling function
may require one conveyor section, multiple lanes or hundreds of
integrated material handling accumulators, elevators, lowerators,
robotics, controllers and more. We asked several manufacturers what’s
new in package handling equipment and systems to make your
manufacturing operation more productive.
Since 1974, Grecian Delight Foods has prided itself on a variety of Greek and ethnic foods. Find out how this Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based company is expanding beyond its roots.
Family-owned Grecian Delight Foods recently opened a second production facility, devoted to producing frozen flatbreads. Take a tour of the state-of-the-art, 130,000-sq.-ft. facility.
Celebrating
96 years in business, a recently expanded production facility and a host of
fresh baked goods, Milano Bakery in Joliet, Ill., receives Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s 2011 Baker of the
Year award.
New packaging, product positioning, brand promotions and a team of leaders help drive Ruiz Foods’ growth, success and sales, making it one of the Top 500 Hispanic-owned companies in the United States.
Whether they’re playing a no-hitter or just making double plays, bakers aren’t sitting on the sidelines-they’re listening to consumers and making improvements to their products.
Specializing in brownie bars, cookies, animal crackers and other sweet goods, Old Colony Baking Co. and Spring Valley Baking, its sister company and contract baking facility, both in Spring Valley, Ill., believe quality is their top priority. It’s what consumers and customers have come to expect.