2014 food and beverage manufacturing survey: 3 key insights
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2014 Annual Food and Beverage Manufacturing Trends Survey
3 KEY INSIGHTS
Top 3 energy management strategies
7 cost-effective ways to “green” your facilities1. Use automatic or motion-activated lights
2. Switch to LED light bulbs
3. Train employees on reducing waste
4. Partner with local greenhouses that may use your waste for composting
5. Replace air conditioning units with high-volume, low-speed ceiling fans
6. Control pests with organic repellents
7. Consolidate your shipping methods
27%Energy audits
Amid optimism,hiring and spending are trailing
optimistic about 2014up sharply from 60% last year
planning to hire new staffdown from 37% last year
projecting capital spending increaseup slightly from 35% last year
67%
31%
37% Dexter Manning
National Leader Food and Beverage Practice
“A bumper corncrop and more stable commodity prices are
reenergizing the industry outlook.”
FSMA compliance: Start preparing now
think their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans may not be rigorous enough
have not assessed FSMA’s impact on operations
Top 5 food safety and sanitation practices
Employee training
HACCP plan
Third-party certification
Improved sanitary equipment
Improved pest control
70%
49%
45%
35%
34%
Tony Perazzo Audit Partner Food and Beverage Practice
“Two things youshould start doing right
now: Document your risk assessment processes
and prepare for newaudit requirements.”
1 in 8 1 in 10
Green manufacturing is here to stay
About the survey The year’s survey involved 148 Food Processing magazine readers who responded to an invitation to complete the web-based questionnaire in late November and early December 2013. Respondents represent a wide spectrum of food processing sectors, with the greatest concentration (12%) in meat/poultry/seafood and 7% each from baked goods, dairy, and further processed and specialty foods. One in eight respondents work at facilities with headcounts of more than 500, with the rest evenly split between plants with 101–500 workers and those with 100 or fewer.
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45% are actively engaged in conservation
Dexter Manning National Leader
Food and Beverage Practice
“Sustainability isan investmentthat will saveyou money.”
Recycling energy/cogeneration
22%Negotiating with energy providers
17%
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