Inside the Planning Behind a Future-Ready Food and Beverage Plant Part 2: ProFood World

Inside the Planning Behind a Future-Ready Food and Beverage Plant Part 2: ProFood World

Author: Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack June 3, 2026 Duration: 15:31
What does it actually take to build a world-class food manufacturing facility from the ground up? Editor-in-Chief Derrick Teal sits down with Matt Pulskamp, Vice President of Operations at Custom Flavors, and David Sawicki, Vice President of A M King to continue the discussion of the company’s East Coast expansion in Concord, N.C. The group unpacks how a lean manufacturing mindset, phased build-out strategy, and a shift to design-build delivery helped them finish under budget and on sch...

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing is a podcast from Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack that explores innovations and information across the packaging and processing landscape. Each episode connects topics impacting consumer packaged goods and healthcare packaging with the latest technologies in food processing operations. Listen episodes for insights on current trends, practical strategies, and the developments shaping packaging and processing today. Whether you work in packaging, processing, or related careers, you can expect timely discussion of what is changing now and what it means for how products are packaged, produced, and brought to market.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Podcast Episodes
The Evolution of Digital Healthcare Packaging: Healthcare Packaging [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:39
Will digital labels transform healthcare packaging? The Sunrise 2027 initiative marks a global shift in the pharmaceutical industry from traditional barcodes to advanced 2D digital labels and QR codes. This transition ai…
Griffith Foods Demonstrates Robots with a Human Touch: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:49
How can food processors balance automation adoption with workforce retention and morale? In its modern plant in the Antioquia area of Colombia, the global food producer integrates collaborative robotics to boost producti…
Highlights from 2026 Packaging Recycling Summit: Packaging World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:40
What were some of the biggest takeaways from the summit? Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with representatives from Google, Nestlé, Kenvue, and Just Born Quality Confections to discuss paperization, sustainable…
Maintenance as a Strategic Advantage: ProFood World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:31
How does proactive and predictive maintenance practices help food processors do more with less? Maintenance is often viewed as a necessary cost, an unavoidable overhead to keep production moving. But in times of economic…