Resources For The Food & Beverage Industry

51. MBBR Technology Helps Plant Maintain Discharge Compliance, Achieve Sustainable Growth 8/18/2020

    A bacon processing plant in the Midwest was overloaded by more than 50%. Even though the system continued to maintain compliance, the plant proactively decided to expand its wastewater treatment facility to ensure they met their growing demand and maintained their standing as exemplary corporate citizens and environmental stewards.

52. Optimal Ultrafiltration Uses For Beverage And Dairy Companies 6/29/2020

    When you’re sipping on a cold soda or snacking on a creamy piece of cheese, you probably don’t really think about what went into making your food or beverage. Aside from the automated production-line machines, one of the most important things that goes into the making of any soda, juice, wheel of cheese, or gallon of milk is water. Producing beverages and dairy products uses substantial amounts of water within production processes.

53. Frozen Vegetable Supplier Exceeds Effluent Requirements With MBBR 6/9/2020

    A frozen vegetable company was the premier supplier of individually quick-frozen onions, potatoes, roasted potatoes and vegetable blends to large food service companies. At their processing facility, a significant barrier to growth was faced due to an aging wastewater treatment system, which could not treat the anticipated flows that a plant expansion and production increase would generate. 

54. Fish Hatchery Chooses UV Treatment 5/22/2020

    Located on the Klamath River in Hornbrook, California, Iron Gate Hatchery is a salmon and steelhead hatchery that releases fish back to the Klamath River. Due to the presence of fungus and microorganisms, hatchery yield was thwarted due to disease.

55. Salmon Hatchery Upgrades Its UV Disinfection System 5/22/2020

    While the facility was receiving awards and accolades for their aquaculture production, they were having challenges keeping their former UV system operating consistently and reliably. Spare parts were expensive and they often experienced periods of down-time, negatively affecting operations.

56. Food Sanitation Startup Uses Innovation And SMART Digital Dosing To Fight COVID-19 5/1/2020

    As a startup that has been recognized for its innovation in food safety, Clean Works quickly recognized its unique position to help fight COVID-19 by using its produce disinfection technology to disinfect critically needed masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE).

57. SMART Digital Dosing Pumps Help Craft Brewer Focus On Water Quality 4/13/2020

    Consistency is paramount in brewing operations. Careful attention to water quality control ensures every beer tastes the same everywhere it’s distributed. This is especially true for MadTree Brewing, Ohio’s first canned craft brewer. Since the company’s inception in 2013, reverse osmosis (RO) has been used for all its process water

58. Aeration System Upgrade At The Effluent Treatment Plant For The Largest Cheese Manufacturer In The UK 10/30/2019

    Dairy Crest Davidshow Creamery in Camelford, England is the largest cheddar cheese manufacturer in the UK.

59. 4 Benefits Of Electrocoagulation For Food And Beverage Wastewater Treatment 10/1/2019

    With a global population of over seven billion people, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of companies in the world that produce the food and beverages that are needed to meet this global demand. These companies require massive amounts of water to produce their products, and those products result in equal amounts of wastewater. It’s simple enough to just discharge the wastewater into a nearby stream or surface water source and be finished with it. However, with constantly changing environmental regulations and pressure to be more environmentally conscious, food and beverage companies face increasing requirements of beverage and food wastewater treatment.

60. MBBR-DAF System Provides The 'Perfect Solution' For Alchemist Brewery 5/2/2019

    Alchemist Brewery is a microbrewery specializing in brewing, packaging and distributing its award-winning IPA beer, Heady Topper. An unprecedented following of the signature ale drove the need for a larger brewery and retail sales center. The brewery operates with a profound respect for environmental responsibility, so with a new facility in the horizon, there was opportunity to explore wastewater treatment system options that would allow them to minimize their impact on the town’s wastewater infrastructure.