US: Paramount Farms opens new $24 million almond manufacturing plant

Paramount Farms, the world’s largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds, today announced the opening of its new $24 million, 22,800 square-foot almond manufacturing plant.   The facility is designed to meet the growing demand for manufactured almonds and to comply with today’s increased food safety regulations.

The new plant features a build-to-order design, enabling a larger amount of product to be produced and shipped out quickly. This capability eliminates the need for storing product that is not fully processed, as orders are produced, packed, and moved to cold storage in one seamless flow. The new plant eliminates the use of forklifts or bins, lowering the likelihood of foreign matter contamination. Lire la suite…

Source : FreshPlaza