The ultimate food and beverage manufacturer resource guide for 2022

It’s no secret that the food and beverage industry has had a tumultuous couple of years.

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we need to be prepared for everything and anything.

To help, we’ve collated our most valuable, insightful resources for the food and beverage industry - so you can confidently prepare for the year ahead.

First up…

Heat, bacteria and dehumidification

1. Temporary heating

When you have heating issues at your food and beverage plant, it can cause chaos. We know that getting the temperature right is a fine art - that needs to be kept at the optimal level.

Read our blog post 7 Questions To Ask Yourself When You Need to Temporarily Heat Your Food & Beverage Plant, for everything you need to know about temporary heating.

2. Bacteria growth

Bacteria - if not controlled - can lead to big problems with your workforce and your customers. Many companies underestimate the gravity of bacteria growth, so making it a priority is essential.

This blog post How to Stop Bacteria Growth from Ruining Your Food Products, will give you all the valuable information you need to get ahead of the problem.

3. Dehumidification and quality control

If only we could control the weather...as when temperature and humidity spike, it can have a negative impact on both critical processes and products.

This article How Dehumidification Can Improve Quality Control For The Food and Beverage Industry, reveals the top tips for using dehumidification to keep your quality at the highest standards.

Driving efficiency - and winning the race

4. Making efficiency a priority

You’re busy, with no signs of slowing down. Efficiency is the key to being as productive as possible, streamlining processes and making the most of your precious time.

This blog post, 5 Little-Known Ways to Improve Efficiency at Your Food and Beverage Plant, gives you insight into ways to optimize your operations.

5. All about peak shaving

Managing energy consumption is a big focus for many as we move into a new year. Hitting sustainability goals and also keeping costs under control are highly important.

This article, Everything You Need to Know About Peak Shaving for Manufacturing Facilities, gives you a breakdown of peak shaving and how it can help you control your energy consumption.

The importance of maintenance

6. Never postpone maintenance

We can all hold our hands up to putting certain tasks off. However, making maintenance a low priority could spell chaos for your food and beverage plant.

But if you truly ask yourself: how well is my equipment working - and likely to keep working at that rate in the near future? You know the only way you can be confident in your answer is if you have your equipment regularly serviced.

This blog post, Why Postponing Maintenance Will Spell Catastrophe for Your Plant, gives you a rundown of exactly why maintenance should be a critical part of your budget.

7. Benefiting from planned maintenance

On a similar note, once maintenance is budgeted for, you need to make sure it’s scheduled. So you’re being proactive, rather than reactive.

Downtime is a real pain, we know. However, when maintenance is planned in you can minimize downtime so it’s barely even noticeable.

Check out this article, Want to Know How to Get More Benefit From Your Planned Maintenance Outages? to find out how to get planning for 2022.

8. Cooling tower repairs

Cooling towers lie at the heart of your operations, and with good reason. Keeping them working at optimal conditions has never been more important. As a key part of your infrastructure, damage can have costly implications.

This blog post, Cooling Tower Repair and Your Environmental Impact, tells you everything you need to know about looking after your cooling towers, with sustainability in mind.

9. The phase out of R22

The food and beverage industry is dealing with the challenge of phasing out R22 - otherwise known as Freon - in air conditioning units. It’s been discovered that it’s contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer, so plants that are heavily reliant on R22 are looking at new options.

Our article, Why R22 Phase Out Matters for You, lays out how you can tackle this challenge head-on in 2022.

And lastly...

10. 2021 in review

As the year draws to a close, we’re looking at what 2021 has brought us and what that means for 2022.

This article, The Food and Beverage Industry: A Half Year Review, gives a glimpse into the future, building on what we’ve learned so far.

As with everything, Aggreko is always on hand to talk about your challenges for the coming year.

Find out more about our solutions for the food and beverage sector