Plant Profile
Making ice cream the safe way
![ice cream dairy plant operator adds flavoring](https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/ext/resources/Issues/January2013/PlantProfile/fex0113safe1_slide.jpg?t=1357571040&width=1080)
An operator adds flavor to a vat. Three 400-gallon flavor vats supply each filling line in the sandwich line room. Source: Vito Palmisano.
![ice cream dairy plant operator sandwhich line](https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/ext/resources/Issues/January2013/PlantProfile/fex0113safe2_slide.jpg?t=1357571110&width=1080)
The plant has two sandwich lines. Wafers are fed into the filler. Source: Vito Palmisano.
![ice cream plant operator fruit bars](https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/ext/resources/Issues/January2013/PlantProfile/fex0113safe3_slide.jpg?t=1357571179&width=1080)
Safeway uses real fruit in its fruit bars. All stick novelties sold in Safeway stores are made in the Bellevue, WA plant. Bars are wrapped automatically, then packaged into cartons manually. Source: Vito Palmisano.
![ice cream plant operator fruit bars](https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/ext/resources/Issues/January2013/PlantProfile/fex0113safe4_slide.jpg?t=1357571212&width=1080)
Safeway uses real fruit in its fruit bars. All stick novelties sold in Safeway stores are made in the Bellevue, WA plant. Bars are wrapped automatically, then packaged into cartons manually. Source: Vito Palmisano.