Apparo’s proprietary approach and ingredients, combined with Döhler’s pipeline of applications, aim to meet the rapidly evolving demands of the food and beverage sector.
Production from the Nashville facility will support Smithfield's existing portfolio of dry sausage brands, adding dry sausage production capacity of 50 million pounds per year.
AI implementation is expected to play a crucial role in manufacturing operations in the next wave of industrial revolution, also known as Industry 5.0.
The facility can process up to one million pounds of local milk per day into shelf-stable and ESL milk and other liquid dairy products, many of which will be packaged in Tetra Pak cartons.