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els LLC, a joint venture and a plant in Geismar, La. It will produce renewable synthetic fuels (for diesel, jet and military fuels) from Tyson’s animal fat feedstock. “We anticipate total initial capital spending of approximately $75 million for the construction of the initial facility, which is 50 percent of the estimated cost to construct the first facil- ity,” said a Tyson company spokesperson. Construction is expected to begin in fiscal 2008 and continue through fiscal 2009, with production targeted for 2010. Environmental Power Corp. in December broke ground on a biogas facility adjacent to the JBS Swift beef processing facility in Grand Island, Neb. The plant should be STAINLESS STEEL BELTS Designed For Today’s Food Processing Needs operational by the end of this year and will use much of the plant’s waste products to offset an estimated 25 percent of the Swift plant’s natural gas requirements. Ditto for Seaboard Foods. The company last year formed High Plains Bioenergy as a subsidiary and began building a biodiesel plant in Guymon, Okla., with a capacity to produce 30 million gallons annually. The renewable fuel plant will use animal fats – including pork fat, a byproduct from the Seaboard Foods’ Guymon pork processing plant – and vegetable oils as the feedstock for biodiesel. It should be operational by the end of this year. Flowers Foods has earmarked approximately $19 million to build a 200,000-sq.ft. bakery in Bardstown, Ky. According to Flowers’ annual report, it will produce breads and buns for markets in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Construction began in January, and it is expected to open with one production line this fall, with a second line to be added at a later date. Starbucks also is building. The coffee giant announced the construction of a coffee roasting and packaging facility. Construction began this year on the 117,000-sq.-ft. building, which is located in Saint Matthews, S.C. The facility is due to be operational in early 2009. Expansion in a year of contraction While some prognosticators forecast economic contraction in 2008, the food industry has announced a rash of facility expan- Freezing Complete Conveyor Systems VERSATILE • • • • Sanitary Durable Heat Transfer Casting, Frying OPTIONAL FEATURES • • • • Teflon® Coated V-Belt Tracked Perforated, Attachments Smooth Surface Baking www.BeltTechnologies.com 11 Bowles Road, Agawam, MA 01001 • Tel: 413-786-9922 • Fax: 413-789-2786 John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. produced a commemorative can to celebrate its new corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in Elgin, Ill., west of Chicago. 800-732-2358 Teflon is a registered trademark of DuPont. ISO 9001 Registered 28 • FOOD PROCESSING APRIl 2008 WWW.FOODPROCESSING.COM http://www.BeltTechnologies.com http://WWW.FOODPROCESSING.COM

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Food Processing - April 2008 Contents Editor's Plate NewsBites The Trends Rollout Food Biz Kids Consumer Taste Test - Indulgent, Superpremium Chocolate...at 3 Calories a Pop Cover Story - Annual Capital Spending Report - To Build or Not to Build? Ingredients - Trendy Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables Plant Operations - iPlant: Assessing the State of Automation Plant Operations - Your Sanitation Can Be Greener Packaging - For Which Oven? MRO Q&A New Supplier Products Toops Scoops

Food Processing - April 2008

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