Building for the future: capital investment, vertical integration and the co-manufacturing surge
By Eamonn Ryan
In an Apple podcast cross-functional roundtable for From the Cold Corner, Alyse Thompson-Richards, editor-in-chief of Food Engineering, joined Bob Garrison of Prepared Foods and Kelley Rodriguez of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods to examine one of 2025’s most striking realities: despite economic pressure and cautious lending markets, the food industry is building – and building big.