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An Energy Conservation Program in the Food Industry
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1986-06
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Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)
Abstract
General Foods Corporation is one of the
largest food manufacturing companies in the United
States. It's brand names are well known, covering
a wide range of food products. Maxwell House
coffee, Post cereals, Birds Eye frozen vegetables,
Jell-O desserts and Kool-Aid powdered drink mixes
are some of the more prominent ones. The company
also manufactures some food ingredients, such as
gelatin and dehydrated vegetables, for other
manufacturers.
There are 19 manufacturing facilities in the
United States making these products. They range
in size from less than 50 employees to over 1,000.
They're each a part of the Corporate Energy Conservation
Program and their annual energy consumption
ranges from 10,000 MBTU's to 1,800,000 MBTU's.
Because of these differences in product lines
and size, each facility has a unique energy consumption
pattern and needs a unique approach to
the energy conservation task.
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Energy Conservation Program, Manufacturing Facilities