Sealed Air demonstrated a new, integrated equipment and material solution for whole bird packaging at the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 30 – February 1, 2018. The Sealed Air display featured an operational, fully-automated whole bird line, enhanced by an online cost calculator to help demonstrate this system’s rapid return on investment for poultry processors.
In today’s food processing environment, workforce instability creates annual employee turnover rates consistently above 70 percent, resulting in a significant loss of time, money and resources. In fact, according to an industry report, labor accounts for approximately 60 percent of the total cost in a food processing plant. As the market demand and price for roasters and broilers fluctuate, it will be increasingly difficult for processors to maintain efficiency and protect their margins. Further, the production disruption and lack of skilled workers put food quality and food safety at risk, impacting all players along the food supply chain.