Food & Beverage

Refrigeration, process heat, and 24/7 production lines across the SE food belt — where energy is the #2 operating cost after raw materials, and EU manufacturers are 5–10 years ahead on solutions.

10–15%
Energy as % of production costs
30–50%
Plant energy from refrigeration alone
200+
Poultry processing plants in the SE

Opportunities at the Forum

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Process Heat Decarbonization

Industrial heat pumps, biogas-fired boilers, electric steam generators, and solar thermal replacing natural gas for cooking and pasteurization.

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On-Site Generation & Storage

Rooftop solar, biogas from waste streams, battery storage for demand charge management, and CHP systems optimized for food processing.

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AI-Optimized Plant Energy

Machine learning that optimizes refrigeration, HVAC, compressed air, and production scheduling — cutting costs 10–20% with no capex.

Who You'll Meet

🚀 Technology Providers

  • European heat pump and refrigeration companies
  • AI plant energy optimization platforms
  • Biogas and waste-to-energy providers
  • Water-energy nexus solution companies
  • Electric cold chain and fleet electrification

🏭 Food & Beverage Operators

  • VPs of Manufacturing & Plant Operations
  • Directors of Energy & Sustainability
  • Georgia Power, Duke Energy, TVA utility partners
  • Cold storage and distribution leaders
  • Poultry, beverage, and meat processing executives

Reduce Your Plant Energy Costs

Whether you run food plants or bring solutions to them — this is where pilot commitments happen.

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