This article discusses food and beverage manufacturer's investment in automation, software and modern processing equipment to reduce energy, water and material consumption. Aspects considered include: Cybertrol Engineering's clean-in-place (CIP) systems to enhance productivity and reduce downtime; Handtmann's servo motors for improved energy efficiency; Endress+Hauser's steam and water analysis system installed at Milchverwertung Ostallgaeu (MVO), a German cheese producer to optimize water usage; Vanmark's skid-mounted peelers and water reclamation systems; use of Siemens' real time data energy management platforms at Brau Union to optimize energy usage; and the application of ThinkIQ's machine learning algorithms by General Mills to identify energy and cost saving opportunities.