A single FSIS-inspected plant in St. Petersburg, running continuously since 1973, manufactures pre-portioned frozen meals and ships them to more than 40 states. That volume makes packaging automation a requirement, not a convenience. Getting a frozen tray sealed, cased, and palletized correctly at that scale depends on equipment that doesn't slow down: PLAN IT's case erecting, sealing, and packing lines are built for exactly this high-throughput frozen-food operation, and our EliteWeigh multihead weighers handle portion-controlled ingredients before they ever reach the tray.

Frozen meals aren't the only packaging demand St. Petersburg generates. One of Florida's largest independent breweries, founded in 2013, cans beer, hard cider, wine, sangria, and canned cocktails at its facility south of downtown, adding checkweigher and metal-detection needs on the canning-line side. Layer in a 268,000-square-foot beverage-distribution center operating since 1968 with more than 360 employees moving beer, wine, and non-alcoholic products through the Tampa Bay market, and the city adds up to a genuine packaging corridor rather than a single plant. PLAN IT doesn't keep a St. Petersburg office, and our VFFS baggers, multihead weighers, and case-packing lines ship in-stock for frozen-food, beverage, and canning operations that need a line running now rather than months from now. Tell us your tray size and can format, and we'll match your St. Petersburg line to the right multihead-weighing and case-packing setup, installed and serviced from Tampa and Toronto.