Engineering
Process & Automation
Custom process design, automation engineering, and facility planning tailored to your production goals and regulatory requirements.
Food & Beverage Engineering
We Build Profitable Projects.
End-to-end process engineering, design-build-manage delivery, and complete system integration for food & beverage manufacturers across North America.
DPS · DESIGN · BUILD · MANAGE
// Delivery Model
Design · Build · Manage
// Coverage
50 States + Canada
50
States + Canada
50/50
Food & Beverage
12K
Gal Tank Capacity
DBM
Design-Build-Manage
Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦ Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦ Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦ Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦ Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦ Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦ Supporting Global Enterprises with $100B+ Revenue ✦
$100B+
Combined Annual Revenue of Companies We Support
Trusted by some of the world’s largest organizations, including companies with annual revenues exceeding $100 billion and nationwide operations serving millions of end users.
Full Lifecycle
Design-Build-Manage Delivery
Single-point accountability from concept through operations — one team, one contract, one standard of excellence.
Construction
General Contracting
Full general contracting capabilities — managing trades, schedules, and budgets with rigorous quality oversight and safety protocols.
Full Lifecycle
Concept → Operations
100% client focus — embedded teams delivering integrated solutions from initial feasibility through commissioning and ongoing support.
Solutions
End-to-End Engineering & Project Delivery
From feasibility to commissioning — integrated solutions that drive profitability at every stage of your capital project. Explore all engineering solutions.
Process Design
Custom-engineered process systems, facility layouts, and automation architecture tailored to your production goals and regulatory environment.
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Capital Planning
Strategic project evaluation, ROI modeling, and portfolio planning before you commit a dollar to design or equipment procurement.
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Owner’s Representation
On-site advocacy protecting your interests across the entire project lifecycle — from feasibility through commissioning and operations.
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General Contracting
Full GC capabilities — managing subcontractors, trades, and construction sequencing with rigorous oversight and safety compliance.
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Automation & Controls
PLC programming, SCADA architecture, recipe management, and batch control for FDA- and USDA-regulated manufacturing environments.
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Installation & Integration
Complete physical installation — utilities, process equipment, controls, and full commissioning — delivered as a single integrated scope.
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- ACME Foods
- NovaBev
- PrimePack
- ClearStream
- FreshCo
- Apex Protein
Industries
Deep Expertise in Food & Beverage
DPS maintains dedicated engineering teams for each vertical — ensuring real expertise on every project, every time.
Aseptic Beverage Processing
Full aseptic processing and fill systems with sterile controls for shelf-stable beverages.
AsepticFillSterile
Beer & Brewing
Complete brewhouse, fermentation, cellaring, and packaging systems for craft and commercial breweries.
BrewhouseFermentationCIP
Spirits & Distilling
Stills, mashing, grain handling, barrel management, and bottling for distilled spirits production.
DistillationMashingBottling
Wine
Crush-to-bottle process engineering including cold stabilization, filtration, and barrel room integration.
CrushFermentationFiltration
Kombucha
Fermentation vessels, carbonation control, and packaging lines for live-culture functional beverages.
FermentationCarbonation
RTD Beverages
High-speed blending, filling, and packaging for ready-to-drink cocktails, seltzers, and functional beverages.
BlendingFillingPackaging
Soft Drinks
Complete carbonation systems, syrup rooms, and multi-format filling lines for CSD and still beverages.
CarbonationSyrup
Juice & Functional
HPP, flash pasteurization, and cold-chain processing for premium juice and functional beverage lines.
HPPPasteurization
Dairy Beverages
HTST/UHT processing, ESL systems, and aseptic packaging for milk, shakes, and dairy-based beverages.
HTSTUHTESL
Featured Project
Proving the Model at Scale
A complete beverage co-packing facility — from syrup room to shipping dock — engineered for Day 1 profitability.
- Complete syrup room, boiler, compressor, cooling tower & full utility installation
- Flexible production and re-packaging across multiple SKUs and brand partners
- DPS deeply embedded in business model design and operational strategy
- Scalable architecture from 20M to 80M cases with planned expansion phases
Built to Scale
Design · Build · Manage- Cases Year 1
- 20M
- Full Scale
- 80M
- Profit Target
- Y1
- Utility Coverage
- 100%
Planned expansion. One integrated partner.
Capabilities
Technical Depth That Drives Results
Full-spectrum engineering, process technologies, and utility systems — all under one roof, one team, one standard.
Engineering Disciplines
Six core engineering disciplines work in concert on every project.
StructuralMechanicalPlumbingElectricalProcessControls
Beverage Process
Complete liquid processing expertise across all beverage categories.
FermentationDistillationPasteurizationAseptic FillCarbonationBlending
Food Process
Protein to plant-based, ambient to frozen — built at production scale.
GrindingCookingSmokingMarinationHigh-ShearRetort
Utility & Automation
The invisible backbone of every facility — engineered and installed in-house.
CIPBoilerCompressed AirRefrigerationPLC/SCADAEnergy
Applications
Built for Every Scenario
From greenfield builds to compliance overhauls — DPS delivers integrated solutions across every project type. Browse the scenario guides.
01
Greenfield Build
Complete new facility development from site selection through commissioning — single-source accountability for your entire capital project.
02
Expansion & Scale-Up
Strategic capacity expansion within existing facilities — minimizing production disruption while maximizing throughput and capability.
03
Equipment Relocation
Cross-facility machinery moves with zero production gaps — from dismantling and shipping through reinstallation and process validation.
04
Line Retrofit & Modernization
Targeted line upgrades to improve throughput, add capability, or meet new regulatory standards — without full facility downtime.
05
Bottleneck Optimization
Constraint analysis and targeted fixes to unlock hidden capacity in existing lines — often delivering 20%+ gains without capital expenditure.
06
Compliance & Regulatory Overhaul
Facility upgrades engineered to meet FDA, USDA, SQF, and BRC requirements — from audit readiness through full certification.
Equipment
DPS-Manufactured Process Equipment
Every piece of DPS equipment is designed, fabricated, and tested in our own facility — ensuring seamless integration with your process system and single-point accountability from day one.
Processing & Storage Tanks
Up to 12,000 gallons
CIP Systems
Custom sanitary solutions
Marination Tumblers
Protein flavor penetration
Cooking Kettles
Industrial processing vessels
Why DPS
What Makes Us Different
Not just a contractor — an operational partner invested in your long-term success.
01
Radical Honesty
We turn down profitable projects that don’t serve our clients’ best interests. We’ve walked away from seven-figure engagements when the math didn’t work — because the right project at the wrong price is still the wrong project.
02
Business-First Thinking
We act as operational advisors, not just engineers. Before drawing a single line, we model your unit economics — because a beautiful facility that doesn’t hit your margin targets is just an expensive mistake.
03
Client Pre-Qualification
We select our clients as carefully as they select us — ensuring alignment on timeline, budget, and ambition before we commit resources. A mutual discovery process that sets every project up for success.
04
In-House Manufacturing
Our own equipment fabrication facility means zero finger-pointing between vendors. One team designs it, builds it, installs it — and stands behind every weld, every valve, and every line of code.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Real feedback from manufacturing leaders across North America.
“DPS didn’t just build our facility — they re-engineered our entire business model. The result was a plant that hit our profit targets in year one, not year three.”
James Mitchell
CEO, ClearStream Beverages
“Most contractors build what you ask for. DPS challenges what you ask for — then builds something better. That’s rare in this industry.”
Sarah Rodriguez
VP Operations, Apex Protein Co.
“We interviewed seven firms. DPS was the only one that started by asking about our five-year business plan instead of our equipment list.”
David Kim
Founder, NovaBev Holdings
Insights
From the DPS Engineering Desk
Technical guidance, capital planning strategies, and real-world execution insights for food and beverage manufacturers.
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