Paul Menne

Paul Menne
Manager, Food & Consumer Products
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P: 816-822-3268
F: 816-822-3452

Caroline  Cooper

Caroline Cooper
Marketing Coordinator
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P: 816-822-3831
F: 816-822-3452

Fast, Flexible Solutions for Food and Consumer Product Applications

Fast, Flexible Solutions for Food and Consumer Product Applications

Burns & McDonnell has built a reputation of delivering outstanding projects in the food and consumer products industry. From preliminary engineering through procurement, construction and commissioning, we assist clients with fast-to-market, innovative solutions. A full range of integrated services allows the flexibility to successfully meet our clients’ process design and related engineering and environmental needs.

Full-Service Capability — Under One Roof

We are an engineering and construction firm with full-service capabilities to bring all elements of your project together: site selection, permitting, environmental remediation, water supply, wastewater, process design and integration, packaging, utilities/facilities, cogeneration, construction, startup and operator training.

Seamless EPC Integration

Engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project delivery from Burns & McDonnell establishes a team of client, designer, construction manager, subcontractors and quality control staff. This team works from conceptual design through post-construction to ensure efficient progress, quality and predictable outcomes.

This level of integration provides substantial benefits and predictable results. You can make intelligent project decisions based on schedule and cost.


  • Alternative energy
  • Compliance and permitting
  • Controls automation and systems integration
  • Consulting
  • Food safety
  • Infrastructure and utility
  • Integrated design-build
  • New product rollout
  • Technical solutions
  • Wastewater
  • Equipment integration
  • Process definition and flow
  • Heat and material balance
  • Line layout
  • Piping and electrical
  • Process controls
  • Equipment feasibility studies
  • New product commercialization
  • Building design
  • Site selection
  • Food-safe process design
  • Sanitary construction
  • Air permitting
  • Stormwater
  • Process safety management
  • Remediation
  • Storage tanks
  • Refrigeration
  • Boiler/compressed air/fluids
  • Electrical/cogeneration
  • HVAC
  • Capacity studies
  • Waste treatment design and upgrade
  • Waste minimization
  • Flow monitoring
  • Toxicity reduction

New Project

Burns & McDonnell has been named the primary design firm for a new potato processing plant project for the J.R. Simplot Co. in Caldwell, Idaho.

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CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE

Founded in 1898, the firm has maintained credibility and stability as its skill and experience expands. With financial strength and agility, we're poised for growth.

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