As American as Keeping the Good Times Flowing

The ritual of a backyard cookout - the sizzle of a burger hitting the grill, the cold beer in hand - seems effortless. It isn't.

Behind that tradition is a chain of facilities most people never think about. A processing plant running all day long. Breweries producing millions of barrels a year. Cold storage systems that never switch off.

These are the facilities where American memories get made. Yet they all face a practical problem: The buildings themselves have to keep working, no matter what.

Where's the beef? Still being produced in Fremont, NE, even as the roof gets replaced.