So I read today that the Biden administration is cracking down on the meat industry to address rising prices in protein. While it is certainly not my job to go out and defend the meat industry, I couldn’t help but feel that that the situation was being grossly mischaracterized. Imagine that from politicians! Yes, I
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I am a marketer building three different production lines for live demonstrations with actual food ingredients taking place at Process Expo this November.  On top of that, I am not an engineer so you can imagine what goes on in my head during our planning sessions with a dozen or so participating exhibitors as we
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For Immediate Release, Media Contact, David Seckman, FPSA, CEP/President; McLean, VA – The Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance Foundation today announced it has awarded seven $10,000 scholarships that will be used towards completing the winners’ respective degrees within the meat sciences discipline. The scholarship winners are: Thadeus Beekman, University of Arkansas           
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This week I came across two articles which really piqued my interest, for the simple reason that the two topics they address are clearly connected. Both of these pieces were from the Food Manufacturing website. The first piece pointed out that new food and beverage facility projects announced in July were the highest they’ve been
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The first annual Rittal Innovation Days (RID) will take place August 24 and 25, 2021, offering attendees the opportunity to tap into a wealth of industry expertise, and discover how forward-thinking products and solutions drive the evolution of the industrial automation and IT space. The two-day, completely virtual event will feature a
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What are the right ingredients for a busy booth at a trade show? Obviously, you need traffic in the aisles but honestly, that doesn’t assure you of anything. Our customers are busier than ever and usually come to the show with a specific plan in mind. “I’m going to visit this supplier, that one, and
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In a recent discussion concerning the 180 Skills Online Training program, the member raised a number of excellent questions but perhaps none more than why he needed to worry about training and professional development. To better help him understand this “why”, I dug up some information from Indeed.com which addressed this question with information that
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The discussion couldn’t have been more interesting. On this Zoom call, I gathered panelists for a session on Robotics and Automation that we will be putting on at Process Expo on Thursday, November 4th at Chicago’s McCormick Place, discussing how we all currently see developments in the market. The interesting part of the conversation was
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FPSA Press Release Media Contact: Andy Drennan SVP, Membership and Business Development 703-663-1201 [email protected] For Immediate Release July 13, 2021 FOOD PROCESSING SUPPLIER’S DAIRY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES IMBORDINO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS McLean, VA – The Food Processing Suppliers Association’s Dairy Council today announced it has awarded three $3,500 scholarships that will be used towards completing the winners’
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Andy Drennan Senior Vice President of Membership and Business Development 703.663.1201 [email protected]   FPSA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF 2021 DEFEAT HUNGERSM CAMPAIGN Donation to be Presented to The Greater Chicago Food Depository at PROCESS EXPO in November McLean, VA, July 8, 2021 – The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers
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