For Immediate Release January 13, 2021 Media Contact: Andy Drennan Senior Vice President, Membership & Business Development 703-663-1201 [email protected] McLean, VA – The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced Brian Beaulieu, CEO and Principal of ITR Economics, as the keynote speaker for the 2021 FPSA Annual Conference taking place April 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency
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This afternoon, I read a great piece on training by Casey Laughman of Food Engineering Magazine, and how huge changes have happened seemingly overnight, thanks to the pandemic and our limitations on traveling and gathering in groups. The article talks about how companies like JLS Automation, Alchemy, and Thermal Fluid Solutions are leveraging innovative technologies
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As we start this new year, I can’t help but be excited as we move forward into what we all hope will be a new, more stable normal. With vaccines now being administered, there is hope that we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, even if we still have
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The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) Pet Food Council is pleased to announce the selection of 1Soldier 1Dog 1Team and American Humane’s Pups4Patriots program as its recipients of the Council’s 2020 contributions to charity as a part of the FPSA Holiday Season of Giving Back. The funds will support the training of dogs to be
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The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) Prepared Foods Council is pleased to announce the selection of Michigan State’s Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department, UC Davis Food Science and Technology Department, and UC Davis Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department as its recipients of the Council’s 2020 contributions to charity as a part of the FPSA Holiday
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In a recent piece on Food Industry Executive, there was an interesting article on the four mega-trends that will define the food industry in 2021. I don’t think it will surprise those of us in the industry that plant-based food and beverages are expected to continue their impressive growth and expansion into a wide range
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 December 2020 Deeside, Wrexham, UK: Grote Company, an industrial food slicing and assembly equipment manufacturer, has moved their European office from Wrexham to Deeside effective 1 December. The new location accommodates growing staff and manufacturing capabilities, including its robotics division. The newly refurbished building is 25,000 square feet – over double
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In case you missed it, last Tuesday FPSA CEO, David Seckman announced that we are moving the dates of the 2021 FPSA Annual Conference back to April 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort, with online registration opening up in January. This decision was made at the recent FPSA Board of Directors meeting, combining
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FPSA’s Food Industry Technician program (FIT), the industry’s only technician’s certification program, dedicated to the training of individuals to fill vitally needed positions in our industry had another successful year even with the obstacles created from the pandemic. We are in our third class of students, with 100% of the graduating apprentices placed in jobs
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PRESS RELEASE McLean, VA November 30th, 2020 The FPSA Dairy Council is proud to announce today, its new Dairy Science Scholarship Fund named after Tom Imbordino, former Publisher of Dairy Foods Magazine, and a founding member of the Council. Tom was an active volunteer with the Dairy Council and a cornerstone of the Dairy Industry when
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