So this morning I read an article on the Food Manufacturing Magazine website that the FTC has ordered nine of the most prominent retailers, wholesalers and CPG firms in our industry to submit information on supply chain disruptions. The orders are going out to Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Associated Wholesale Grocers, McLane Co,
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On Sunday, my eye caught an article in the Washington Post titled, “Thanksgiving dinner will cost more this year. Here’s how to save money.” On the one hand I read this as a consumer who has already shelled out more than enough this season for Thursday’s meal, but on the other, my interest had more
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Media Contact: David Seckman Food Processing Suppliers Association 703-663-1200 [email protected] For Immediate Release November 4, 2021 FFPSA’s “DEFEAT HUNGER” CAMPAIGN — CONTRIBUTION TO THE Greater Chicago Food Depository McLean, VA –The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FFPSA), has once again teamed up with the Food Processing Association’s members and exhibitors at this year’s PROCESS
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Media Contact: Elena Sierra Director, Networks and Special Projects 703.663.1220 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2021 FPSA WOMEN’S ALLIANCE NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2021 RED CIRCLE HONOR RECIPIENTS McLean, VA – The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) proudly announces the 2021 Women’s Alliance Network Red Circle Honors recipients. The honors recognize three women and an FPSA member
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This morning, I read a great piece from Krista Garver at Food Industry Executive. It was an interview of Christie Lagally, CEO and founder of Rebellyous Foods. Christie is not only the keynote speaker at next week’s Process Expo Women’s Alliance Network Breakfast, she is also a guest panelist for the ‘Tomorrow’s Foods Today: Plant
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This morning I had a great conversation with Vic Rose, Founder of G-Free Di Tobia who has generously donated the ingredients for gluten-free focaccia roll production line at Process Expo next month. This line will feature daily demonstrations of the production of this popular product, starting from the mixing of ingredients and running all the
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“No equipment?!?” That’s what I heard him say. One of our loyal attendees from a prominent mid-west meat packing company told me that he was considering not coming to Process Expo next month because he heard that there would be no equipment. I must have missed that memo. I asked our vendor who does material
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As we hold the last round of planning calls for the various panels we’ll be putting on as part of the PROCESS EXPO University education program, a comment made by one of the alt-protein manufacturers stuck with me. Not to give any secrets about what she’ll raise as one of her main concerns, but she
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It’s just not the same. I was on a webinar earlier this week. The topic was excellent, the speaker clearly managed the topic and even was able to impart some lessons, and yet it wasn’t the same as sitting in a live session. Maybe it was the fact that I wasn’t able to ignore the
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CRB’s commitment to lean delivery brings Tammy McConaughy to Denver, Colorado office as Director of Lean Delivery   KANSAS CITY, Missouri (September 21, 2021) – CRB, an international leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, construction and consulting solutions to the food and beverage and life sciences industries, announced that it has hired Tammy McConaughy as the
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