I recently had a chance to sit down with Tim Rugh, Executive Director of 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc to catch up on 3-A and what it has planned for their Annual Meeting in Minneapolis (May 8-11), although the discussion went far beyond that. It was a great chat as I have known Tim for over
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Last week, I wrote about the many worthy causes that FPSA Councils are supporting and how proud I am to work with such dedicated members. This was further reinforced last week at our Annual Conference, in meetings with our members and attending the FPSA Auction which generated a significant amount of money for these very
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It’s a Sunday afternoon and my family is out so I decide to go to my favorite lunch place, Jersey Mikes, to get a “Stickball Special”, a great sandwich that I have not been able to duplicate at home, at least not as well as they do it. While I’m standing there, I notice the
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I recently had a discussion with John Rossman, former Amazon executive most known for launching and scaling Amazon Marketplace and keynote speaker in the upcoming FPSA Annual Conference in Tucson. In his presentation John will be highlighting some of the guiding principles that guide innovation at Amazon and illustrate how suppliers to the food industry
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In the Fall of 2022, I met with the FPSA Pet Foods Council for the first discussion about the production line we would develop for Process Expo 2023, and ultimately what product this line would produce and package. We would soon narrow in on a line to produce pet treats in the form of a
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I saw a great piece last week about attracting Gen-Z to manufacturing jobs. I am particularly interested in this topic for two reasons. On one hand, last year we launched our first FPSA Career Fair on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, which I think all involved would agree it was a great
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This weekend, while watching a little football, a smile came over my face at one of the commercials. I’m sure you’ve seen this one before where the main character talks about bundling your home and auto insurance policies. I’m smiling, not for the reasons that they want as I couldn’t care less about my insurance
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In November, the FDA issued a statement that it had evaluated the safety of cell-cultivated meat and concluded that it is safe for human consumption, a major milestone for alternative protein producers whose cutting-edge technologies promise a sustainable and plentiful food source for a growing world. With this milestone now passed, we wait to see how
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This month, Food Manufacturing Magazine, provided important news on the FDA’s announcement finalizing new rules to more effectively trace contaminated product through the food supply, in an effort to strengthen foodborne illness prevention efforts. As per Food Manufacturing, “The final rule establishes additional traceability recordkeeping requirements for those that manufacture, process, pack or hold certain
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Consider this the unofficial announcement. As our industry segment councils meet this week, they’re discussing how we pull off three new production lines once again at next year’s Process Expo. For the uninitiated, Process Expo features live production lines where we make finished products with the actual ingredients to highlight the latest technological innovations in
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