FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Ampco Pumps promotes Chad Hawkins to National Sales Manager and hires Mike Brandt as Business Development Manager February 24, 2022 GLENDALE, WI — Ampco Pumps announces the promotion of Chad Hawkins to the newly created position of National Sales Manager. Hawkins is a processing equipment industry veteran of 30+ years. He
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I want to say I’ve seen it all. Maybe that’s true. I read today that Hostess is now making caffeine infused donuts. What’s wrong with a donut AND a coffee to go along with it? Was there really such a call to combine the two? And then you read that this is only the latest
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I had to laugh. The headline in the piece in Saturday’s Washington Post read, “Mud-slinging between alt-meat and traditional ag is getting kind of dirty”. The article refers to an ad campaign by plant-based egg company Eat Just and the subsequent response by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Turns out, the Association was not too
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On this Valentine’s Day, the MISA Scholarship Fund is starting to receive applications for the 2022-2023 School Year. The MISA Foundation Scholarship Fund was formed in March of 1989 by the Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance (MISA) to encourage and support those interested in pursuing careers within the meat industry or engineering field. Scholarship recipients are
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For months, I have been meaning to bring up the Production Lines at PROCESS EXPO last November. These three working lines brought together 27 different manufacturers to produce gluten free focaccia rolls, plant-based chicken nuggets and frozen packaged meatballs in demonstrations throughout the day that highlighted the latest innovations in processing and packaging technology. I
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  Media Contact: David Seckman CEO/President 703-663-1200 [email protected] For Immediate Release January 19, 2022 FOOD INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS JOIN FORCES WITH FOLDS OF HONOR McLean, VA – The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced an expansion of its Giving Back charitable efforts to include the Folds of Honor Foundation in furtherance of its mission to provide
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That damn stock market. I can’t help but watch each day and wonder where it’s going and what is happening to my retirement fund. Inflation, omicron, the end of quantitative easing…. you name it. It’s all keeping me up at night since early November. I know, I’m not alone. If that wasn’t enough, look at
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  Media Contact: Andy Drennan Senior Vice President, Membership & Business Development 703-663-1201 [email protected] For Immediate Release January 11, 2022 KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 FPSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE McLean, VA – The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced Brian Beaulieu, CEO and Principal of ITR Economics, as the keynote speaker for the 2022 FPSA Annual
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I read a piece this morning regarding email fatigue and the “proper” frequency for sending out emails to avoid disengagement among recipients. According to a survey in this piece, respondents report 8.1 emails per month which is a slight decline from recent years. They suggest that this is being driven down because of lower response
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Twenty-three-year CRB veteran Paul Skinner, PE, promoted as Tim Henquinet, existing CFO, announces his pending retirement after nearly a decade of service KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Jan. 5, 2022) – CRB, a leading global provider of engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the life sciences and food and beverage industries, announced today that Paul Skinner
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