New in 2019-Full Working Live Dairy Production Line Cheese, dairy, milk and yogurt processing have long been an integral part of the PROCESS EXPO trade show and the 2019 event, taking place October 8-11, 2019 in Chicago’s McCormick Place, will once again be the equipment focused trade show in the fall for dairy processors. This
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Grote Company, an industrial food equipment manufacturer, has announced the retirement of Tom Mathues, Chief Development Officer, effective December 31, 2018, after 15 years with the company.  He will remain on the company’s advisory board. Mathues started with Grote Company as Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing in 2004, and has served in several roles
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The Food Processing Suppliers Association is pleased to announce Dawn Hudson, former Chief Marketing Officer of the National Football League and President and CEO of Pepsi Cola North America and PepsiCo Food Service, as the keynote speaker for the 2019 FPSA Annual Conference taking place March 19-21 at the La Cantera Resort & Spa in
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First Class Set to Graduate from Lincoln Tech in January 2019 The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) is pleased to recognize the first students of their recently developed Food Industry Technician (FIT) Certification Program, created to prepare future technicians for careers in the Food & Beverage Processing, Packaging and Equipment Manufacturing Industry.
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The Food Processing Suppliers Association held its Fall Board Meeting on Thursday, November 15th, and in addition to its normal business, the FPSA Board of Directors and Executive Committee voted to expand with the addition of three new members. This expansion includes the addition of Matt Malott, President and CEO of Multivac, Inc as Assistant
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The 2018 Busch Innovation in Vacuum Award presented to maple syrup equipment manufacturer and maple syrup producer The 2018 Busch Innovation in Vacuum Award has been presented to the Canadian company Les Équipements Lapierre (Lapierre Equipment Inc.). By employing Busch’s Mink dry claw vacuum pumps, the company has revolutionized the way in which maple syrup
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Last summer, we announced a major restructuring of our organization. In addition to the six Industry Councils — Bakery, Beverage, Dairy, Prepared Foods, Meat, and the newly formed Pet Food Council — we created three new Networks — Food Safety, Packaging, and Technology. These Networks join the FPSA Women’s Council and Young Professionals Group as opportunities to
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  Prevent product cross-contamination with Allergen Kits for DynaClean® Sanitary Conveyors Dynamic Conveyor Corporation, the leading manufacturer of easy to clean conveyor systems for the food processing, pharmaceutical and packaging industries, now offers an Allergen Kit to accompany its DynaClean® sanitary conveyors.  The new Allergen Kits are designed to prevent product cross-contamination following product changeovers. 
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Optimizing the efficiency of vacuum applications can yield considerable cost savings. It is therefore worth analyzing vacuum technology in its entirety. The new 5E concept from Busch takes all elements of vacuum generation into account. 5E stands for the five key elements which determine the efficiency of vacuum processes: design, heat recovery, control, centralization, and
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FPSA Member company Marel Inc. announced Jan Erik Kuhlmann will join the company as the new president of North America region. Kuhlmann will take over the position on Oct. 22. The company said in the press release that Kuhlmann has a deep understanding of the markets Marel serves and the demands that confront them daily
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