Items Tagged with 'education and training'

ARTICLES

FIT for the future as food equipment technicians

October 9, 2019

At a press conference at Process Expo on Wednesday, October 9, the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced the launch of the Food Industry Technician (FIT) certification program in association with Lincoln Technical Institute.

Pack Expo

PACK EXPO Preview: Consumer demands drive sustainable sourcing, packaging

Tom Egan , PMMI

August 13, 2019

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Sustainability is a mainstay today, and it is affecting the supply chain from crop to consumer.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | AUGUST 2019

Cannabis Products to offer education opportunities at Process Expo, CPX20

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

August 5, 2019

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Life here at Cannabis Products continues to gain momentum—and fast.

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Pack Expo Preview: Health and wellness food market continues strong growth

Maria Ferrante

July 22, 2019

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The global health and wellness food market is projected to reach $811.82 billion by 2021.

FA&M Recap

FA&M gathers food processors and suppliers together for education and exhibits

July 8, 2019

Welcome to the new FA&M report, our coverage of the 20th annual Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference, Food Engineering’s premier event.

Workforce

Worker shortage has processors scrambling to hire and keep good employees

Rose Shilling

May 22, 2019

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U.S. manufacturing is in the thick of an expected shortage of 2 million workers over 2015–2025. Talent is the top challenge among the evolving concerns of global executives.

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Simutech training system

January 16, 2019

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The Simutech training system teaches critical manufacturing troubleshooting skills by incorporating gamification and simulation.

Packaging

Flexible Packaging Association opens submissions for Student Design Challenge

Submissions due by September 21 for 2019 contest

Casey Laughman

July 23, 2018

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The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has announced that the 2019 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge is accepting entries.

Manufacturing News

Solving the tech skills problem

Programs aim to provide more technical training for needed skills

Wayne Labs

July 5, 2018

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There is a real shortage of engineers and technicians. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Training

When human behavior clashes with food safety goals

Yaohua Feng, of Purdue Food Science, talks about why companies need to account for irrational human behavior when implementing food safety procedures.

Crystal Lindell

March 29, 2018

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When Yaohua Feng, an assistant professor at Purdue Food Science, observes home cooks, 64 percent of them don’t wash their hands before making a meal — and that’s when they know they’re being watched. And unfortunately, employees at processing facilities aren’t always much better.

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EVENTS

Industry

1/23/18

The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus

Oakbrook, IL

United States

Contact: Mahi Kokkinos

Pest Invasion pest management and food safety seminar

McCloud Services will be holding its annual Pest Invasion integrated pest management and food safety seminar on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Read More

Industry

11/13/19 to 11/14/19

Cook Student Center

59 Biel Road

New Brunswick, NJ

United States

Contact: Caitlin Brown

Sensory Evaluation

The sensory quality of a food product is the single most important factor influencing its success in the marketplace. Read More

Industry

11/15/19

Douglass Student Center, Trayes Hall

100 George Street

New Brunswick, NJ

United States

Contact: Caitlin Brown

Statistics for Food Scientists

Statistical methods are important tools employed in both food science and sensory/consumer science applications, and the Statistics for Food Scientists course includes topics that cover applications in both of these areas. Read More

Industry

12/2/19 to 12/3/19

Tokyo

Japan

Contact: Riya Oliia

Food Engineering Congress 2019

The Food Engineering Congress provides an ideal platform for interaction between specialists around the world and aims to accelerate scientific discoveries, share expertise, foster collaborations across the trade, and assess rising technologies around the world. Read More

Industry

2/17/20 to 2/19/20

Spokane Convention Center

Spokane, WA

United States

Contact: Josh Monifi

Northwest Food & Beverage World

Northwest Food and Beverage World is the largest regional food industry show in the country. Read More

Supply Chain Management: What’s Next for Food and Beverage?

Food and beverage companies have long struggled with the unique requirements of shelf life management, complexities of batch scheduling, traceability, and many other factors. As the new year approaches, uncertainties around tariffs, sustainability initiatives, and growing regulations are just some of a multitude of dynamics that will surely add even more complexity to the mix.

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Severe Weather and the Supply Chain

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Products

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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