Your ISBT Connection | October 1, 2022
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Featured News
Attending PACK EXPO? ISBT Will Be There!

PACK EXPO INTERNATIONAL will take place at McCormick Place in Chicago, and ISBT will host an ISBT Packaging Technology Technical Committee Overview on Monday, October 24, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM in Room W191 (in McCormick’s West Building). Learn about ISBT and the Packaging Technology Technical Committee activities and work products; understand what values ISBT may add to your work life and how getting involved in ISBT will help to grow your career in the beverage industry. Attendance will be open to everyone regardless of membership. Pre-registration is not necessary, but we'd love to get a rough headcount. If you are planning to attend, please click the button below to RSVP.
 
Below is the tentative agenda for this meeting. We hope you agree that this is a great opportunity to network with other ISBT members, as well as to bring your colleagues who might be interested in learning more about ISBT. Non-members will be given a special discount code to join ISBT at the meeting!


  • ISBT Overview
  • Beverage Institute by ISBT®
  • Packaging Technology Technical Committee Highlights
  1. Who We Are
  2. What We’ve Accomplished in 2022
  3. Sustainable Packaging Subcommittee Spotlight
  4. BevTech 2022 Presentations Highlights

PACK EXPO INTERNATIONAL will be held at McCormick Place, October 23-26. Registration is open, and ISBT members and newsletter readers are invited to use comp code 61J49 to register for free.

Come see us in the Education / Association Pavilion in the North Building at booth number N-5702.
Thank You for Years of Service to ISBT, Kathy Magee!

Kathy Magee, after being a member of the ISBT since 2012, is stepping back from her duties to focus on other responsibilities and opportunities. She has served in various capacities, including presenting at committee meetings, serving as Chairperson for the Retail and Fountain Technology Committee, heading the Membership Committee, and serving on the Board of Directors. She will be serving until the end of 2022, or sooner, as replacements are identified.

Says Kathy, "I have thoroughly enjoyed these past 10 years of volunteering with the ISBT organization. I sincerely appreciate the warm friendships and time spent with like-minded industry professionals as well as opportunities to grow my leadership skills. 

While I am sad to leave this organization, I am proud to look back at the work our committee has done and the guidelines and events we have facilitated. I will continue to follow the society's progress through social media and plan on attending events as possible. I will also be available to volunteer occasionally as time permits. 

If you would like to stay in touch, I would love to hear from you at kathy.l.magee@gmail.com or 210-912-8387.

Thank you again for the 10 wonderful years and I look forward to ISBT’s continued success in being the Beverage Industry’s subject matter experts."
BevTech Canada2022 - Flexible Operations - Meeting Market Demands in a Changing World

Join us Tuesday, October 18, for BevTech Canada™ 2022.
  
Our 2022 conference theme is “Flexible Operations — Meeting Market Demands in a Changing World.” BevTech Canada™ is a great place to present and learn more about the latest beverage industry technology. Click the button below to view the preliminary program for this event.

Members may register for free. Non-members may join ISBT and attend at the introductory rate of USD$250, which includes full member benefits through the end of 2023. Click the buttons below to register or learn more about BevTech Canada 2022.
Become a BevTech Canada™ Sponsor!
ISBT is now offering a new and effective program to gain visibility while supporting the vision of the Society. For more information or to sponsor BevTech Canada™, click the button below.
Member News
The Beverage Industry Resource Guide contains information from beverage industry supplier members from a promotional standpoint. It is for advertising purposes only and does not reflect the opinions or position of ISBT. 
Nelson Jameson Presents: Dry Cleaning: Is Water Friend or Foe in Food Safety & Sanitation - In this webinar we look at the rationale, challenges, and solutions related to microbial food safety and quality, and the use of water for sanitation.
Experiencing a Beverage-Grade CO2 Supply Issue? Try this solution - Sure Purity's CO2 polishers - the CarboGuard and the CarboGuard mini on-site at the end-users facility to polish the CO2 to a very high quality.
If you have sponsored content (i.e., new products, case studies, white papers, etc.) that you would like to see mentioned in the ISBT Connection, please email Steve Guglielmo by October 13 
Featured Catalogs
Data Key Communications is proud to introduce its Supplier Catalog Library, a great resource for those in the beverage industry who want to see digital catalogs from ISBT suppliers collected in one spot!

If you're a supplier who would like to have your product catalog hosted online in the Catalog Library with a shareable and embeddable link, receive statistics about readership and clicks throughout the year, and be featured in the ISBT Connection, please contact Zach Raynsford for more information.
Beverage Institute by ISBT®
Beverage Institute QR Code
Halloween originated in Ireland and came to the U.S. during the Great Potato Famine immigration in the 1840s. From the Celtic celebration of Samhain, people would put treats of food out to pacify evil spirits, which led to modern-day “trick or treating”. The Irish started the tradition of jack o’lanterns from a folktale about “Stingy Jack”. Turnips were first used, but pumpkins, which are easier to carve, became more popular.
  • Know the facts about the beverage industry - click here to sign up for a course!
 
Beverage Institute Value Bundle – Offer Extended Due to Positive Response!
Get a full week of learning (39 hours) for only $1,499 - a $2,925 value!
  • 8 courses: Fundaments of Beverage Technology, Sanitation for Fountain Beverages, Beverage Ingredients, Introduction to Microbiology, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Sweetener Course, Complete Gases Course, plus PET Resin, Preform, and Bottle Technology
  • Click Here to enroll

This Beverage Institute course promotional pricing ends November 4, 2022.

Buy One, Get One Half Off : Special pricing is available to anyone who has enrolled in a course!
Enroll and complete a course within 60 days; you can then sign up for a second course within 30 days and receive extra savings!
  • Take up to one year to complete the second course.
  • Second course will be discounted up to 50% off or up to the value of the first course, whichever is lower.
  • The ability to sign up for the second course will automatically be sent at the completion of the first course.

Send a Friend: Special offer available to ISBT members only!
As an ISBT member, you can have a non-member enroll in a Beverage Institute course.
  • That person can be someone from your team, your company, a supplier, or a customer - anyone who would benefit from the additional knowledge.
  • That person can sign up for the course at the member’s discounted price.
  • Enter “sendafriend” as the promo code.

For more information contact Tom Reimer at tom@isbt.com or visit www.isbt.com
Welcome, New Members!
ISBT is proud to announce we have gained 10 new members since September 15. Please join us in welcoming them to the Society! To view the complete list of new members, click the button below. For information about joining ISBT, click Join ISBT below.
Industry News
If you have news (i.e., new hires, personnel promotions, facility changes, etc.) that you would like to see mentioned in the ISBT Connection, please email Steve Guglielmo. The deadline for submission for the next issue of the ISBT Connection is October 13.
Liverpool FC and Coca-Cola Become Official Partners - Liverpool FC and Coca-Cola are delighted to come together as official partners, uniting two of the world's most iconic brands.

Pepsi Breaks Ground on New Bottling plant in Denver, Expected to Become Largest in the U.S. - The new Colorado manufacturing facility will sit on 152 acres near East 72nd Avenue and Tower Road, just west of E-470.

Beverage Companies Form Pact to Lower Sugar in Soft Drinks - Australia’s largest beverage companies have upped their sugar reduction target to 25 percent.
Committee Profile
Sanitation and Microbiological Control Technical Committee

The mission of the Sanitation and Microbiological Control Technical Committee is to promote the continual improvement of beverage sanitation and microbiological control processes while providing a forum for the exchange of technical information on new or alternative sanitation processes and microbiological insights within the beverage industry.
Sanitation and Microbiological Control Technical Committee Chair Kris Krueger, Diversey, Inc.
ISBT Resource Guide
2021-2022 ISBT Resource Guide Online Now

The 2021-2022 Beverage Industry Resource Guide is designed to help facilitate connections and relationships between members. This year's print resource guide has grown considerably over the very first guide, which was published in 2020. We are excited to now feature more than 250 soft drink brands, 60 regional bottling companies, 20 consulting firms, and more than 350 supplier members segmented by business category!

Check out the full online edition of the Resource Guide by clicking the button below.