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To sponsor a future issue of the ISBT Connection, contact Zach Raynsford for more information.

During BevTech 2023, ISBT President Maria Piedad Lopez unveiled the new ISBT Mission and Vision. Her speech discussed the society's strategic priorities moving forward. This presentation is part of the conference proceedings, which can be found on ISBT.com.

"Our previous newsletter focused on BevTech 2023, building on the momentum and learnings. Now, on behalf of the ISBT Board of Directors, I would like to dedicate this ISBT Connection to giving you more insight into our strategic plan and how this links with ISBT's why and value offering. Our goals continue improving, supporting, and enhancing the industry and its rapidly changing needs. To that end, the Society has refreshed its mission and vision to keep pace with our new reality."

To learn more about this new strategic direction, click the buttons below to read the full letter from Maria Piedad or to watch a video address.

Brian Stegmann, ISBT Executive Director since 2019, is leaving the role as of June 30, 2023. 

Brian is a long-term member of the Society, past president, and a passionate leader. His many contributions during his tenure have led to great improvements for the ISBT. We thank Brian for his enthusiasm and dedication to our organization. We wish him every success in his next chapter.

A search is in progress to identify Brian’s successor.

As of July 1, our new management services company will be PMMI. The Society’s new physical address and phone number is:

The society’s new physical address and phone number is:

Also, we are welcoming a new lead account manager, Paige Jarvi. Paige is replacing Casey as key contact for society processes. As of July 1, contact Paige at office@ISBT.com or pjarvi@pmmi.org.

The transition to PMMI should be seamless for membership, but if you have any questions or issues, please contact office@ISBT.com.

Great news from Thailand! ISBT is honored to receive this award from ProPak Asia. Thank you to Sean Herrington for the good news, and thank you to ProPak Asia for your continuous partnership! Congratulations on a successful expo!

Are you a leader in the beverage industry? Do you have innovations that can be shared? Is your technology worthy of a presentation at the Premier Beverage Industry event?

ISBT is now accepting presentation proposals for BevTech 2024's General Sessions and all Technical Committee sessions. Each proposal will be evaluated and reviewed by industry subject matter experts for technical merit, industry significance, and innovation. BevTech® 2024 will take place May 6-8, 2024 at the Rosen Centre Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

Presentations should adhere to the guidelines outlined below, including the use of the BevTech 2024 PowerPoint Template.

To be considered, please complete the application to present (Microsoft Word document) and return it to the ISBT Office with the subject line ISBT - BevTech® 2024 Presentation Proposal. This will be reviewed by the BevTech Program Committee. Don't be shy — we need your help and support to make this event a success.

We are looking for interesting presentations with a focus on (but not limited to):

It is the objective of the ISBT scholarship program to provide financial support to academically qualified students who have shown an interest in pursuing a career in the beverage industry, either by course work or through an internship with beverage companies or suppliers to the beverage industry.

Beginning in 2019, ISBT added an Emeritus Scholarship option for ISBT members, or any of their immediate family, who are interested in applying for a scholarship.

For general information about ISBT's Scholarship Program, click here. For Eligibility Requirements and Application Details, click the button below.

September 15 — Deadline for ISBT Emeritus Scholarship applications and all supporting documentation to be received.

October 15 — Decisions to be made by the Scholarship Committee and reviewed by the Board of Directors for the Emeritus Scholarship.

October 30 — Checks to be completed and administered to the scholarship recipient(s) or their school(s)

The Emerging Brands Summit connects you with fast-growing emerging brands seeking to scale their manufacturing operations. This year's event will be held prior to the start of PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Sponsorships are available for purchase now through July 30. Space is limited, reserve your spot today.

Interested in learning more about the event and sponsorship opportunities? Visit the event website or choose a time to meet directly with PMMI Media Group Account Executive Aleks Apkarian here. You won't want to miss this opportunity to get in front of this exclusive, targeted audience as they enter the buying cycle.

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. 

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 July 27.

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.

Their dessert education arrived through a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences correspondence course for $5, which sent them a textbook in the mail and required only open-book tests.

To prepare to run Ben & Jerry’s, Cohen and Greenfield also purchased various brochures from the Small Business Administration, sold for 20 cents each at the post office. 

Use the education of the Beverage Institute to create your opportunity in the beverage industry. Courses do cost more than $5 now.

Save -Beverage Institute courses will have a price increase in September, so Sign Up Now! Registration is good for a year.

For more information contact Tom Reimer at tom@isbt.com or visit www.isbt.com.

"Did You Know?" is a series of interesting events and changes to ISBT and the beverage Industry. If you have an ISBT tidbit or "fun fact," send it to tom@isbt.com.  

Smell: Smell is one of humanity’s most important, and often overlooked, senses. It’s intimately tied to taste and memory, and plays a pivotal role in detecting danger, whether it’s fires or rotten food. It may even play a role in how we choose our mates. 5% of all people can’t smell.

Too Lazy to open your own beer? Get a Parrot: Zac-the-Macaw (a parrot) in San Jose, California, who opened a record 35 cans of soda in just one minute.

Chicken or the Egg: In 2010, researchers found that chicken eggs can’t be produced without a protein found in chicken ovaries called ovocledidin-17 — which suggests that the first chicken had to come before the first chicken egg,

Click on the link below to learn more interesting facts about Beverages and Beverage Operations and Processing?

The Water Quality and Treatment Technical Committee strives to promote continuous improvement of water processes for the beverage industry. Our Committee/Sub-Committee Members bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge to this forum and are focused on extending the state of art in Water Quality & Treatment. Jointly our goal is to bring ISBT members up to date with new developments necessary to manage their production facilities safely and efficiently.

Water Quality and Treatment Technical Committee Chair Ronit Erlitzki, AdEdge Water Technologies/Chart Industries

If you would like to receive a print copy of the Beverage Industry Resource Guide, contact Tim Hudson today.