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BevTech 2021 Tuesday Program
The theme of BevTech's Virtual 2021 Program is "Trends and Innovations in Challenging Times." Sessions will be held Tuesday, April 27 - Thursday, April 29 with a featured topic each day. Technical Committee meetings will take place Monday, May 3 - Thursday, May 13.
The theme for Tuesday, April 27 is Trends
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Enabling Traceability & Transparency with Technology
Neil Marshall (Managing Director, Guv Consulting International LLC)
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What's America Drinking? U.S. Market Trends
Gary Hemphill (Managing Director of Research, Beverage Marketing Corporation)
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Getting the Cup to the Consumer in the COVID Era and Beyond
Vera Fischer (Global Brand Strategy and Marketing for Lancer Worldwide)
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Introduction to the Commercial Kombucha Industry
Hannah Crum (President, Kombucha Brewers International)
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Early Bird Price for Virtual BevTech 2021 Extended
One Year Membership + BevTech® 2021 Bundle - Special Rate: $450 before Monday, February 15, 2021
This bundled price represents a discount of $675, compared to the regular fees for membership ($275 for one year renewal) and annual meeting ($800 for in-person, early bird registration). The bundled price will increase to $500 on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. This registration option is available to new and existing members. (If you are an existing member, 12 months will be added to your current renewal date.) New members will enjoy a full year of ISBT's member benefits.
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Save the Date for ISBT's Virtual Annual Business & Awards Meeting!
The ISBT invites you to our Virtual Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony on March 30, 2021 from 9-10 AM Central. The meeting will be less than one hour and provide our members some information about how ISBT has navigated the impacts of the pandemic while laying the groundwork for future success. We will also announce the winner of the highly coveted Best Committee Award for 2020-2021.
The agenda includes:
- President’s Remarks
- Best Committee 2020-2021
- Treasurer’s Report
- BevTech 2021 & 2022
I hope you’ll join us to learn more about what is happening in YOUR Society and how we will all work together to keep providing value to our members and the beverage industry.
Watch for more information, but please save the date on your calendar.
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Remember These Dates for the Technical Committee Sessions!
May 3 Packaging Technology
May 4 Beverage Operations & Processing
May 5 Beverage and Ingredient R&D
May 6 Beverage Gases
May 7 Sanitation and Microbiological Control
May 10 Sweetener
May 11 Quality
May 12 Retail Equipment and Fountain Technology
May 13 Water Quality & Treatment
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BevTech 2021 Virtual Expo Opportunities NOW Open!
Show off your innovation, technology, and latest products at the beverage industry’s premier annual virtual event.
This year, the BevTech 2021 Conference is going virtual! The expo event will also be virtual, so the format allows for more attendees to view your offerings. Show off your latest technology and innovations at the ISBT’s Technology Exposition. EXPO registration is now open. This will be our 68th BevTech Conference and Expo. The expo will run TWO days -Monday, April 26, and Tuesday, April 27 - and bookends the main conference virtual event, thus ensuring a good opportunity to attract visitors.
We expect more than our normal 300 attendees. The new virtual platform will allow visitors easy access to promotional material and interactive sessions with you. There are event options to enhance your presence and attract interested parties with promotions and incentives. This will be one of the earliest industry- wide exhibition events in 2021 – you’ll want to be part of it!
Additional details are posted on the ISBT website at www.isbt.com.
Early registration pricing for the expo is $500 through February 15 and includes one VIRTUAL booth. Don't delay - reserve your booth now! Please note: at least one member from your company must register for the full BevTech event.
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Be part of the industry's premier event!
- The premier forum for scientific and technical papers
- 3 days (2.5 hours per day) of a beverage-focused program designed with broad industry appeal
- Themes that cover trends, sustainability/quality, and innovation & the future
- Technical Committee meetings focused on key industry issues
- Ingredients, Gases, Water, Sweetener, Quality, Sanitation, Packaging - you get it all!
If you have any questions, please contact the ISBT Office at office@isbt.com or 972-233-9107 x203.
Sincerely,
Your ISBT BevTech EXPO Team
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ISBT Call for Volunteers - WE NEED YOU! |
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ISBT Responsive Ways of Working - Volunteers Needed
Volunteer Now to Support Your Industry
Be a pioneer and champion of responsive ways of working! Join us on the first ISBT initiative dedicated to aligning and deploying a set of behaviors, processes, and practices that will drive enhanced collaboration across our society!
Across the industry, a system of behaviors and technology-enabled tools is being deployed to enable more agile and collaborative ways of working. They can be used by individuals, teams, and organizations to more effectively collaborate, evolve ways of working, empower teams, and encourage a “test and learn” mindset.
At ISBT, we urgently need assistance to define and implement best practices in this area, including promoting collaborative behaviors and better leveraging collaboration tools such as Basecamp. These responsive working behaviors will be a key enabler to implementation of our Society’s strategic priorities.
If you have expertise, a passion for, or would like to develop skills on responsive working/ collaboration best practices, we are interested in hearing from you for volunteer opportunities. Please contact Manus Mitchell (Manus.Mitchell@pepsico.com) or Gary Robson (gary.robson@surepurity.com) to learn more.
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Beverage Institute by ISBT® |
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Increasing Your Knowledge Increases Your Ability to Solve Problems and Think Outside the Box
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Sign up now for Beverage Institute courses. Click Here!
- Here’s a creative example of solving a problem by thinking outside the box: Godzilla was released in 1954 in Japan and was considered the Star Wars of its generation. It was a new take on the classic monster movie, including a spiritual theme and a new generation of special effects. The American company that bought the distribution rights for a large sum of money discovered they had a problem: the movie was in Japanese and the majority of American audiences would not watch a subtitled movie. Not to mention that the Japanese language is very different from English, so any dubbing creates an automatic comical effect! How did the distribution company solve this problem? *Answer at the end.
PET Bottle Course
- Launching this spring is a two-module course on preforms, blow molding, bottles, PET process chemistry and properties, QC methods, and other key attributes.
- Watch for the launch date and sign-up link in future Connections!
What People are Saying About the Beverage Institute
- Quote from a beverage technologist: "These courses helped me establish a foundation that is consistent throughout the industry. I am able to apply these newfound teachings to my current role."
Survey Result
- 84% of the respondents stated they took valuable hands-on learning home with them from either a Beverage Institute course or an ISBT event.
Course Help Needed for the Beverage Institute
- The Beverage Institute has multiple activities planned over the next 24 months and needs technical help. Seminars and courses planned for the near future include:
- Corrugate Materials and Labeling
- Beverage Processing (Pasteurization Techniques, Raw Materials, and Bottled Water Production)
- Finished Goods Distribution (Warehousing, Pallets, Logistics, Customer Service, and Supply Chain).
If you would like to be a presenter/contributor in any of these areas, contact Tom Reimer at tom@isbt.com
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Meet Julie Rice Suggs and The Packaging School (TPS)
- The Packaging School is the Beverage Institute’s partner in bringing state of the art training to the beverage industry.
- TPS provides the skill set to construct the courses, and then hosts them on their learning management system for 24/7 availability to students. TPS has over 50 multi-module courses on packaging in addition to the current 8 Beverage Institute courses.
- Julie Rice Suggs (PhD in Food Technology from Clemson University) is the Academic Director and primary contact for the Beverage Institute by ISBT.
- Julie has created over 30 online courses so far during her tenure at The Packaging School.
- In her spare time, Julie is very involved with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program.
*Problem Solving Answer: The distributor added new scenes to the movie which featured a young actor they had under contract and who would work for a lower salary (Raymond Burr, a.k.a. Perry Mason). Burr played a news reporter, narrating in English what was going on in the movie, and in key scenes, interviewing characters in English. He stood against a brick wall and wore the same suit in each scene. The characters were either look-a-likes or shot from the back, so the audience could not tell that these weren’t the original Japanese actors or that these were added scenes!
The more you know, the better you can solve problems and help your company succeed.
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Retail Equipment and Fountain Technology Technical Committee
The Retail Equipment and Fountain Technology Technical Committee aims to provide a platform for information transfer and innovative technology as it relates to beverage products that are dispensed via fountain or other retail and marketing equipment and promoted through on-premise and retail operations.
Make plans to attend the Retail Equipment and Fountain Technology Technical Committee virtual meeting at BevTech® 2021, which will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Click the button below for more information about the Retail Equipment and Fountain Technology Technical Committee, including a list of officers, current activities and more.
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Retail Equipment and Fountain Technology Technical Committee Chair Kathy Magee, Lancer Worldwide |
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ISBT is proud to announce we have gained 8 new members since January 15. Please join us in welcoming them to the association! (To view the complete list of new members, click the button below.) For information about joining ISBT, click Join ISBT below.
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*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 steveg@datakey.org. The deadline for submission for the next issue of the ISBT Connection is February 11.
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Budweiser, Coke and Pepsi Won't be Airing Super Bowl Ads This Year - Several major brands have decided to sit out of the Super Bowl this year. Budweiser, Coke and Pepsi, which have debuted some iconic Super Bowl commercials in the past, are opting not to pay the astronomical fee for a 30-second ad spot during the big game this year.
Not Your Average Joe: Coca-Cola with Coffee has Arrived - Coca-Cola with Coffee is now available nationwide. The breakthrough innovation creates the new “refreshment coffee” category with a pioneering proposition that “sips like a Coke and finishes like a coffee” – giving Coca-Cola fans and java lovers alike a refreshing and reinvigorating reset to their daily routine.
PepsiCo Goes Beyond - PepsiCo and Beyond Meat are joining forces in a new partnership. The goal? Dreaming up a range of snacks and beverages, all made from plant-based protein.
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Sponsored Resource Guide News |
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*The Beverage Industry Resource Guide contains information from Beverage Industry Supplier Members from a promotional standpoint. It is for advertising purposes and does not reflect the opinions or position of ISBT.
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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 steveg@datakey.org or upload to the Beverage Industry Resource Guide by February 11.
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