Navigating New Opportunities: Helping Small Business Claim the Employee Retention Credit
2021-10-21 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Are you overlooking the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)? In 2020, most employers could not qualify for the ERTC if they had already received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. However, that restriction was removed and other changes were made when the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. The ERTC is expiring at the end of 2021, but there’s still time for eligible businesses to claim the credit. During this webinar, you will learn how to get your ERTC back from Q2 of 2020 through current quarters, the option to amend any quarterly 941s and how to best financially support both your business and your team.
This complimentary webinar is open to ALL foodservice and hospitality professionals. Pre-registrations is required.
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Drive Agility and Accelerate Performance
2021-10-21 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
For your organization to move with the dynamic consumer packaged goods (CPG) market, every component needs to deliver when called upon. Join this interactive workshop with industry experts from digital consulting firm Kalypso, a Rockwell Automation company, leading a small-group discussion on:

Building a foundation for agility, resilience and performance
Delivering consistent results for bedrock business items
Creating a responsive enterprise through proactive investment

Register now and capitalize on this opportunity to share how things work at your company so you can make them work even better. Then watch for an email confirming your registration.

Colin Speakman
Principal, Kalypso
Colin utilizes over 15 years of CPG industry experience to help clients turn their questions and vision into answers and action. He couples that experience with a hands-on approach to understanding how things really work within an organization so he can help clients develop and improve digital innovation capabilities through technology, organizational design and business processes.

Stephen Birtsas
Director, Kalypso
Stephen is a packaging innovation thought leader specializing in packaging innovation transformation, transformational enterprise application deployments and organizational change leadership. He helps clients successfully optimize packaging processes from concept to shelf, including idea and concept management, packaging design, development and commercialization.

Reinier Stomp
Senior Manager, Kalypso
Reinier is an experienced consultant and engagement manager with a demonstrated track record leading digital transformation initiatives. He works with clients in the pharmaceutical, retail, food and beverage, and CPG industries to implement leading PPM and PLM solutions.

Food Safety Series: How Far Has Food Safety Advanced in 2021?
2021-10-21 14:00 (America/Detroit)
With the year end in sight, how has food safety advanced (or regressed) during 2021?
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Key Drivers to Consumer Acceptance of Ag and Food Technology
2021-10-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
What causes consumers to either accept or reject technology when it comes to food production?
New research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) identifies key drivers of acceptance and rejection, providing insights on how the broader food chain can earn trust in technology.
Join CFI CEO Charlie Arnot as he details the findings in the free one-hour webinar. In the study, conducted with support from the United Soybean Board (USB), CFI measured consumer attitudes regarding four agriculture and food technologies with the overarching goal to identify the drivers of public acceptance and rejection of technology as a whole.
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Where Next for Seafood Alternatives? From Tuna to Shrimp
2021-10-27 12:00 (America/New_York)
From plant-based tuna to crabcakes, many players believe plantbased seafood represents a significant untapped opportunity in a sector dominated by beef, pork and chicken alternatives.
And while fish is considered to be healthier than, say, burgers and sausages, the laundry list of problems linked to seafood – from overfishing to contaminants, pollution, microplastics, fraud, mislabeling, illegal labor practices, habitat damage, and bycatch – is driving interest in greener, cleaner, and kinder alternatives.

Ingredients: The evolving toolkit for seafood alternatives
Formulation trends: Improving the taste, color, and texture of seafood alternatives
Nutrition: Are they good for you, and are consumer expectations changing?
The addressable market for seafood alternatives and go-to-market strategies, DTC, retail, foodservice etc.
What are the primary purchase drivers for meat alternatives and how do shoppers feel about the next generation of products?
What are consumers looking for and how do we engage them?
Exploring the white space in the market

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Connecting Health and Ingredient Trends by Leveraging the #Foodbrain
2021-10-27 12:00 (America/Halifax)
The COVID-19 crisis has reordered consumer priorities and consumption patterns. The shift in focus towards preventative and holistic approaches to health has heightened consumer interest toward immunity, gut health, and mental wellbeing.
Consumers are building stronger connections between health and nutrition, seeking food and beverages with specific health benefits. This has resulted in the growing demand for food and beverages positioned to help with immunity, stress, anxiety, sleep and gut health.
This makes it vital for businesses to introspect their existing product lines and explore innovative ingredient pairs that effectively cater to these emerging health interests.
In this webinar, we will also demonstrate our platform to deliver insights on:
✔️ Gut health and the link with immunity and mental wellbeing
✔️ Consumer interest/perception of gut health, mental wellbeing, and immunity
✔️ Mapping trending ingredients to these emerging health interests
✔️ Examples of innovative/novel ingredient pairs and product analytics
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Farming
2021-10-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Farmers of color have long experienced unique barriers to entry and success in agriculture. While some barriers have been broken down over the years, many remain and new ones have appeared. Join our panelists as they discuss these barriers and innovative solutions to supporting marginalized farmers.
Moderator:
Melissa Ackerman, President – Produce Alliance
Panelists:

Emily Broad Leib, Clinical Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Food Law and Policy Clinic – Harvard Law School
Haile Johnston, Chief Development Officer – The Common Market
Maria Moreira, Executive Director – World Farmers

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Food Allergy Consumer Journey and Implications for Grocery Industry
2021-10-27 14:00 (America/New_York)
An August, 2021 study by NielsenIQ and Walker Sands found that 60% of consumers with allergies and intolerances have switched to a product’s competitor because it had more robust and trustworthy information about their desired attribute.
Join leaders from FARE and wellness industry experts from NielsenIQ for insights into the food allergy consumer journey, the implications for the grocery industry and how to take action. You’ll leave the session with answers to the following questions:

Do you understand the food allergy consumer journey?
Do you have a pulse on changing regulatory disclosure requirements like the FASTER Act requiring disclosure of sesame as the 9th major allergen?
Do you have data at your fingertips to understand which products in your portfolio are sources of allergens or hidden allergens?
Are you making it easy for consumers to identify the products in your portfolio or assortment that are safe to consume?
Are you prioritizing transparency initiatives across Wellness, Regulatory, Brand Marketing, R&D, E-Commerce and Insights teams?
Are you delivering a personalized experience for food allergy consumers?

Save your seat today.
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Top 5 OSHA Safety Training Topics: Answers to Who Should be Trained, When, and Why
2021-10-27 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
Please join: J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. and Occupational Health & Safety for this complimentary webinar
OVERVIEW
Safety training is critical to ensure employees know how to perform their jobs safely and without injury so they can go home to their families each night. You’ll walk away from this event knowing who should receive training, when training should (or must) be provided, and why providing that training is important.
Topics to be covered include:
* Powered Industrial Trucks
* Hazard Communication
* Lockout/Tagout
* Personal Protective Equipment
* Bloodborne Pathogens
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Wabel Sweet & Confectionery Summit
2021-11-02 - 2021-11-03
The Wabel Sweet & Confectionery Summit will consist of two days to meet potential business partners during pre-matched and pre-scheduled B2B Smart Meetings™ to bring together curated buyers and vetted suppliers from the Sweet & Confectionery industry.
These real one-on-one conversations will last 25 minutes (15 min presentation + 10 min Q&A) and be held in a private meeting.
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WEBINAR: Improve Poultry Welfare with 3D Cameras, Gene Editing and AI
2021-11-02 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Peter Ahrendt, Ph.D., CEO, Animoni ApS, will discuss a new solution for high-precision weighing of broilers that uses 3D camera technology to capture both the shape and volume of the birds and can record even in the dark with its internal IR light source. Yuval Cinnamon, Ph.D., principal investigator, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center – NRS Poultry Sustainability and Transformation, will talk about how genetic engineering technology generated a layer breed that produces only non-GMO layer hens hatch which lay the same table eggs as those currently produced by the industry “Male” eggs do not develop, saving 50% of incubation space and energy. Pedro Gómez, CEO, Orbem GmbH, will present on a combination of MRI and AI to help identify the eggs that will develop into healthy one-day-old chicks.
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Wabel Savoury Grocery Summit
2021-11-04 - 2021-11-05
The Wabel Savoury Grocery Summit will consist of two days to meet potential business partners during pre-matched and pre-scheduled B2B Smart Meetings™ to bring together curated buyers and vetted suppliers from the Savoury Grocery industry.
These real one-on-one conversations will last 25 minutes (15 min presentation + 10 min Q&A) and be held in a private meeting.
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Solve Poultry Production Issues with Robots, AI and Automation
2021-11-04 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Colin Usher, senior research scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute, will present a mobile robot that can pick up floor eggs, collect poultry house management data, and sense animal welfare. Jason Guss, Ph.D., CEO of Iterate Labs, will highlight how artificial intelligence can collect essential performance (productivity, safety, quality) metrics on each worker to be used to incentivize workers, maintain work-life quality for retention, and better manage productivity in real-time. Thomas Swovick, market development manager, Dematic, will discuss how the future for case-ready poultry weigh-price-label (WPL) operations will rely on automation and robotics to do it better, faster and cheaper.
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2021 Global Food and Beverage Industry Trends Report
2021-11-04 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
Over the last few years, technology modernized and improved the way food and beverage companies operate and innovate their product offerings to meet consumer trends. As manufacturers and distributors continue to combat the challenges brought on by the pandemic, certain vulnerabilities have been exacerbated across the supply chain.
Hear the latest insights and trends in the food and beverage industry from Aptean’s 2021 Global Trends Report. We commissioned IDC to conduct this industry survey that polled food and beverage executives across the world. The report’s findings will be presented to help businesses in the food and beverage sector focus their initiatives on what’s next for the industry.
Join Aptean and a guest speaker from IDC to hear about:
– The future trends and challenges of the industry
– The opportunities your business can capitalize on
– Robust solutions designed for the food and beverage industry
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Using Informatics, Biostatistics, and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Food Safety
2021-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk, Assistant Professor in the department of Food Science at The Ohio State University will join us to discuss her research in the field of bioinformatics to improve food safety.
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The Top U.S. Consumer and Cultural Trends for 2022
2021-11-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Discussion Topics:

Track how U.S. consumer values have changed over the course of the pandemic
Determine which U.S. consumer trends could have the most impact on brand strategies in 2022
Find out how marketing leaders should react to trends in U.S. consumer sentiment

Consumers’ relationships to work, home and society continue to evolve, and consumers’ expectations for brands are evolving along with them. The annual Gartner U.S. Consumer and Cultural Top Trends series documents the critical, must-understand shifts in consumer behavior and attitudes that will have cross-category and cross-demographic impact in the coming year. This complimentary webinar looks at the U.S. consumer trends that should be high on your radar to enable smart strategic planning in 2022 and in the future.
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Diversity, Inclusion and Bias (DIBS): Measure Progress. Improve Performance. Increase Productivity
2021-11-09 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Does your organization need to be able to measure its success with Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias (DIBs) efforts? Our Diversity, Inclusion and Bias (DIBs)™ Model will help you do just that. Hear the latest research around Bias and its impact in the workplace and clarify the connection between Diversity, Inclusion, Bias and organization success.
After this session, you will learn the best practices for leading change during uncomfortable times with sensitive topics and thoroughly understand the Business Case and Value Propositions connected to Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias.
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Future Restaurants Virtual Event
2021-11-09 12:00 - 16:20 (America/Los_Angeles)
Restaurants. Reimagined.
This past year and a half have been nothing short of challenging. Just when we figured out our favorite Zoom background and how to wear sweatpants with work shirts, the real world is opening up again.
The Future Restaurants Virtual Event of 2021 brings together senior-level executives from every facet of the restaurant industry. These industry leaders will take you behind the scenes on their strategy for 2021 and beyond. Get the hard questions answered in real-time with live Q&A and multiple unique networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how restaurants can use technology & innovation to drive better, more efficient operations and customer experiences for today’s digital, highly-connected consumer.
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Improve Poultry Flock Health with AMPs, Data Analysis
2021-11-10 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Russell Jones, commercial development, OPTIfarm, will share how data collection, algorithms and feedback systems can help integrators identify issues and solve problems to improve flock outcomes. Lilong Chai, Ph.D., assistant professor and poultry engineering specialist, University of Georgia will discuss how machine vision can be used to detect broiler floor distribution patterns, behaviors and welfare patterns. Inanc Birol, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, Amphoraxe Life Sciences Inc., will talk about antimicrobial peptides as a replacement for poultry antibiotics.
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An Intro to OEE: The Pulse of Your Plant’s Health
2021-11-10 13:00 (America/New_York)
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), is *not* just about your machines or downtime improvements, it’s a holistic indicator of your plant’s health, efficiency, and productivity.
OEE can be a blunt indicator that something in your plant is not quite right or it can be a precision tool that isolates bottlenecks and identifies root causes of production problems. Plant and Operations managers use OEE to benchmark and compare performance across plants, lines, shifts, or SKUs. As an aid in CI efforts, OEE illuminates which improvements are likely to be most fruitful. And, even the smallest gains (1-2%) in OEE can add up to tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost savings.
If you’re not already calculating OEE, what’s the easiest way to get started?
In this webinar with live Q&A, Robert Mirrielees, APICS instructor (CPIM, CSCP, CLTD) and Principal of North American Operations Consulting, discusses the benefits of OEE and outlines how to get started calculating it with resources at hand – and why every facility should pay close attention to this “best practices” KPI.
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Fix Poultry Labor Issues with VR, Kinematics and Imaging
2021-11-11 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Dr. Wayne Daley, advisor to the Agricultural Technology Research Program, Georgia Tech Research Institute will discuss how the integration of virtual and augmented reality interfaces between machines and people can help with loading machines and manipulating product in poultry production. Comas Haynes, faculty, Georgia Tech Research Institute, will share information on a system and method for rotation and holding-in-place of poultry carcasses in shackle device for in-line immersive chilling. Olga Pawluczyk, president, CEO and co-founder, P&P Optica, will present about the use of hyperspectral imaging in poultry processing to identify food quality issues and detect foreign objects.
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Vegan Voices. with Joanne Kong. Veganism, Nutrition, Compassion, and Sustainability
2021-11-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Joanne is among the most compelling advocates for plant-based nutrition today.
She has given numerous presentations at festivals, TedX talks, conference, and universities around the globe including Yale, Tufts, M.I.T, the Univ. of Southern California, and the Univ. of Pennsylvania. She completed a speaking tour of India in 2018, and numerous, other international presentations. Joanne appears in the documentaries “Eating Our Way to Extinction,” narrated by Kate Winslet, and “Taking Note” (about vegan musicians).
Joanne’s extended biography is here.
VEGAN VOICES: ESSAYS BY INSPIRING CHANGEMAKERS
Joanne is editor of the newly-released Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers and author of If You’ve Ever Loved an Animal, Go Vegan. Vegan Voices is a comprehensive collection of compelling testimonials about how our food choices are deeply connected to the pressing challenges and issues of our time. Authors represent the great diversity of roles through which veganism has moved into the mainstream. The book can be a source of continuing inspiration and motivation for those desiring to create a world of greater compassion and equality.
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Wabel Beers & Ciders Summit
2021-11-16 - 2021-11-17
The Wabel Beers & Ciders Summit will consist of two days to meet potential business partners during pre-matched and pre-scheduled B2B Smart Meetings™ to bring together curated buyers and vetted suppliers from the Beers & Ciders industry.
These real one-on-one conversations will last 25 minutes (15 min presentation + 10 min Q&A) and be held in a private meeting.
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Wabel French Wine, Beers & Spirits Summit
2021-11-16 - 2021-11-19
Rejoignez-nous au Wabel French Wine, Beers & Spirits Summit, pour deux jours de B2B Smart Meetings avec des partenaires sélectionnés en fonction de vos besoins, et votre agenda sur mesure.
Ces rendez-vous privés durent 25 minutes (15 minutes de présentation + 10 minutes de questions)

Cette prestation collective est, sous conditions, éligible au dispositif d’aide du Plan de Relance Export de l’Etat français pour les PME-ETI françaises via un « Chèque Relance Export ; renseignez-vous sur www.teamfrance-export.fr – rubrique Trouver des aides et financements/Financements publics. Certaines régions françaises peuvent également apporter une aide à cette prestation dans le cadre de leur politique de soutien à l’export ; renseignez-vous sur les conditions d’éligibilité et de cumul des aides sur le site www.teamfrance-export.fr de votre région.
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How Will Big Data and AI Change Poultry Growing?
2021-11-17 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Relatively inexpensive sensors, widespread use of IoT technologies, cloud computing, AI and machine learning are making it possible to gather and analyze data from all the poultry houses in a complex. But how will poultry growers and integrated companies use this data improve their operations, bird welfare and the overall sustainability of the industry? How will this data and these systems change the way birds are raised? Featured speakers include Simon Cohen, director of sales, MTech Systems, and Vernon Smith, founder and CEO, CAT Squared.
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Low-Pass WGS: Revolutionizing Genome-Wide Association Studies
2021-11-17 11:00 (America/New_York)
The usage of Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) continues to grow in the discovery and development of disease models; however, they are often restricted to interrogation within predefined European ancestry populations. With the continued development of scalable and cost-effective technologies like low-pass whole genome sequencing (LP-WGS), however, this flaw has been addressed by enabling inexpensive genome-wide variant data generation without pre-defined population limitations.
In this webinar, Dr. Louie will first review the science behind LP-WGS technology, which uses computation methods, such as imputation, and discuss advantages and considerations of LP-WGS when compared to traditional genotyping arrays and other whole genome or targeted approaches. Jeremy Li will then review the main results from Gencove’s recently-published paper in Genome Research comparing the performance of LP-WGS to that of commonly-used genotyping arrays in the context of GWAS and polygenic risk scores. Iris Kalka will conclude the webinar by discussing her current work at the Weizmann Institute of Science constructing a cohort consisting of 10,000 healthy individuals, all of whom are deeply phenotyped and genotyped using LP-WGS, in the hopes to unravel novel early disease markers with the potential of becoming drug targets.
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Manufacturing Success in 2022 - Critical Industry Trends for the Year Ahead
2021-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
2020 was a year of survival. 2021 a year of recovery. But what will 2022 hold for the manufacturing industry – and how can your organization keep pace with competitors in the market?
Join IndustryWeek and Aptean for an exclusive look at critical sector trends that will impact your business over the next 12 months, based on first-hand research among North American manufacturers. Discover how 18 months of global disruption has shifted manufacturing priorities, and what your business needs to focus on to thrive in 2022. Aptean will be sharing a snapshot of 2021’s biggest market challenges, plus manufacturers’ responses for overcoming these obstacles next year.
You will learn:

Manufacturers’ top 5 strategic priorities for 2022
How industry leaders are managing market disruption, from the supply chain to customer demands
Why manufacturing organizations believe process automation will be critical to achieving company growth next year
What other manufacturers’ digital transformation roadmaps look like

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Wabel Spirits Summit
2021-11-18 - 2021-11-19
The Wabel Spirits Summit will consist of two days to meet potential business partners during pre-matched and pre-scheduled B2B Smart Meetings™ to bring together curated buyers and vetted suppliers from the Spirits industry.
These real one-on-one conversations will last 25 minutes (15 min presentation + 10 min Q&A) and be held in a private meeting.
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Wabel Wine Summit
2021-11-18 - 2021-11-19
The Wabel Wine Summit will consist of two days to meet potential business partners during pre-matched and pre-scheduled B2B Smart Meetings™ to bring together curated buyers and vetted suppliers from the Wine industry.
These real one-on-one conversations will last 25 minutes (15 min presentation + 10 min Q&A) and be held in a private meeting.
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Addressing Food Safety and Quality Challenges in Food Manufacturing
2021-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Growing food and beverage manufacturers need more than manual processes and spreadsheets to support compliance and quality in their facilities. Instead, they need a unified business management solution that addresses challenges around traceability, allergen tracking, recall management and more. In this webcast, you’ll hear from food industry safety experts about:

The fundamentals of food safety and how to implement safety best practices into your operations
Common reasons for failed safety audits
How successful manufacturers prepare for audits and safety inspections

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