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PROCESS EXPO

A supplier owned and managed show results in the best experience for attendees at the lowest possible cost to exhibitors.

PROCESS EXPO and PACK EXPO feature over 1000 companies displaying the latest technology for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical processing and packaging industries.

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FPSA's Annual Conference is where suppliers to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry connect, network and reinvigorate. Attendees can connect with their customers through councils in the meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables, confectionery, pharmaceutical and bakery industry segments. Ample opportunity is given to network with industry peers as participants expand their industry knowledge through educational business sessions and research roundtables. Attendees also reinvigorate themselves while enjoying social events, sports and optional activities.

Annual Conference 2007
Wednesday March 21 - Saturday, March 24 2007  
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa
Indian Wells, California

Operations Conference

This annual event concentrates on the issues facing the operations level personnel in our member companies.

Services

Industry Councils

Members from the same vertical industry segment make up the FPSA Industry Councils. Each council has its own board of directors, the opportunity to recommend programs and services specific to their industry sector and to influence the major programs of FPSA. Councils play a major role in shaping PROCESS EXPO, the program content of the FPSA Annual Conference, research activities, and international programs. FPSA currently has councils representing the following industries.
Bakery
Confectionery
Dairy
Fruit and Vegetable
Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance
Pharmaceutical

3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association supports food safety in manufacturing through participation as a founding member of 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., a non-profit organization representing equipment manufacturers, processors, regulatory sanitarians and other public health professionals. Members of FPSA receive a 50% discount on all 3-A Standards. For more information about 3-A SSI go to www.3-a.org.

New - 3-A SSI Organizes New Pharmaceutical Equipment Standards Initiative

International Programs

FPSA is active in many international venues with the goals of promoting PROCESS EXPO to international food processors while at the same assisting our members to be more successful in selling to this same group.  These programs include pavilions in porminent tradeshows abroad, such as EXPO PACK/PROCESSA, and Pro-Pak China, and support of processor/partner events such as the Annual Conference of CANAINCA, the Mexican National Food Processors Association (may) and CANILEC, The Mexican National Dairy Processors Association (September).  Through strong partner relationships with CANAINCA and CANILEC, the Department of Commerce's International Buyer Program, and extensive promotion overseas, FPSA delivers over 6,000 international buyers to PROCESS EXPO, providing valuable face time with this high level audience.

For more information on CANILEC '07, click here.

For more information on the FPSA Pavilion in EXPO PACK '08, click here.

Find Suppliers

Visitors to our website can search for products and suppliers with our new Find Supplier section.  Suppliers can be found by both searching on broad product categories and by specific products.  The search results provide the seeker with company name, address, phone as well as a live link to website and e-mail addresses allowing instant access and communication.

Research

FPSA State of the Industry and Forward Look - December 2006

This first ever FPSA State of the Industry and Forward Look report is designed to serve the strategic interests of suppliers to the global food and beverage industry.  The 2006 FPSA study features sector-specific insights, data and expert understanding of what's next in the flavor and ingredient industry.  Mintel's powerful interface provided FPSA members with the ability to download tables to Excel, create powerful graphs and conduct searches within the report.  Members may access the report by going to www.fpsaresearch.org. 

Annual Purchase Intent Study

This "voice of the customer" study reports on processors' buying intentions for equipment, supplies and ingredients. This information is crucial in producing market driven objectives and strategies for suppliers. The type of information provided includes: Who makes up the purchasing team? How much they plan to spend this year? How important is the Internet in purchasing processes? What is the most important value adding strategy for ingredient suppliers? What is the greatest opportunity for new product development? What are the most promising new techniques? In addition, this information is broken down by industry segment, allowing members to focus on the specific sectors to which they sell.

Annual Compensation Survey

Members can keep up-to-date on how they compare to similar companies in our industry with regard to employee compensation and benefits. The survey includes compensation information on sales, service, engineering and production positions, as well as general policies. It is a valuable benchmarking tool for management teams at FPSA member companies.