The only association bringing together the entire food industry
Join FPSA and become part of a vibrant community comprised of leading food producers, top-tier equipment manufacturers, comprehensive packaging service providers and supply providers, automation and technology experts, and accomplished engineering professionals. Together, we collaborate, stay abreast of industry trends, drive business growth, and contribute to philanthropic initiatives, shaping the future of food production. Join us in revolutionizing the industry!
Practical Tools, Insights & Conversations to Move the Industry Forward
In today’s food and beverage industry, staying informed isn’t optional—it’s essential. Whether you're navigating new regulations, adopting innovative technologies, or strengthening your workforce, FPSA’s resources are designed to help you solve real-world challenges and drive results.
Industry Education That Delivers Real-World Impact
FPSA’s educational programs are designed to help you stay sharp, solve problems, and lead with confidence. Whether you're building a stronger workforce, implementing new technologies, researching food safety solutions or navigating evolving regulations, our content is built to meet the real-world needs of the food and beverage industry.
At FPSA, we're passionate about investing in the next generation of food industry leaders. Through our comprehensive scholarship and awards programs, we provide meaningful opportunities for students, professionals, and member companies to advance their careers and make lasting contributions to our industry.
DEFEAT HUNGER is one of FPSA’s most powerful expressions of industry compassion. Created in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, this year - round campaign brings our members together to combat food insecurity through volunteerism, fundraising, and hands - on service.
DEFEAT HUNGER is one of FPSA’s most powerful expressions of industry compassion. Created in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, this year-round campaign brings our members together to combat food insecurity through volunteerism, fundraising, and hands-on service.
The Food Production Solutions Association (FPSA) is a dynamic community of food producers, manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers. As the only association bringing together the entire food industry across all segments and all those involved in the food production process, we work to create a collaborative environment that brings together industry leaders, experts and innovators. Through meaningful education, industry engagement, and philanthropy, FPSA and our members are shaping the future of food production.
When it comes to food safety, the stakes have never been higher.
As food safety risks, foreign material concerns, labor constraints, and sanitation costs are all increasing simultaneously; many processors are discovering that the design of their equipment can have a significant impact on food safety outcomes.
Join food safety and conveyance experts as they share learnings collected from the field highlighting gaps that can create sanitation challenges and contamination risks. We'll also take a look ahead at emerging sanitation technologies. .
Attendees will learn:
Identify common gaps in accessibility, cleanability, setup and tools.
Understand how investments in hygienic design can reduce sanitation costs, improve cleaning effectiveness, and create a foundation for future automation.
We’ll cover load consistency, cycle time, handling, repeatability, and throughput.
Evaluate when to modify or manage design gaps.
Explore emerging trends shaping the future of food safety.
Speakers
Matt Graunke
Freeze Dry Sales Executive
Parker Freeze Dry
Matt works directly with food and pet food manufacturers evaluating freeze drying for commercial production. His experience includes pilot testing, system considerations, and helping teams understand how process decisions impact long-term performance, consistency, and scalability. He regularly works with operators navigating the gap between initial interest and real-world implementation.
Lisa Keefe, Moderator
Contributing Editor
Meatingplace
In 20 years of writing about the protein industries, Lisa M. Keefe has gotten up close and personal with every link in the food supply chain although, as a factory geek, processing plants are her favorites. She runs her own b-to-b communications and marketing shop at LisaMKeefe.com, building on her experience as past editor in chief of Meatingplace and its sister publication, Alt-Meat. She pens the Center of My Plate blog on Meatingplace.com, and writes about and speaks regularly to audiences on a wide variety of emerging topics and trends in protein production. She’s passionate about addressing the challenges of feeding the world, now and in the future.
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