Exciting Opportunity for CPA Members:
Virtual “Scale and Adapt” Workshop
Contract Packagers and Contract Manufacturers (CP/CMs) are often required to adapt and scale effectively and efficiently. For the first time, CPA is offering this valuable, two-hour workshop, FREE to CPA members!
Join us on Sept. 2, 2020 at 3 p.m. EDT for a virtual workshop that will cover:
- Efficient scaling
- Improving quality, productivity and consistency
- A four-step performance development process template
- And more!
There are only EIGHT spots available for this workshop. If you are a CPA member who wishes to take advantage of this valuable member benefit, don‘t wait!
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Reconnect with the Beverage Industry!
For the first time ever, ISBT will offer a comprehensive VIRTUAL program of topical, technical and trendy presentations designed to enhance your knowledge and expertise. This series of presentations is given by top subject matter experts and hosted by the premier technical society – and it’s all accessible from the comfort of your office or home. NO NEED TO TRAVEL!
CPA Members are invited to join ISBT on Aug. 5 for the start of the 2020 virtual event of the year in the beverage industry: ISBT will host one webinar per week in August.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov. 8-11, 2020 | Chicago
Tower sponsor opportunities available - contact mpaulina@contractpackaging.org
PLMA Reception
Nov. 16, 2020 | Embassy Suites By Hilton O’Hare – Rosemont, 5500 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Walk the PLMA show then relax with CPS and its members. Network and enjoy the evening.
OTHER NEWS
General Mills Adds More Outsourcing Partners as It Aims to Meet Packaged-Food Demand
Since March, when demand started to soar, General Mills has struck several new partnerships with contract manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials—and expanded existing ones—to help bolster its supply chain.
Packaged-food companies are striving to keep grocery shelves stocked during the coronavirus pandemic as consumers continue to eat more meals at home. Disruptions in the supply chain have made it hard for manufacturers such as Minneapolis-based General Mills to replenish stores with Progresso soups and Betty Crocker cake mixes, despite its factories operating at capacity.
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Conducting Virtual FATs: Brand-New Guidance Addresses Critical Need During COVID-19 Pandemic
The OpX Leadership Network releases best practices and leadership guidelines for executing virtual factory acceptance tests (vFATs), to address the changing operational landscape brought on by COVID-19. This addendum to the existing Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) work product tackles how to most effectively use communication and connection technologies to allow consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to interact remotely with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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