Your ISBT Connection | March 15, 2022
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Featured News
Exciting Sponsorship Opportunities to Raise Your Profile at BevTech 2022!

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ISBT has a new and cost-effective program to help you gain visibility. Added benefit: youll be supporting the vision of the Society to be the premier international technical society for the beverage industry!
 
Your generous support will be recognized throughout the entire event, as well as in pre- and post-event marketing.
 
For more information about sponsorship options, costs, and benefits, click the button below.
We have limited sponsorship opportunities. If you already have an Expo booth, you may want to upgrade to a sponsorship opportunity that includes an Expo booth. If you need a booth, then act today while good booth selection is still possible. Make your decision and act now!
 
If you are interested, please contact the ISBT Office at office@isbt.com, and let us know which sponsorship opportunities you wish to pursue. 
BevTech 2022 Technology Exposition & Networking Reception

Only a limited number of booths are still available
in Frisco, Texas, so sign up now!
           
Registration is open, so reserve your booth now.
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Check Out Monday's Program
Meeting Today's Sustainability Demands with an Eye to the Future

Jordan Fengel
Sustainability Manager for the U.S. & Canada at Tetra Pak
Presentation Packaging - Sustainable Label
Kyle Strenski
Business Director - Food, HPC, and Beverege, Films and Specials SBU, UPM Raflatac
Member News
The Beverage Industry Resource Guide contains information from beverage industry supplier members from a promotional standpoint. It is for advertising purposes only and does not reflect the opinions or position of ISBT. 
How the Pandemic Affected CO2 Supply - When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, unique market conditions caused a perfect storm that resulted in a severe shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2) supply.
Sure Purity's Take on Understanding the Risks to Food Safety During a CO2 Shortage - Understanding the risks to food safety during a CO2 shortage.
Anton Paar Presents Their Wine Analyzing System - At Anton Paar, we're proud to have spent decades refining wine analysis solutions for every step of your production process.
Sartorius Presents Annual Report for 2021 - Besides providing detailed information on its business performance, as well as on innovations, acquisitions and sustainability initiatives, the company also confirms its preliminary figures for fiscal 2021, which had already been published on January 27, 2022.
Mojonnier Acquires Universal Beverage Equipment - Mojonnier is pleased to announce the acquisition of UBE. One of the owners of UBE, Edward Moriarty, will be joining Mojonnier as part of the acquisition.
BCN Labs St. Cloud, FL Training Center - BCN Labs has opened a new training center in St. Cloud, Florida.
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 March 30. 
Featured Catalogs
Data Key Communications is proud to introduce its Supplier Catalog Library, a great resource for those in the beverage industry who want to see digital catalogs from ISBT suppliers collected in one spot!

If you're a supplier who would like to have your product catalog hosted online in the Catalog Library with a shareable and embeddable link, receive statistics about readership and clicks throughout the year, and be featured in the ISBT Connection, please contact Zach Raynsford at zachr@datakey.org for more information.
Did You Know?
"Did You Know?" is a series of interesting events and changes to the ISBT and the beverage Industry. If you have an ISBT tidbit or "fun fact," send it to tom@isbt.com.  
 
Did You Know... about the ISBT?
Logo: This updated logo was first used in 2008.
 
Regional Meeting: On December 13 – 15, 2010, the ISBT held its first Middle East/North African (MENSA) regional meeting in Dubai in conjunction with the Dubai Drink Technology Expo (DDTE).

Recognition: In November 2008, ISBT was recognized as “Best in Breed: Associations at Work” as featured in the in-flight American Airways news report.
Welcome, New Members!
ISBT is proud to announce we have gained 21 new members since March 1. 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.
Industry News
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 March 30.
McDonald's, Starbucks and Coca-Cola leave Russia - McDonald's and Starbucks are shutting their restaurants and cafes in Russia, and Coca-Cola is suspending its operations there in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. PepsiCo is also pulling some products from the country.

PepsiCo Expands Manufacturing Facility, Creating 136 Jobs - PepsiCo Beverages North America will invest $260 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Georgia, creating 136 jobs.

Dr Pepper Collectors Return to Waco for Annual Convention - Collectors of items branded with Dr Pepper, 10-2-4 or any other connection to the born-in-Waco soft drink reunited this week for the 37th annual Dr Pepper 10-2-4 Collectors Club’s convention held at the Waco Hilton and the Waco Convention Center.
Featured Category
In each issue of the ISBT Connection, we will spotlight a "Featured Category" from the Beverage Industry Resource Guide. The Resource Guide's suppliers are broken down by product category in the Guide, making it a great resource for finding companies who sell specific items. Today's featured category is Retail & Fountain Equipment.
 
Please note: suppliers are listed alphabetically according to level of sponsorship in the Resource Guide.
ISBT Resource Guide
2021-2022 ISBT Resource Guide Online Now

The 2021-2022 Beverage Industry Resource Guide is designed to help facilitate connections and relationships between members. This year's print resource guide has grown considerably over the very first guide, which was published in 2020. We are excited to now feature more than 250 soft drink brands, 60 regional bottling companies, 20 consulting firms, and more than 350 supplier members segmented by business category!

Check out the full online edition of the Resource Guide by clicking the button below.