Your ISBT Connection | May 1, 2023
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To sponsor a future issue of the ISBT Connection, contact Zach Raynsford for more information.
Featured News
Welcome to BevTech 2023!

Welcome all ISBT Members to BevTech 2023! We have a great program this week that we can't wait to bring you. Thank you to all members who participated in one of our Social Activities yesterday. Check out the BevTech 2023 Recap Connection for full photo galleries from the entire event.

Connect with other attendees and exhibitors, and take full advantage of ISBT's new BevTech app by searching for Whova in your mobile device's app store. Note: Registered attendees should receive an invitation to use Whova. If you have not registered, you will not be able to log in to Whova.
Thank You to our BevTech 2023 Sponsors
BevTech 2023 - Technology Expo & Networking Reception

TONIGHT - 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at the Caribe Royale

Join us this evening for a night full of technology, innovation, and tasty food and beverages — all served in the exhibition area. Participants in the Technology Expo represent the full spectrum of the beverage industry, including brand owners, beverage producers, ingredient suppliers and retailers, packaging suppliers, and filling and processing equipment manufacturers.
Don't Forget: Register to Attend the ISBT CO2 Symposium & Expo
CO2 Sustainability in an Ever-Changing World
May 3-4, 2023

The ISBT CO2 Symposium & Expo is filling up quickly. If you have not already registered to attend or exhibit, please do so now. We’re excited to hold this special event after the close of BevTech. Join us the afternoon of May 3 and the morning of May 4 as we address challenges specific to the CO2 industry and its impact on beverage. As a reminder, if you are attending BevTech, attendance for the CO2 Symposium & Expo is just $795 on site.
Emerging Brands Summit Returning This Fall!
Sunday, September 10th, 2023 at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV

The Emerging Brands Summit connects you with fast-growing emerging brands seeking to scale their manufacturing operations. This year's event will be held prior to the start of PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Sponsorships are available for purchase now through July 30. Space is limited, reserve your spot today.

Interested in learning more about the event and sponsorship opportunities? Visit the event website or choose a time to meet directly with PMMI Media Group Account Executive Aleks Apkarian here. You won't want to miss this opportunity to get in front of this exclusive, targeted audience as they enter the buying cycle.
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. 
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 Steve Guglielmo by May 29.
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 for more information.
Beverage Institute by ISBT®
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Science is Simply Common Sense at its Best
 
  • Like Joe Friday in Dragnet always said, "The facts, just the facts”.
  • Learn the facts by attending BevTech 2023.
  • Join a Technical Committee and get involved with the creation and updating of Guidelines and Best Practices.
  • Take a Beverage Institute Course!

The Beverage Institute’s partner, The Packaging School also offers online courses that provide value to beverage industry professionals.
Packaging Laws and Regulations
  • An essential introduction to the art, science, and business of packaging. In this course, we map out the major regulatory agencies such as FDA, EPA, USDA, CFR, ASTM, and ISO. Once defined, we break down relevant and applicable laws into cheat sheets so you can have immediate access to them when working on projects. By no means is this course a replacement for legal review, but it is an ideal way to build the foundation of the laws and regulations applicable to packaging.
  • Sign up https://packagingschool.com/packaging-regulations/
 
For more information contact Tom Reimer at [email protected] or visit www.isbt.com.
Did You Know?
"Did You Know?" is a series of interesting events and changes to ISBT and the beverage Industry. If you have an ISBT tidbit or "fun fact," send it to [email protected].  

Have you ever used these industry standard quality measuring techniques?
  • Carbonation testing by the ABA Lab trucks was to poor Cola on the ground and see how far the “fizz” traveled.
  • 2L PET bottle closure testing was to drop it from 10 feet and see if the ROPP closure failed. Many QC departments had to buy a step ladder to do this test.

Click on the link below to learn more interesting facts about Beverages and Quality.
Welcome, New Members!
ISBT is proud to announce we have gained 62 new members since April 1. Please join us in welcoming them to the Society! 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 Steve Guglielmo. The deadline for submission for the next issue of the ISBT Connection is May 29.
Coca-Cola Announces 100% Recycled PET Bottles to Replace Best-Selling 20oz Plastic Products - In honor of Earth Day this year, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast announced the introduction of 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottles, part of company’s progress towards its ‘World Without Waste’ goals.

Pepsi Takes a Classic Beverage to a Totally New Place - Pepsi is releasing a new version of one of its most popular brands that speaks to a new trend rival Coca-Cola has embraced.

Kentucky Soft Drink Company Ale-8-One has a New Fruity Flavor Just in Time for Summer - An iconic Kentucky soft drink company is up to something peachy with the release of a new flavor ahead of the summer.
Committee Profile
Sweetener Technical Committee

The goal of the sweetener technical committee is to foster an environment in which beverage industry professionals can share information relating to sweeteners; including their use, benefits, issues, storage, security, sustainability, and transportation that promotes continuous improvement and environmental responsibility. It is a forum where sweetener manufacturers, beverage producers, and supply chain providers can share mutually beneficial technologies that will enhance the beverage industry; and where technical questions, ideas, and problems related to sweeteners and their utilization can be openly presented with the expectation of receiving satisfactory discussions, answers, or solutions.
Sweetener Technical Committee Chair Bill Kennedy, Carry Transit
ISBT Resource Guide
2023 Beverage Industry Resource Guide

The 2023 Beverage Industry Resource Guide is online now. The 2022 Beverage Industry Resource Guide is designed to help facilitate connections and relationships between members. 

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

If you would like to receive a print copy of the Beverage Industry Resource Guide, contact Tim Hudson today.