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The EMC Food Sector Schedule has some interesting best practices and topics lined up and more in the works for 2012! Get ready to join your peers in sessions that explore Employee Engagement, World Class Safety Programs, Line Optimization, Logistics-Transportation-Border Challenges and Opportunities, Generational Issues, Co-Op and Apprenticeship Programs, etc. It promises to be a year of inspiration!
The preliminary Food Sector Schedule of Events is attached below for your perusal and for your input. If there is a topic of interest that you would like to see addressed or you have a best practice that you would like to share, we would be happy to hear from you.
There are two excellent EMC Regional Networking Events taking place in January hosted by Food Sector Members that I would like to highlight:
January 18, 2012, Pactiv (Formerly Reynolds Food Packaging), Summerstown, ONCONTINUO…
The EMC Food Sector Initiative has had a very successful, busy and informative year - with some phenomenal best practice presentations, great plant tours and wonderful speakers on a myriad of topics! It has been a year of true networking, collaboration and relationships! We have seen Manufacturers drive from one corner of the Province to another– from Lynn in Eastern Ontario to Woodstock, from Hamilton to Campbellford, and so forth - in an effort to take part in Food Sector Events!
This year, we held 15 regional networking sessions across the Province and partnered with the Operations Strategy Institute on the Food and Beverage Operations Strategy Summit this fall. We were delighted to have had best practices and plant tours with both small and large companies and rural and urban manufacturers!
The topics were varied and as always, came directly from our participants - focusing on the challenges and opportunities in business today. We tackled such issues as…
This fall, Supply Chain Management and the concept of integrating the tools of Lean Management into our Supply Chains was the focus of best practice networking events across Ontario in Woodstock, Winchester and Leamington! Excellent presentations, examples and discussion by those involved in industry left participants considering the possibilities for enhancing and developing their own Supply Chain Management programs in a number of ways.
In Woodstock, we focused on the generalities of Supply Chain Management and the strength that comes from involving our employees in continuous improvement initiatives. Burnbrae Farms and McCormick Canada shared their experiences. Taking things one step further and looking at the role Lean Management plays in our Supply Chains, Parmalat hosted a session in Winchester and Eaton and Wills Transfer spoke with regard to their efforts on strengthening their Supply Chains. And, in Leamington,…
When it comes to Risk Management in the Food Industry, particularly in light of a very global business environment and the consumer’s ready access to news and media through internet and social networking, and ongoing new required legislation and regulations to comply with, there are constantly issues emerging that warrant consideration when companies look at developing and implementing programs in this regard.
Food Sector Members with an interest in discussing Risk Management initiatives were pleased to have had representatives from AON Reed Stenhouse Inc., share some of their industry findings and case studies. We are grateful as well to have had ABB Inc., a robotics manufacturer who supplies to the Food Sector, in Brampton, Ontario hosting this special event!
During introductions, Members were asked what Risk Management really means to their business and if there had ever been a time where…
November 9, 2011
EMC Food Sector Network - Developing Employee Engagement and Accountability: Event Summary
EMC Members from Brockville to Hamilton gathered at Blommer Chocolate Canada in Campbellford, Ontario to participate in an interactive workshop with Doug Harper, General Manager, on “Developing Employee Engagement and Accountability”!
Over the course of the last decade, culture change and employee engagement have been subjects of considerable interest and commonly tabled in SIG networking discussion in EMC Consortia across Ontario and the East Coast.
Engagement is one of those seemingly illusive goals that most organizations today are beginning to realize is key to establishing a competitive advantage that other companies find very difficult to reproduce. If you have ever been fortunate enough to work in an engaged…
EMC Canada is pleased to share information regarding a very special Symposium being hosted by the GFTC (Guelph Food Technology Centre) on the “State of the Industry 2011: A Closer Look at Canada’s Food & Beverage Industry”.
This event will provide Guests with the opportunity to take in some excellent presentations focused on industry challenges and opportunities. Topics of discussion include the following:
- Canada's Economic Status and Outlook
- The Industry in 2011: Coping with Challenges, Driving Opportunity
- Human Resources and the Food & Beverage Industry
- Planning Considerations for Small & Medium Enterprises in Canada's Food & Beverage Industry
- Consumer Behaviours and Trends
- A Look at…
The Strategy Institute will be hosting its 2nd Annual Food Regulatory and Quality Assurance Summit in Toronto on October 19th and 20th. This is a great opportunity to learn from industry experts and benchmark with peers!
There is an interesting Summit coming up next week that will be featuring some great topics and best practice experiences surrounding Food Regulatory and Quality Assurance issues.
A full brochure with the Agenda and Registration information can be downloaded from the website at: http://www.foodregulationcanada.com.
2nd Annual Food Regulatory and Quality Assurance Summit
Providing insights into regulations for you to effectively stay compliant...
Hear from regulators, leading…
September 7, 2011
EMC Food Sector Network Event: Supply Chain Management - Woodstock
It is time to rally our companies to benchmark with others in the field of Supply Chain Management – regardless of size or sector, every company has a role to play on the SCM Team. According to the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council there are 744,000 workers included in manufacturing, wholesale, and retail businesses representing 29% of total Canadian GDP!
I invite you to consider the multiple ways in which the Supply Chain touches your business and then to take a moment to ponder if given the opportunity, where and how you might effectively and efficiently take steps to improve what you have in place - ultimately aiding your company to be that much more efficient, that much more responsive, that much more competitive…
In that spirit of getting everyone excited about the possibilities when it comes to SCM, we are very pleased to be "cheering" B…
The Food and Beverage Operations Strategies Summit to Drive Productivity and Profitability will host a number of great speakers on September 21st and 22nd and we are thrilled to have a long-time EMC Member, McCormick Canada Inc. sharing their experiences on adjusting to shifts in consumer demands.
A company steeped in over a 100 years of history, with a wide range of product lines that are purchased around the globe and an ongoing commitment to strive for excellence in processing, product development and building on the power of their people, this is a company that has a great deal of experience to share.
McCormick Canada is the largest Spice, Dry Sauce & Seasoning, Extract, and Specialty foods operation in the country. McCormick & Co. is a global leader in the manufacture,…
August 2, 2011
EMC Food Sector Network: Prepare Yourself for a FABULOUS Fall of Networking Opportunities!
Supply Chain Management, the impact of Lean, Project Management Office Best Practices, the “Turnaround Interview”, Employee Engagement and Accountability, and Risk Management – these are a few of the topics in our upcoming peer-to-peer networking activities! Complementing these sessions is a dynamic Summit - "Food and Beverage Operations Strategies to Drive Productivity and Profitability"! So - prepare yourself for a FABULOUS fall filled with excellent networking opportunities!
A "peak" at some of the sessions to come and a link to the Calandar and Invitation for each Event follows below. On behalf of those sharing best practices including: Burnbrae Farms, McCormick, Sleeman Breweries, Eaton, Beau's All Natural Brewing Company, Blommer Chocolate Company of Canada, Montana HR Services, the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council, and Value Stream Solutions Inc. - and our Hosts Parmalat Canada and OMAFRA - we look forward to welcoming you to our FABULOUS fall…
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