North American Food Safety & Quality is the industry’s leading collection of food safety, quality, and compliance executives, thought leaders and innovators. We offer sponsors bespoke value added services tailored around your ability to pre-select prospects to meet with face-to-face.
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Platinum Sponsors
OPTEL Group
OPTEL Group
Founded in 1989, OPTEL GROUP is a leading global provider of supply chain traceability systems and a Certified B Corporation, making it part of a global movement of companies dedicated to using the power of business to do good in the world.
Thanks to its recognized expertise and innovative technologies, OPTEL is the only company with the ability to offer true end-to-end traceability, providing granular data at every step of the supply chain — from raw materials to the consumer and beyond.
Namely, OPTEL and its solutions cater to key industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, ensuring product safety and quality, while helping prevent counterfeiting. The company has also developed consumer-engagement technologies, with the aim of extending supply chain transparency to the consumer and creating direct links between brands and their customers.
OPTEL’s goal is to use its technologies to build a sustainable world through the Intelligent Supply Chain® (ISC). Dedicated to solving problems rather than creating them, OPTEL develops and deploys ISC solutions to help companies gain greater transparency and efficiency in their supply chains, and to empower consumers to adopt sustainable and responsible purchasing habits.
From its headquarters in Québec City, Canada, and facilities in the United States, Ireland, Brazil and India, OPTEL’s traceability experts support large-scale deployments of ISC software and hardware solutions to bring global industries into the digital age — a crucial step toward smarter supply chains.
TraceGains
TraceGains
TraceGains is a rapidly growing software company, delivering a sophisticated suite of products for food, beverage, and CPG companies. TraceGains solutions empower our customers to satisfy compliance with regulations and industry standards such as FSMA, GFSI, and HACCP/HARPC, without the need for additional staff.
At the heart of TraceGains is a robust platform that enables companies to automate and optimize their processes through instant information sharing and collaboration between supply chain partners, which saves time and improves food safety and quality. TraceGains is leading the charge to revolutionize information exchange across the supply chain.
Gold Sponsors
TraQtion
TraQtion
TraQtion’s mission as a software company is to connect the world’s supply chain, empowering manufacturers, retailers and restaurant operators to bring safer, sustainable and quality products. Some of the world’s most familiar brands use TraQtion software to reduce quality risks, increase ingredient transparency and scale their operations for future growth. TraQtion, a wholly owned subsidiary of NSF International, is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA with regional offices in Long Hanborough, UK and Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Silver Sponsors
Bruker Daltonics
Bruker Daltonics
Bruker’s high-performance scientific instruments and high-value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic levels.
With Bruker’s innovative technologies we serve the needs of our customers with instruments and assays that meet the demand of industrial and applied microbiologists and those in clinical microbiology.
The MALDI Biotyper®, validated and certified according to the Official Method of Analysis program (OMA) of the AOAC International and to the new ISO 16140-part 6 standard by MicroVal, offers a reliable “one system – one workflow” solution for microbiology of the food chain, in terms of safety and quality. The IR Biotyper® for strain typing enables fast quality control of technological strains and tracking of microbial contaminants.
https://www.bruker.com/en/applications/microbiology-and-diagnostics/food-beverage-microbiology.html
DNV Business Assurance USA Inc.
DNV Business Assurance USA Inc.
DNV is one of the world’s leading certification bodies. Through management system certification and training services, DNV helps companies manage risks, assure compliance and sustainable performance of organizations, people and value chains across all types of industries, including food & beverage, automotive and aerospace.
DNV’s digitally enabled certification services help customers manage risks and continually improve. Whether tackling quality, environmental, safety or security challenges, DNV combines technical, industry and risk management expertise to build confidence, continuity, and resilience. DNV enables its customers and their stakeholders to make critical decisions with confidence.
Driven by its purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, DNV helps tackle the challenges and global transformations facing its customers and the world today and is a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful and forward-thinking companies.
Eagle Product Inspection
Eagle Product Inspection
As a leading global manufacturer of inspection and analysis systems, Eagle Product Inspection has been a thought leader and educator throughout the world. We’ve built a team of experts and partners who ensure we remain attuned to industry needs, challenges and changes. We continually collaborate with our customers to develop and execute the latest technologies that provide contaminant detection and quality checks to ensure products are safe and compliant.
FoodLogiQ
FoodLogiQ
FoodLogiQ is on a mission to map the world’s food chain, make it as safe as possible, and empower people to make informed decisions about the food they eat. We track millions of data points every day and connect thousands of food companies around the world. FoodLogiQ’s software enables supplier management, food safety compliance, quality incident management, recall management and whole chain traceability – all on a single platform built exclusively for the food industry.
Industrial Magnetics Inc.
Industrial Magnetics Inc.
IMI is an industry leader in providing Permanent Magnets and Electromagnets for workholding, lifting, fixturing, conveying & magnetic separation. We custom design, engineer and manufacture magnetic assemblies and magnetic separation devices for our customers’ specific requirements. We take pride in our products’ quality and performance. Several of our Magnetic Separation products are certified by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and HACCP International as acceptable and suitable for direct contact with food product. With worldwide distribution through direct sales and channel partners, provide personalized service and innovative solutions to meet the exact needs of our customers. IMI is proud to be a USA based manufacturer of magnetic assemblies and our USA M.A.D.E™ logo is how we show it. You will find our USA M.A.D.E™ logo on any of our products that are Manufactured • Assembled • Designed • Engineered in the USA, at our facilities. IMI employs over 70 personnel, with departments including: Sales, Marketing, G&A, Engineering, and Manufacturing.
Jolt Software
Jolt Software
Jolt’s digital operations and food safety execution platform seamlessly replaces paper processes with its all-in-one software solution featuring labeling, sensors, digital food safety, checklists, and training. All your managerial knowledge, housed in one, easy-to-use device.
KLEANZ Food Safety Technologies
KLEANZ Food Safety Technologies
KLEANZ Food Safety Technologies is proud to be the leader in software and services for the Food, Beverage, Packaging, and Pharma industries. For over 30 years, we have ensured that our clients’ Food Safety, Sanitation Management, and Maintenance needs are satisfied and streamlined. The KLEANZ Team comprises food manufacturing experts with over 300 years of combined experience in the industry. Our clients include the largest food and beverage companies worldwide, as well as many regional operations. The KLEANZ Headquarters is in the Metro Atlanta area.
www.kleanz.com
Matrix Sciences
Matrix Sciences
In an increasingly complex environment, Matrix Sciences brings together the expertise, resources and support needed to partner with the agri-food supply chain—from Cultivation to Consumer™. The results: the information required to make informed decisions with confidence in the cultivation, production and research of food and agriculture products.
Michigan State University Online Food Safety Program
Michigan State University Online Food Safety Program
Michigan State University’s Online Food Safety program strives to educate professionals on how to make global food systems safe and supports individuals as they advance in food safety-related careers. The program consists of an online Master of Science in Food Safety degree, non-credit continuing education courses, and an on-campus executive education program. The MS degree boasts 600+ students and alumni and over 200 executives who have come to campus to learn from high-level food safety experts.
Microbac Laboratories, Inc.
Microbac Laboratories, Inc.
Microbac Laboratories offers a single-source, seamless solution to help you proactively manage food quality while staying ahead of safety risks. Our team and network of ISO-accredited laboratories provides full service chemical, microbiological and molecular testing solutions to help ensure product safety and quality. We understand the unique pressures and regulations of the food industry, and are ready to help you design flexible food and environmental monitoring testing programs. Accurate and reliable testing for ingredient authenticity, pathogen detection, allergen presence, non-GMO certification, nutritional labels, and shelf life studies gives consumers confidence in the food they eat and protects your brand.
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
We are food safety experts. PSSI is the number one contract sanitation and janitorial provider with decades of experience in sanitation and chemical solutions. We clean 450+ plants daily in North America. With a team of 17,000 employees and 220 Field Managers, we offer 24/7 shift coverage with full-time employees. We promise you nothing less than total protection.
RQA
RQA
Founded in 1989, RQA is the global leader in providing quality assurance and food safety consultancy, training and services to the food and beverage industry. RQA offers Retail Quality Audits, Counterfeit Investigations, Consumer Complaint and Product Retrieval, Crisis Planning and Management and Product Recall Services globally. RQA Food Forensics™ is the leading provider of foreign material identification services. FSMA compliance training includes PCQI for Human and Animal Foods, Foreign Supplier Verification Program, and Food Defense Programs. RQA’s consultancy team also assists with the development of these respective programs. Visit us at NAFS21 to learn more.
Workshop Sponsors
Bayer
Bayer
Bayer has a long heritage of creating healthy environments through science. In line with that vision, our pest management and public health business is passionate about helping people and businesses by defending environments and people against hazards that pests can bring. The Rodent Monitoring System (RMS) from Bayer exemplifies our strength in turning scientific discoveries and exploration into smarter ways of doing business. This easy-to-use platform automates rodent monitoring 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As part of an integrated pest management system, RMS can enhance food safety and biosecurity, reduce business risk, and protect public health.
CMX (ComplianceMetrix)
CMX (ComplianceMetrix)
Leading brands including Burger King, Taco Bell, Arby’s, Sonic Drive-In, Outback Steakhouse, Bulletproof 360, RaceTrac, Red Robin, and Hasbro trust CMX’s cloud-based Enterprise Quality Management Software (EQMS) CMX1 to help them achieve and maintain quality and operational excellence. For over a decade, CMX has led the market with the most comprehensive, user-friendly, cloud-based EQMS platform for food and consumer brands. It’s the only enterprise solution to effectively combine supply chain quality and operational execution into a single, fully configurable operating platform.
Dozuki
Dozuki
Dozuki provides software that enables companies to capitalize on the expertise of their workforce. We are the preferred knowledge hub for connected enterprises. Using our software, our customers have been able to capture expert knowledge, standardize it, and build scalable training programs from it. Dozuki has helped hundreds of companies reduce the cost of mistakes by 40%, reduce training time by up to 90%, and pass rigorous food safety audits.
Built-in features include: video support, instant reporting, API integrations, multi-lingual support, digital forms, mobile apps, version control, local hosting, and so much more.
Neogen
Neogen
NEOGEN (NASDAQ: NEOG) solutions can be found at every step of the food chain.
NEOGEN provides the most comprehensive range of solutions and services for the food processing, animal protein, and agriculture industries, not only protecting the world’s food supply, but also allowing our customers to produce more efficiently and effectively than they could before.
Polsinelli PC
Polsinelli PC
Polsinelli is a nation-wide law firm that assists companies in meeting their regulatory and legal obligations under the Food Safety Modernization Act and all applicable federal and state laws. Polsinelli also provides a variety of services to help companies protect against food safety, product liability and labeling lawsuits. Additional services include assisting with product liability claims, trademarks, patents, mergers and acquisitions and providing employment law advice.
RizePoint
RizePoint
RizePoint offers a robust software solution and the world’s most popular mobile auditing app that empowers quality teams to proactively manage and improve their quality assurance, compliance, and supplier quality programs. For over 20 years, we’ve helped top brands worldwide collect and analyze meaningful data, spot trends, consolidate processes, and drive improvement in food safety, food service, supplier quality management, and more.
Exhibitors
Clauger
Clauger
Clauger is a family owned company which excels in providing industrial refrigeration and air treatment solutions that are customized to fit your needs. With an established presence in over 90 countries, and teams based at 15 international subsidiaries.
With over 50 years of experience, Clauger has the knowledge to create the ideal atmospheric conditions for your manufacturing and process rooms: temperature control, humidity control and constant, controlled air flow. Our objective is to provide and install products that complement each other to create an optimized, quality-built system.
Clauger strives to always provide innovative systems that are also sustainable. Our services include design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of world-class industrial refrigeration systems and process air solutions.
Clauger was created with three core values, which are incorporated in our daily business activities. With our highly experienced team at the helm, we continue to uphold our commitment of providing cutting edge technology, around the clock support, and sustainable solutions worldwide.
ClorDiSys Solutions
ClorDiSys Solutions
ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc offers microbial decontamination services for rooms, tanks, chambers, and entire facilities. Our quick and effective fumigation service is EPA registered as a sterilant, capable of eliminating all bacteria, fungi, viruses, molds, and their spores. Entire facilities can be safely and completely decontaminated in as little as one day. Portable and fixed equipment is also available for sale for routine decontamination.
COPAN Newlab Engineering Srl
COPAN Newlab Engineering Srl
NewLab, established in 2012, is one of the newest Copan business units, with the mission to provide technologically advanced automated solutions for industrial microbiology. The NewLab innovative approach enables companies and laboratories to benefit from an efficient sample processing that guarantees solid quality performance.
Specifically designed in compliance with ISO standards for microbiological quality control in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, Cyclone™ is our automated walk-away system which increases results accuracy and reproducibility while decreasing time and operational costs. PharmaLab™, our new platform capable of digital plate incubation and reading for environmental monitoring, offers reliable results though any audit trail.
We possess the broad-minded professionalism common to all the branches of Copan’s group, to deal with new requests and to tailor our products to your specific needs in today’s fast-paced technological scene. Considered as a strategic technological partner, Copan NewLab supports any of your complex projects.
Cornerstone Flooring
Cornerstone Flooring
Cornerstone Flooring, in business over 30 years, is the nation’s largest single-source manufacturer and installer of high-performance resinous flooring systems. Engineered for versatility and functionality, our flooring systems last up to four times longer than conventional flooring options and meet the demands of every industry we service. Our diverse customer base includes Fortune 500 companies in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, aeronautical, industrial, and biotech markets. At Cornerstone Flooring, we never use subcontractors for any part of our process. From concept and planning to implementation and post-installation inspections, our team of technical experts will directly manage your project. Cornerstone Flooring has grown into an internationally recognized leader in industrial flooring. We have more than five decades of experience in innovative research, development, and installation. As part of our Seamless Durability® pledge, we guarantee effective communication with integrity and a flooring system that lasts.
Corteva Agriscience
Corteva Agriscience
Corteva Agriscience™ is the only major agriscience company completely dedicated to agriculture. By combining the strengths of DuPont Pioneer, DuPont Crop Protection and Dow AgroSciences, we’ve harnessed agriculture’s brightest minds and expertise gained over two centuries of scientific achievement. With continuing investments, we are one of the first electronic remote monitoring companies bringing you The ActiveSense® system, electronic remote monitoring technology to elevate your service like never before with 24/7 activity monitoring, real-time alerts and data insights that help you solve tough pest problems and improve efficiency.
Emerson
Emerson
Emerson Cargo Solution’s core technologies, coupled with our cold chain expertise, help retailers, restaurants, growers, suppliers, shippers and exporters mitigate food waste while helping ensure only the freshest and safest products reach consumers. Our cold chain solutions provide visibility into in-transit cargo shipments, help enable streamlined supply chains and promote better quality and safety decisions.
FoodChain ID
FoodChain ID
FoodChain ID is a supplier of technology-enabled solutions to support the safety, quality, integrity and sustainability of the global food chain. Our services include food safety certification and auditing, HorizonScan™ ingredient and supplier risk assessment, Food Fraud Database for GFSI-required vulnerability assessments of economically motivated adulteration, and gComply Plus covering product-level, global contaminants analysis. The FoodChain ID Academy offers training via virtual, in person and e-learning courses. Certification offerings include BRCGS, SQF, GLOBALG.A.P, FSSC 22000, USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verification, U.S. Hemp Authority®, and Vegan/Plant-Based/Vegetarian. For efficiency in audits and certification, we provide one global customer portal: TrakCert.™ Our worldwide Consulting Services support business needs for food safety, certification, regulatory compliance, supply chain risk assessment and global product applications.
Hiperbaric
Hiperbaric
Formed in 1999, Hiperbaric designs, develops, produces and markets its high pressure processing equipment internationally. The company is recognized for its trust, customer support, teamwork and continuous R&D efforts.
Hiperbaric has installed more than 300 machines in more than 40 countries across five continents, making the company the global leader in HPP technology with the most reliable and economic machines on the market. Hundreds of companies worldwide use Hiperbaric equipment to process juices and beverages, meat, fish and seafood, fruits and vegetables, dairy and ready-to-eat meals.
With headquarters in Burgos, Spain, a U.S. office in Miami, and commercial and technical offices in Mexico, Asia and Oceania, Hiperbaric continues to explore HPP technology with new applications in different industrial sectors.
Honeywell Industrial Safety
Honeywell Industrial Safety
PPE built for safety
Designed for comfort. At Honeywell PPE, safety is in our DNA. Every single day, hundreds of millions of people work in hazardous environments and rely on their safety equipment to get them home every night. For over a century, Honeywell has been protecting workers with head-to-toe safety offerings, rooted in our industry experience and relentless drive to innovate. Today, our safety solutions protect the future of 500 million workers. In this future, safety solutions adapt to changing needs and environments.
They increase productivity and efficiency, instead of getting in the way. And above all, they don’t stop working until the last worker clocks out and gets home safely.
NJMEP
NJMEP
Novolyze
Novolyze
Novolyze empowers food & beverage companies to improve food safety & quality performance in a fast-moving compliance environment.
We offer application-driven, tech-enabled solutions to activate a groundbreaking, holistic approach to food safety and quality. We leverage the power of IoT and cloud-computing to unify food safety and quality data, transform them into actionable insights, and enable real-time decision-making.
PathogenDx
PathogenDx
PathogenDx is a biotechnology company based in Arizona, developing diagnostic solutions to more rapidly and accurately identify pathogens, through our AOAC-certified flexible assay, that can lead to recalls in the Food industry. We are expanding the possibilities of DNA-based testing to identify pathogens faster and easier through our game-changing microarray technology—driving a higher standard of sensitivity and specificity in testing. We deliver innovative solutions that are efficient, robust, that are cost effective and save lives, and drive us all towards the future of safe.
Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc.
Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc.
Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc. (PJRFSI) is a Global Assurance Certification Body who provides audit, training and risk management services to virtually every industry. PJRFSI services clients around the world managing risk within their organization and that of their supply chain. We are a fully accredited body, offering services for globally recognized accredited 3rd party standards such as GFSI & ISO as well as 2nd party programs including GMP, GDP, Cannabis, Organic and Global Gap to name a few. We also offer customer specific audit programs to mitigate risk within your supply chain such as food safety, quality and brand protection. With over 11,000 clients globally across 50 countries, we are well suited to meet your needs.
QIMA/WQS
QIMA/WQS
Offering solutions to the food industry, from farm to fork. GFSI recognized certifications (PrimusGFS, GLOBALG.A.P., SQF, BRCGS, IFS), food safety and ethical audits, quality seals, inspections, training, and supply chain management.
We are approved by GFSI recognized schemes, government entities, and major food retailers. Our team of food safety professionals innovates and streamlines our processes to offer our customers transparency, agility in the marketplace, and unprecedented control over their entire food supply chain.
SafetyChain Software
SafetyChain Software
SafetyChain is the #1 Plant Management Platform that improves yield, maximizes productivity, and ensures compliance for process manufacturers. Trusted by over 1,500 facilities, SafetyChain is the only enterprise solution uniting production, quality, safety, and supplier management.
SELERANT Corporation
SELERANT Corporation
Founded in 1990, Selerant is a leading global provider of process-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software and consulting services within three core process manufacturing segments: Food & Beverages, Cosmetics/Personal Care and Specialty Chemicals. With primary operating regions in New York, NY, Milan, Italy, and Shanghai, China, and offices around the world, Selerant has a large global presence to meet the needs of our customers.
Our Devex enterprise PLM software addresses new product development and compliance needs of leading manufacturers. The Devex PLM solution optimizes business processes and leverages an organization’s knowledge—leading to a significant competitive advantage for new product development and product management.
Selerant also has a world class Professional Services organization that takes complete ownership of our PLM projects and looks to best practices from our customers’ successful implementations to facilitate rapid deployment and technology adoption.
Selerant’s Compliance Cloud subscription solution offers the latest in food regulatory legislation and compliance information for over 100 countries throughout the world, as well as a comprehensive database of food law information.
Selerant provides business process analysis and re-engineering, system design, technical expertise, implementation, training and support services through our world-class professional services organization.
Veeva Systems
Veeva Systems
Additional Sponsorships
Amerisan
Amerisan
Amerisan, LLC is a woman owned business and a leader in supplying food safety, sanitation and supplies to the food processing industry. Our focus is on food safety for the people that consume it and the reputations of the companies that provide it. Our Food Safety and Sanitation Experts collaborate with clients to develop custom solutions based on a deep understanding of the challenges and regulations facing their businesses. From personal protection equipment to storage solutions to sanitation products, we are a comprehensive, single-source provider of everything you need to implement an impeccable food safety program. We operate a nationwide network of 14 distribution centers which enables us to ship products within 1 to 2 business days. 610.358.1440. www.Amerisanusa.com
Diversey, Inc.
Diversey, Inc.
Diversey Food & Beverage delivers a range of chemical, engineering, and knowledge based solutions that can be tailored to fit your specific needs. Harnessing our 95 years of expertise, Diversey develops sustainable cleaning technologies that allow our partners to focus on what they love. No matter the size of your facility, Diversey will work with you as a true partner, streamlining your cleaning and sanitation processes. Our team of experts help facilitate every possible gain in your production process by identifying inefficiencies and providing solutions, allowing you to meet your quality, cost savings, and brand protection goals. Diversey’s extensive portfolio of Chemicals, Equipment, Knowledge-Based Services (KBS), and Training Solutions enhance product safety while helping minimize the impact on natural resources. By continually working with our partners in the food and beverage industries, Diversey possesses unique data insights on every stage of production. Together, we can realize the future of hygiene.
