Technical Committee activities include preparation of papers and seminars for presentation at the Annual Meeting, preparation of quality industry guidelines, best practices, and procedures, discussion of mutual technical issues, new packaging, new equipment developments, etc. Much of the Technical Committees' work is accomplished by the members outside of the actual meetings.
We encourage active participation by members in at least one Technical Committee. It is most beneficial to ISBT members and to their company for the member to be an active participant in ISBT's Technical Committees and Subcommittees. This is where the work is done. This is where new voluntary guidelines and test methods are developed. This is where new ingredients, processes, equipment and packages are discussed. This is where issues are solved. To receive the most benefit from your ISBT membership - Be a participant. Be active.
There is a Technical Committee covering every phase of the industry. Here is a list of the committees and their current Chairs:
Beverage and Ingredient R&D
Emina Goodman
Company / Position: ADM / Sr. Director ADM Nutrition - Colors
ISBT Member Since: 2010
What I Love About ISBT: I have been member of ISBT for 9 years and every year I am more and more delighted with growth, amazing program and amount of beverage professionals in one place. ISBT offers large Committee variety so if you are part of the Beverage Industry you can relate on so many levels. Every year I look forward meeting a new members and catch up with longtime Beverage Industry Friends all in one place. We have many competitors in the same room that would not normally talk and associate but when we all share the same industry problem we are all one team and one voice. We are also Global Team and we have a Global presence.
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Beverage Gases
Bob Yeoman
Company / Position: B&R Compliance Associates LLC / President
ISBT Member Since: 2014
What I Love About ISBT: The work done by ISBT serves to create a lasting legacy. Future generations in the beverage industry will use ISBT to learn from as they start and expand their career. Similarly, the ISBT Guidelines help guide and ensure the quality and safety of beverages globally. Helping to shape and create that legacy is personally very rewarding.
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Beverage Operations & Processing
John Mojonnier
Company / Position: Mojonnier / Chairman Emeritus
ISBT Member Since: 2015
What I Love About ISBT: I have found the range and depth of technical information and experience shared by members at ISBT meetings to be both impressive and timely. Papers at General Session address state-of-the-art issues in tune with ever-changing industry needs and trends. Presentations and discussions at the Technical Committee level are always practical and enlightening, providing opportunities for networking with top technical leaders and professional growth. The supplier Expo offers hands-on experience, expanding knowledge of new technologies which improve quality and performance. ISBT has provided me with a breadth of industry knowledge and understanding available nowhere else.
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Packaging Technology
Peter Zhang
Company / Position: PepsiCo / Senior Manager
ISBT Member Since: 2018
What I Love About ISBT: ISBT is a focal point for beverage industry professionals to meet and collaborate. The scale and diversity of the members are second to none and encompass the entire globe. Each year, people from all over the world congregate at the BevTech conference. During the year, various technical committees meet on a monthly basis to address current and most critical issues that the industry is facing. Being a member of ISBT, you benefit from the best of the best that the beverage industry has to offer. Through the annual and monthly activities, you will have the pulse of the industry at your fingertips and will always have a place to go to get answers to the most challenging questions that you may have.
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Quality
Danny Taveras
Company / Position: Maselli Misure / Beverage Business Development
ISBT Member Since: 2009
What I Love About ISBT: People that work in the beverage industry can be very competitive. ISBT allows everyone to forge relationships and socialize with peers, while collaborating on topics that are important to all of us as suppliers and manufacturers, without violating any confidentiality or competition rules imposed by employers and business. Also, ISBT leverages hundreds of years of members’ knowledge and experiences dealing with beverage industry issues to promote consensus and create documents and materials that make everyone’s jobs much easier. I think that participation in ISBT meetings and committees has become a key pathway for beverage industry professionals, whether young or mature, to expand their network and ensure they have access to the latest information and technology in or industry.
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Retail Equipment and Fountain Technology
Kathy Magee
Company / Position: Lancer Worldwide / Director - Testing and Compliance
ISBT Member Since: 2012
What I Love About ISBT: The Society provides the forum to network with other industry professionals, stay abreast of upcoming industry trends and threats, and a great opportunity to be proactive and shape the industry by writing practical guidelines for our member's use.
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Sanitation and Microbiological Control
Kris Krueger
Company / Position: Diversey, Inc. / Application Scientist
ISBT Member Since: 2015
What I Love About ISBT: ISBT provides a great way to network with other industry professionals as well as being able to understand what the current concerns in the industry are. It's a wonderful opportunity to work side-by-side with industry leaders and peers to help the industry by writing practical and effective guidelines for our member's use.
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Sweetener
Bill Kennedy
Company / Position: Carry Transit / VP of Compliance & Training
ISBT Member Since: 2007
What I Love About ISBT: ISBT is an international society of beverage industry leaders and technical experts that are able to work together for the common goal of educating and providing guidelines to the beverage industry. The technical committees are able to bring together members from different expertises providing the forum, which allows them to focus on timely international issues for the overall benefit of the industry. Being an active member allows you to connect, collaborate, and to share your ideas, having input into the continuous improvement of the beverage industry.
ISBT has provided me with a team of knowledgeable industry experts in the Beverage Industry that are willing to share ideas to continue to make our industry safe and providing new solutions.
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Water Quality & Treatment
Ronit Erlitzki
Company / Position: AdEdge Water Technologies / Chart Industries / Director of Business Development & Innovation
ISBT Member Since: 2019
What I Love About ISBT:
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Objectives
- Monitor and communicate beverage technical developments and trends
- Foster open communication in the global beverage industry
- Develop papers for the Annual Meeting
- Educate and train members/create forum for communication
- Develop Guidelines, Best Practices, Analytical Procedures, and Test Methods
