Contents:
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Food Business Unpacked: Marketing Innovations
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FSMA Round Table Series Launches
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Advertising Opportunity: Locally Grown 2018
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Springfield High School Career Connect
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Opportunity to Share Your Story
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Connect with Graduating Seniors
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Eugene FSMA Training: Preventative Controls
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Global Ice Cream Market to Reach $78.8 Billion by 2025
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Job Opportunities
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EWEB Business Growth and Retention Program
Food Business Unpacked: Marketing Innovations
Tue 2/20, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Ninkasi Atrium (155 Blaire Ave)
Food Business Unpacked showcases stories from Lane County food and beverage leaders. We welcome the community to join us for an evening of inspiration and connection. Enjoy a tasty local brew and meet other professionals from the over 150 food and beverage manufacturing companies in Lane County.
Learn how local companies are leveraging technology to build their brands. Our panel discussion will feature:
Moderated by Beth Hjelm, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at UO Lundquist College of Business
Brought to you by Lane Food and Beverage Sector Strategies, Season to Taste, RAIN Eugene Redefining Women in Tech, and Ninkasi Brewing
RSVP on Facebook or Meetup. All are welcome.
FSMA Round Table Series Launches
Thur 3/22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm at RAIN Eugene (942 Olive St in Eugene)
When it comes to your food safety plan and FSMA compliance, if you aren't looking forward and moving ahead you are falling behind. Understanding what activities qualify as continuous improvement is critical to compliance and ensuring your organization is ready for audits and inspections.
The FSMA Round Table Series provides local food and beverage manufacturers with s forum to discuss continuous improvement strategies. This is the first of an ongoing series where industry members will have an opportunity to share best practices and strategies with their peers. Topics will include:
- Corrective Actions
- Training
- Internal Audits
Robin FitzClemmon from Hummingbird Wholesale will be leading our first session and sharing some of the strategies that Hummingbird Wholesale is leveraging.
Register using this link or contact Mary Craighead at mcraighead@omep.org for more info.
Advertising Opportunity: Locally Grown 2018
Willamette Farm and Food Coalition is now accepting applications for Locally Grown, the premier guide to finding food grown, raised, and processed close to home. Now in its 15th year, Locally Grown is the most effective and affordable way to get your brand recognized and to show your commitment to local agriculture and our local community.
Distributed free throughout our region to more than 100 locations, Locally Grown makes it easy for people to buy local. Locally Grown is also viewable online (2017 edition here) and active links to your website are included with all ad buys.
Advertising discount available with business sponsorship. Reach consumers who care about local food and local food businesses like yours.
Applications for the 2018 Locally Grown guide are due March 2nd and space is limited this year. Contact Karen Dunne at karen@willamettefarmandfood.org for more information.
Springfield High School Career Connect
Thur 3/15. 8:00am - 1:30pm at Springfield High School
Join Springfield Chamber of Commerce and Springfield Public Schools for Career Connect to test the work-readiness of your future employees.
Students come to Career Connect #WorkReady for your company. During the program, you will have the opportunity to share information on your organization or industry, provide applications for prospective employees, and even interview students for internships, apprenticeships, and job shadow positions.
RSVP using this link by Thursday, March 1st. For more info contact Paige Sharpe at paige@springfield-chamber.org
Opportunity Share Your Story
The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce is conducting interviews to better understand how the organization can best serve local industry. As part of their greater Business Retention and Expansion Program (BR&E), the Chamber is collecting information privately and aggregating the results to tell the narrative of the industry and inform the work of economic development agencies across Lane County.
This is your chance to ensure that the Eugene Chamber and partner agencies are working to serve your needs!
These narratives help The Eugene Chamber of Commerce work with the city and county to improve policies/programs that affect our local industries. For example, there is one component of the survey that addresses the permitting concerns of the industry.
For more information and to book your interview, contact Joshua Mongé at joshuam@eugenechamber.com
Connect with Graduating Seniors
Thur 4/12, Location: TBA
Would you like to get connected to young people interested in food and beverage careers? Elevate Lane County is the most ambitious school-to-work program ever imagined in Lane County. Last year the organization connected over 3000 students to new career-related experiences.
Elevate Lane County is hosting a job fair for graduating seniors this on Thursday April 12th. This event is open to students from across Lane County who will be graduating in June and looking for a job. They will be prepared, polished, and ready to talk with companies. There will also be on site help for resumes, interview tips, and space for on-the-spot interviews.
There is NO fee to attend AND Elevate Lane County will provide you with a booth, table, chairs, LOTS of coffee, and lunch.
For more information fill out this form.
Eugene FSMA Training: Preventative Controls
Tue 4/24 - Thur 4/26, Location: TBA
On September 17, 2015, the FDA published final rules for Preventive Controls for Human Food. According to Part 117.180(c)(1) of the regulation, every food manufacturing facility covered by this regulation will need to have a “Preventative Controls Qualified Individual”(PCQI). This specialized training course will focus on the FSMA rules and because of its complex nature, will need to be attended by those who have a working understanding of the HACCP method.
The PCQI must conduct certain activities related to the Food Safety Plan (including development and preparation of the Food Safety Plan, validation of the preventive controls, records review, and reanalysis of the Food Safety Plan). Successful completion of this course is one way to meet the requirements for a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual. This course is the standardized curriculum recognized by FDA.
This 2.5-day course will be led by Dr. Richard Dougherty. Dr. Dougherty has completed the Lead Instructor Training for FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food.
Each attendee will receive a training manual and a certificate issued by the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO).
Find more information and register by 4/20 here.
Global Ice Cream Market to Reach $78.8 Billion by 2025
Lane County is home to some of the biggest names in ice cream (both dairy and non-dairy). Growing demand for premium frozen desserts will surely help the continued growth of Oregon Ice Cream, Lochmead Dairy, Coconut Bliss, and So Delicious.
The global ice cream market is anticipated to reach USD $78.8 billion by 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 4.1%, according to a new report from Grand View Research Inc. The growing demand for premium products, especially in developed regions such as North America and Europe, is expected to drive the ice creams sales in these regions.
The full story is available here.
Job Opportunities
Opportunities abound . See below for some current job openings:
GloryBee:
- Cost Accounting Manager | Eugene
- Route Relief Driver | Eugene
- Warehouse Specialist | Eugene
- IT Support Analyst | Eugene
- Logistics Manager | Eugene
- Operations Analyst | Eugene
- Outside Sales Representative | Eugene
- Packaging Machine Operator | Eugene
- Production Manager | Eugene
- QA Sanitation Specialist | Eugene
- Receiving Specialist | Eugene
- Restocking Specialist | Eugene
- Transportation Coordinator | Eugene
- Warehouse Lead | Eugene
- Warehouse Specialist | Eugene
Hummingbird Wholesale:
- Purchaser | Eugene
- Quality Control and Regulatory Compliance Coordinator | Eugene
Coconut Bliss:
- Social Media and Community Outreach Coordinator | Eugene
Ninkasi Brewing:
- Mid State Washington Market Manager | Washington State
Yogi Tea:
- Production Worker | Springfield
Mountain Rose Herbs:
- Social Media and Content Marketing Coordinator | Eugene
- Customer Service Representative | Eugene
- Warehouse Assistant | Eugene
- Procurement Officer | Eugene
- Herb Production Supervisor | Eugene
Attune Foods:
- EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) Intern | Eugene
- Janitor | Eugene
- Maintenance Technician | Eugene
- Senior R&D Food Technologist | Eugene
- QA Tech | Eugene
- Food Safety Team Member | Eugene
- Production Supervisor | Eugene
- Material Handler | Eugene
Market of Choice:
- Culinary Team Member | Eugene
- Barista | Eugene
- Cashier | Eugene
- Courtesy Clerk | Eugene
- Graveyard Floor Maintenance Clerk | Eugene
- Meat and Seafood Clerk | Eugene
- On Call Bartender | Eugene
- On Call Server | Eugene
- Management Training Opportunities | Eugene
- PLUS MANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE
Speaking of talent recruitment, here's a great video to support your recruitment efforts.
Don't hesitate to reach out if you or your company are seeking talent. We're here to help connect you. Email micah@seasontotaste.co (or simply reply to this newsletter) with a link to job description.
EWEB Business Growth and Retention Program
Are you aware of the EWEB programs for local businesses? EWEB designed the Business Growth & Retention Program to help attract and encourage business development in our community. Funding varies by project. To determine eligibility, EWEB staff reviews customer projects considering the benefits your development may contribute to our community's economic, social and environmental vitality.
One or more of these opportunities may be available to you:
- Special EWEB electric pricing
- Facility loans from EWEB
- Energy efficiency rebates and loans
Call (541) 685-7160 or email KeyAccounts@eweb.org for more information and expert advice.
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