In-Person Events
Sharing the Results of the 2022 Talent & Wage Survey @ MRA
December 1, 2022
Leadership Council Meeting @ Saz’s State House
Farm-Factory-Fork Career Discovery @ Lakeland University
Annual Meeting: Celebrating 10 Years of FaB @ Acuity Insurance
May 5, 2022
Spring Business Mixer @ Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen
Marketing & Branding for Scaling Businesses @ Charleston|Orwig
2019 Strategy Session @ Central Standard Craft Distillery
Annual Meeting: A Refreshed Perspective with Arthur Ircink @ Feeding America
Innovation Café: An Industry Metatrends Exploration @ The Wisconsin Club
Levy Leadership. The Bucks Experience. Game On. @ Fiserv Forum
FaBscaler Series Kickoff & Summer Social @ Milwaukee Brewing Co.
Innovation Market, Panels & Pitches @ Marquette University
Farm-Factory-Fork Career Discovery @ Concordia University
An Industry Advocacy Viewpoint with Governor Tony Evers @ Wisconsin Club
Moving Our Food @ Sargento Foods
The Top 3 Challenges of FSMA & Food Safety @ University Club
New Frontiers in Food @ University Club
Developing Sargento’s Future Workforce @ Blue Harbor Resort
Annual Meeting: Sweet Success with HARIBO @ Feeding America
September 20, 2018
Innovation Café: Trends of the Trends @ Marquette University
FaBcap Pitches & Capstone @ Wisconsin Club
Best Practices with DWD Secretary Ray Allen @ Mount Mary University
Farm-Factory-Fork Career Discovery @ Mount Mary University
Talent Made the Johnsonville Way @ Blue Harbor Resort
Creating a State Innovation Cluster Fund @ University Club
Annual Meeting: A Food Journey for the Future featuring Hormel Foods @ Feeding America
Building Your Business, Making Food Our Future @ Marquette University
Packaging for an Innovative Future @ Miron Construction
Scaling Your Food or Beverage Business @ MMAC
Creating a Food Safety Mindset @ University Club
Farm-Factory-Fork Career Discovery @ Milwaukee Public Museum
Plans to Attract Industry Talent & Development @ Italian Community Center
November 1, 2016
Annual Meeting: Rethinking Inside & Outside the Can with Campbell’s @ Feeding America
September 27, 2016
FaBcapstone Forum, Celebration & Pitch Event @ Discovery World
Talent & Leadership featuring Klement’s @ University Club
The State of Industry Growth @ Miron Construction
Summer Social @ MobCraft Beer
July 20, 2016
Hottest Kitchen Entrepreneur Challenge @ MATC
Driving Business Growth @ Rockwell Automation
High-Performing Organizations featuring Campbell’s Soup @ University Club
Preparing and Tracking for FSMA @ University Club
February 16, 2016
The State of Industry Talent @ University Club
Annual Meeting featuring Sendik’s, Growing Power, Johnsonville & Bartolotta’s @ Feeding America
October 13-14, 2015
Capitalizing Growing Food Businesses @ Miller Park
July 23, 2015
Hottest Kitchen Entrepreneur Challenge @ MATC Education Center
My Life! My Plan! Food and Beverage Career Coaching @ Vincent High School
Fifth Annual Food and Beverage Forum: Sustainability @ Wisconsin Club
Farm-Factory-Fork Career Discovery @ Vincent High School
Branding for Hungry Talent @ Wisconsin Club
Center of Excellence @ Milwaukee Area Technical College
Annual Meeting: Legends of the Industry @ MATC Education Center
Hottest Kitchen Entrepreneur Challenge @ MATC
Food Maker School Meeting and Site Tour @ MATC Education Center
Farm-Factory-Fork Career Discovery @ Vincent High School
Learn How Becky’s, Angelic, & Rishi are Handling their Growth @ Iron Horse Hotel
Advisory Council Career Coaching @ Vincent High School
What Has Attracted These International Companies to Wisconsin? @ Discovery World
Lessons from Milwaukee’s Water Council @ Global Water Center
How Great Lakes Distillery Got Started @ Harley Davidson Museum
How to Get your Product on the Shelf @ Kasana Gourmet
Food Industry Productivity Panel @ University Club
Ag Program Tour @ Vincent High School
Winner of Hottest Kitchen @ Lakefront Brewery
Launch of FaB Milwaukee @ Discovery World
Tours of Sweet Water Organics @ Sweet Water Organics
Our Vision for the Industry and Our Region @ Grain Exchange
Food Safety Best Practice Feature @ Chr. Hansen
Milwaukee 7 Executive Food Forum @ MillerCoors Caves
Webinars & Online Sessions
May 16, 2023: The ‘Forever’ Chemical: PFAS Use in the Food and Beverage Industry featuring Leah Ziemba of Michael Best, Peg Dorn of WMEP, and Jen-Pino-Gallagher and Alex Hudzinski of M3 Insurance
February 16, 2023: What’s New & What’s Important in Food Safety: Risk Mitigation & Compliance with Paul Benson of Michael Best, Jen Pino-Gallagher of M3 Insurance, and Ben DuCharme of M3 Insurance
June 20, 2022: General Mills on Global Responsibility with Drew Felz of General Mills and Peter Balistrieri of HGA
May 25, 2022: Best Practices for Digital Disruption in Grocery with Jamie Duklas
March 30, 2022: Industry Briefing with Secretary Hughes, CEO of the WEDC
December 8, 2021: A Conversation with Mona Kraft of Nueske’s
November 11, 2021: Michael Best’s Regulatory Update with Leah Ziemba of Michael Best
October 27, 2021: Navigating Talent Attraction & Retention through COVID Vaccine Mandates with Brenna Ratajczyk of SITE Staffing and Scott Allen of Foley & Lardner
October 13, 2021: What Experience Has Taught Us About Automation with Peter Olesen of O&H Danish Bakery and Eric Kraus of Doig Corp.
September 15, 2021: The State of COVID & Keeping Employees Safe with Dr. John Raymond of the Medical College of Wisconsin
September 9, 2021: Prop 65: What You Should Know with Denise Webster of Eurofins & Leah Ziemba of Michael Best
August 3, 2021: The State of Wisconsin’s Workforce with Dennis Winters of the Wisconsin DWD
July 15, 2021: Maintaining a Food Safety Mindset with Chris Bodendorfer and Leah Glaub of Johnsonville & Paul Benson of Michael Best
June 28, 2021: Telling the World with Katie Mleziva of Real Food Brands & Jennifer Wallace of C.O.nxt
June 21, 2021: The Return to Food Service & How Sysco Is Helping featuring Peter Peluso of Sysco
June 16, 2021: Workplace Diversity, Social Justice & the Impact on Talent featuring Sam Patterson of Chr. Hansen & Brittany Lopez Naleid of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
June 3, 2021: Packaging & Sustainability: What Experience is Teaching Us featuring Keith Smith of Vonco Products
April 29, 2021: The Evolution of Mitigation Plans During COVID featuring Tammy Flora of Masters Gallery Foods, Cari Dufner of Cargill, and Paul Benson of Michael Best
April 26, 2021: Cases & Vaccines, Industry Movement & Innovation featuring Dr. John Raymond of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Lech Czerski of BMO Capital Markets
April 19, 2021: Food & Sustainability: Pandemic Shifts & Expectations featuring Mark Gale of C.O.nxt and Maeve Webster of Menu Matters
March 12, 2021: A Discussion with Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin
March 3, 2021: What We’re Learning and What You’ll Want to Know featuring Joe Wood of Sendik’s
February 10, 2021: What Experience Has Taught Us About Scaling featuring Milwaukee Pretzel Co.
February 5, 2021: A Check-In as COVID Persists featuring Missy Hughes of WEDC and Lisa Olson of DHS
February 3, 2021: Do’s & Don’ts for Employer Vaccine Rollouts featuring Ann Barry Hanneman of von Briesen and Scott Allen of Foley & Lardner
January 21, 2021: Live regulatory update from Michael Best
November 23, 2020: Feeding Wisconsin: A Need Like No Other featuring Patti Habeck of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Dr. John Raymond of the Medical College of Wisconsin
September 16, 2020: Accelerating the Success of Wisconsin’s Food and Beverage Businesses
August 11, 2020: OSHA, Liability & Lawsuits: Mitigating Risk in the Time of COVID with Paul Benson & Denise Greathouse of Michael Best
August 6, 2020: The State of COVID’s First Wave in Wisconsin with Dr. John Raymond of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Eric Salm & Jeff Grider of CoVigilance, Keith Lindsey of Salm Partners, and Tim Sheehy of the MMAC
June 22, 2020: Navigating COVID-19 to Prevent & Manage a Shutdown with Health Commissioner Dr. Jeanette Kowalik
June 18, 2020: Crisis Communication Preparedness in the Era of COVID-19 with Mark Gale & Chuck Sanger of Charleston|Orwig
June 12, 2020: Going Back to Work & Remaining Operational: Keeping your People Safer with Cari Dufner of Cargill, Peter Balistrieri of HGA, and Kim Bassett of Bassett Mechanical
June 9, 2020: The State of Wisconsin’s Agricultural Supply Chain with DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski
May 21, 2020: Food Safety Planning for the Near Future in the COVID-19 Era by Chuck Palmer of Michael Best, Dr. Mark Roberts of Exponent, and Brian Harms of TRC
May 20, 2020: Navigating Employment Law and The Cares Act, FFCRA, WI Act 185 & PPP with Ann Barry Hanneman of von Briesen, Dan Kaplan of Foley & Lardner, and Christopher Schuele of Reinhart Boerner
May 12, 2020: Best Practices for Safe Food Production Workplaces with Traci Earls, GM at Cargill
May 7, 2020: Traceability and Document Control featuring Vivek Sharma of Quigistics
May 6, 2020: Sharing the results of FaB’s Talent Survey featuring Mike Kopczynski of MRA
May 1, 2020: Access to CARES Act Funding and Programs featuring Cheryl Mitchell, of the Wisconsin SBDC and Edward Bryant of Wintrust
April 30, 2020: Processes and Tools for Turbulent Times featuring Cory Wendt of Baker Tilly
April 27, 2020: The State of Affairs featuring Secretary Missy Hughes of the WEDC
April 23, 2020: Development of the CARES Act featuring Caleb Frostman of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce
April 22, 2020: Food Safety & GFSI featuring Pat Werner of FaB Wisconsin and Tim Lombardo of Eurofins
March 26, 2020: Sources & Uses of Capital Finance Planning featuring Tera Johnson of the Food Finance Institute, Craig Cerbins of Wintrust Bank, Dan Scalia of Johnsonville, and Bob Heinrich of Reinhart Boerner van Deuren
March 25, 2020: The State of Affairs featuring Secretary Missy Hughes of the WEDC
