Noted for their outstanding achievement in furthering the knowledge within the dressing and sauce industry, ten leaders were awarded the ADS 2019 Technical Achievement Award during the Association for Dressings and Sauces (ADS) 2019 Technical Meeting “Winning the Triple Crown” in April. The group developed two crucial industry manuals: the Flexible Packaging Troubleshooting Guide (Form-Fill-Seal) and the Rigid Packaging Troubleshooting Guide.
The award winners were Lou Belmont, Sonoco; Merrily Blasi, Joni Fagan and John Perry, Ken’s Foods, Inc.; Cecilia Brock, The C.F. Sauer Company; Tim Ferrel and Brian Smith, Ring Container Technologies; Mark Griffin, Winpak, Ltd; Greg Halfmann, Litehouse, Inc.; and David O'Keefe, Langguth America Ltd.
“We’re proud of each and every one of them for their roles in developing tools to to educate the dressings and sauces industry,” said ADS Director of Regulatory and Technical Affairs Patricia Faison.
Latest from Quality Assurance & Food Safety
- FDA, CDC Investigate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Live It Up Dietary Supplement Powder
- USDA FSIS Announces New Deputy Administrator of Field Operations
- ProVeg Incubator Launches Fast-Track to Impact Program for Alt-Protein Startups
- Kerry Releases 2026 Global Taste Charts
- FDA Shares Australia Certificate Requirements for Bivalve Molluscs and Related Products
- FDA Announces Update from CFIA on Certificate Requirements for Certain Meat, Poultry Products
- NIMA Partners Introduces the Next-Generation NIMA Gluten Sensor
- IFT to Host Community Conversation on Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 Report
