Process Expo 2021 | Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) | 2 November 2021 | McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616, United States

The global food equipment and technology show,® represents the pinnacle of food technology bringing together the world's most successful food and beverage processors, packaging professionals, equipment manufacturers, and leaders in the field of academia.

PROCESS EXPO is owned and organized by the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), a global trade association serving suppliers in the food and beverage industries.

Where Process Meets Progress.
PROCESS EXPO is committed to growing businesses within the food and beverage industry, and providing manufacturers and buyers the opportunity to network, view equipment updates and discover new technology and trends. This can’t miss event provides practical, proven advances for plants and companies and is a global business platform for engineers, scientists, R&D, sales and marketing professionals, and others from small to large processing and packaging companies as well as contract manufacturers and suppliers.
The Right Time
Held in the fall, it’s the perfect time to plan and budget your capital projects for the coming year.
2021 brings industry professionals face-to-face again to explore an interactive trade show floor and connect with colleagues and customers
The Right Products
More than 10 expansive product categories covering the entire supply chain across sectors – including bakery, beverage, confectionery, dairy, meat, poultry, seafood, prepared foods, fruits and vegetable, grains, snacks, pet food, cannabis
Discover solutions that can be applied across multiple food and beverage sectors
Discover insights on the latest equipment and changing demands – you never know what you may find that could increase your efficiency and expand your revenue streams
The Right Experience
View live demonstrations of various fully functional production lines
Join in PE University – a premier education program focused on today’s most critical challenges
Explore hot topics in the Food for Thought sessions for a quick, engaging discussion led by experts
in the field
Exhibitors offer the latest innovations in processing and packaging, and can help processors increase throughput and reduce production waste

2021 Speakers

Erik Brainard
Anritsu Infivis

Darrin McCormies
Epstein

Rob Rainbolt
Burns & McDonnell

Chris Walsh
Marijuana Business Daily & Hemp Industry Daily

Kenneth Kirschner
Hogan & Lovells

Nikola Vajda
Global P&L Senior Executive

Stephanie Gorecki
Cresco Labs

Vinicio Serment
Hiperbaric

Ash Hussein
UC Davis

Beth Johnson
Food Directions

Angela Miraglio
AMM Food & Nutrition Consulting

Brian Perkins
Provisur

Scott Grimes
Donaldson Company

Bryan Clardy
Planterra Foods

Darren Hoffman
Smithfield

Lisa Keefe
Alt-Meats Magazine

Todd Putnam
Bumblebee

Zak Weston
The Good Food Institute

Tim Barthel
Cybertrol

Matt Hartman
Blentech

Dan Stauft
Sugar Creek

Keith Weerts
Blentech

Ola Wesstrom
Endress Hauser

Shawn Stevens
Food Industry Counsel, LLC

Tony Moses
CRB

Jason Robertson
CRB

Shehzad Hoosein
Cannabistry

Joe Stout
Commercial Food Sanitation, LLC

Chris Walsh
Marijuana Business Daily & Hemp Industry Daily

Lynn Knipe
Ohio State University

Howard Telford
Euromonitor

Keith Nunes
Food Business News

John Spink, PhD
Michigan State University

Matthew Beier
CRB

Doug Wilson
Marlen

Matthew Anderson
Vanguard Scientific Systems

Lloyd Snyder
Woodard & Curran

Chris Bryant
The Dennis Group

James Cooper
FANUC

Matt Hartman
Blentech

Steve Mulder
Rockwell Automation

Alexander Ouellet
Harpak-ULMA

Gene Ligman
Leybold

Lynn Knipe
Ohio State University

2021 Sponsors & Partners

• Bakery
• Baking & Snack
• Beverage
• Beverage Industry
• Canadian + Packaging
• Candy Industry
• Cannabis Products
• CarneTec
• Confectionery
• Confectionery Production
• Dairy Foods
• Dairy Industries
• Dairy Reporter
• Baker Biscuit
• Flexible Packaging
• Food & Beverage Technology Review
• F&D Technology
• Food in Canada
• Food Engineering
• Food Manufacturing
• FoodBev Media
• Food
• Food Processing
• FoodSafety Magazine
• Food & Meat Topics
• Independent Processor
• Marijuana Venture
• Meat+Poultry
• Meatingplace
• New Food
• Packaging Digest
• Packaging Strategies
• PET Food
• Potato Processing
• Powder Bulk Solids
• Prepared Foods
• Processing
• Produce Processing
• FOODS
• SF&WB
• TecnAlimentaria
• Provisioner
• Western Food Processor
• World Bakers