Register now to reserve premium exhibitor booth space at Food Processing Expo 2021, which will return to Sacramento and be held February 9 & 10 at the newly renovated Sacramento Convention Center. The Expo is California’s largest food processing trade show, a unique and growing event bringing the food processing industry together through an expansive trade show floor, industry seminars, workshops and more!

CLFP continues to actively assess the evolving COVID-19 situation and how it is affecting the state’s food processing industry. CLFP is in regular contact with a wide variety of government agencies, industry and association coalitions and others and is holding weekly COVID-19 Issues Forums, providing members with current information and the opportunity to discuss COVID-19 issues affecting their operations.

CLFP members recently received information about updating their member records as part of producing the CLFP 2020-21 Membership & Committee. It is imperative that you keep your membership current to be included in the directory. The deadline to update your information is July 2.

CLFP will hold its Annual Supplier Host Council Golf Tournament on October 19 in Stockton and its Fall Board of Directors Meeting on October 22 in Lodi.

CLFP has been working on a number of budget related issues that would adversely impact food processors and the general business climate in California. These issues include paid family leave, Cap- and-Trade Program revisions and a $9.2 billion tax increase. A placeholder budget was passed by the Legislature and sent to the governor to meet the constitutional deadline of June 15. However, the budget is still being negotiated with the governor’s office and the Legislature and several budget trailer bills will be introduced that will provide implementation language for programs being funded. The final budget may not be finalized until the end of June and trailer bills may not be decided until August.

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