CLFP News
Food processors can attend for a small fee and all members receive a discount! We will have a new format for our Kick-off Breakfast which will include educational breakout sessions on relevant industry topics. Our Kick-off Breakfast Speaker will be Dave Fusaro with Food Processing who will dive into The Food and Beverage Outlook for 2023. Breakout session topics include energy and climate, food safety, labor updates, water and wastewater issues, packaging and recycling as well as worker safety updates. To view detailed topics and speakers of the breakout sessions, please click here. To sign up for the 2023 Food Processing Expo, click here. Exhibitor space is still available. Sign up soon before space sells out! Click here to view the floor plan. EXHIBIT TODAY! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/cfp-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=764374&issueID=88733 to view the full article online.
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In lieu of the annual Silent Auction, CLFP’s Supplier Host Council is hosting a reception, open to all Expo attendees, for a fun night of networking and socialization. Please consider donating to CLFP’s Scholarship Program which directly benefits various California college students each year. We sincerely appreciate any monetary donation your company can contribute to the program! To donate, please visit CLFP’s Scholarship Page, or contact Jacqueline Ostrander at jackie@clfp.com.
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CLFP awarded its very first scholarship 62 years ago. Today, CLFP continues to award scholarships each year to CLFP member employees and their children. These scholarships are intended to recognize the accomplishments of the students and the commitment of their families to our industry. We received many outstanding applications this year and are very pleased with the quality of our 16 scholarship winners. The success of CLFP’s Scholarship Program is due to the support and generosity from the CLFP Supplier Host Council members as well as Food Processor members and industry friends. Consider making a donation to CLFP's Scholarship Program and help meritorious California college students benefit from this valuable program here. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/cfp-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=764375&issueID=88733 to view the full article online. |
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Capitol News
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Concern over rail performance weighs on industry Food Business News The threat of a labor strike on US railroads was seemingly resolved last week after Congress approved and President Biden signed a bill prohibiting rail workers from commencing a nationwide work stoppage after a “cooling-off period” expires Dec. 9. But commodity trade analysts and industry leaders were still concerned about economic impacts from diminished rail performance while some believed a strike was still possible despite legal ramifications. 2023 Food and Beverage Industry Outlook Are shoppers accepting price hikes as a necessity or do they see food & beverage processors as opportunists? We talk about that and more in this year's forecast. Key Trends to Remember for 2023 Food Manufacturing Rising interest rates, a shortage of skilled labor and unresolved supply chain issues will impact everyone, but none more than the underprepared. 2023 Manufacturing Outlook: Optimism, But Not Too Much Food Processing Our Manufacturing Survey shows people still coping with shortages of supplies and labor. California is getting drenched. So why can't it save water for the drought? NPR A bomb cyclone hit California this week, knocking out power, downing trees, and dumping massive amounts of water. Some California residents are watching this precious H20 wash away and wondering, why can't we save the water for times when we desperately need it? The state grapples with drought, but it's not as simple as putting out a big bucket, says hydrogeologist and professor at UC Santa Cruz, Andrew Fisher.
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Public Policy
By ALASTAIR BLAND JANUARY 12, 2023 A dozen days of wet and wild weather haven’t ended the drought, and won’t cure the driest period in the West in the past 1,200 years. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/cfp-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=764376&issueID=88733 to view the full article online.
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Featured Article
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The Governor released his initial Budget for 2023-24 on January 10. The Governor’s Budget forecasts General Fund revenues will be $29.5 billion lower than at the 2022 Budget Act projections, and California now faces an estimated budget gap of $22.5 billion in the 2023-24 fiscal year. As a result of this deficit, there are many program cuts in the Governor’s Budget proposal. Of particular interest to CLFP, is a proposed reduction of $10 million from the Food Production Investment Program at the CEC. This maintains approximately $65 million (87 percent) for support of projects that help with the decarbonization of the food production process.
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