Join us for an insightful session where we explore our community’s commitment to sustainability, food safety, and innovation. Learn about the critical role of Guardians in protecting our planet, ensuring food safety, and driving innovation. This session will highlight real-world applications, future outlooks, and the impact of AI and automation on the workforce. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights for 2025.

The F&B industry knows full well that innovation is the essence of survival. And innovation is no longer just one department's job. Instead, it takes tight collaboration across all parts of F&B organizations to drive product conception through to consumption. Special guests from Esko will join us to discuss how technology is revolutionizing F&B and CPG's ability to collaborate efficiently and connect product data from source to shelf.

Learn how to innovate sustainably while navigating evolving regulations, ensuring that compliance and product innovation go hand-in-hand. Understand how to leverage sustainable practices as a competitive advantage and align R&D processes with long-term ESG goals.

What you'll learn:
• How to balance innovation with evolving regulatory requirements in sustainable product development.
• Strategies for aligning product innovation with sustainability goals without compromising compliance.
• Navigating regulatory frameworks while driving forward-thinking product innovation in F&B.
• Leveraging sustainable practices as a competitive advantage in the face of stricter regulations.
• Best practices for integrating regulatory insights into the R&D process for long-term success

Master agile product development to reduce time to market while maintaining product quality. Learn strategies to quickly adapt to shifting consumer trends and stay competitive by streamlining the R&D process.

What you’ll learn:
• How to accelerate product formulation to keep pace with market demands.
• Techniques for reducing time to market without sacrificing product quality.
• Best practices for innovating in response to rapidly shifting consumer trends.
• Streamlining the R&D process to adapt quickly to market changes.
• Leveraging agile development strategies to stay competitive in a fast-paced industry.

Explore how to develop data-driven supplier scorecards to assess performance and mitigate risk. Learn how to align supplier performance with FSQ standards and foster stronger, more accountable supplier relationships.

What you’ll learn:
• How to develop effective supplier scorecards to assess performance and risk.
• Key strategies for reducing supplier risk through data-driven insights.
• Building strong, reliable supplier relationships to enhance food safety and quality.
• Using scorecarding to drive continuous improvement and supplier accountability.
• Practical methods for aligning supplier performance with FSQ standards and goals.

Unlock the potential of automation to reduce manual tasks and boost workforce productivity. Learn how to design optimized workflows that enhance operational efficiency and data flow across departments.

What you’ll learn:
• How automation can significantly enhance workforce productivity and reduce manual tasks.
• Designing workflows to optimize efficiency across departments.
• Best practices for integrating automation tools into existing business processes.
• Leveraging data-driven workflows to improve decision-making and operational speed.
• Maximizing ROI by aligning automation initiatives with business goals and workforce optimization.

Discover how to use TraceGains Gather® tools to strengthen buyer-supplier relationships, improve transparency, and enhance compliance. Learn best practices for thriving in the digital supply network and becoming a preferred supplier.

What you’ll learn:
• How to use TraceGains tools to strengthen partnerships with buyers.
• Best practices for navigating the digital supply chain and staying competitive.
• Tips for maintaining transparency and compliance with buyer requirements.
• How to use digital platforms to improve communication and build trust with buyers.
• Strategies for becoming a preferred supplier and fostering long-term relationships in the digital era.

Join this hands-on training session with experts from the TraceGains Customer Success team to learn how to wield your solution to safeguard the planet.

Innovation looks different for every business, so learn how to set up formula management to suit your business needs. Join this hands-on training session to learn how to fine-tune your formula calculations, manage process steps, and update base recipes so you and your team are ready to rock.

We're showing off our favorite parts of TraceGains that pack some serious punch! Learn how to set up supplier risk scoring and take control of your risk management. Walk away from this hands-on training session with the knowledge of how to protect your supply chain and empower your vendor partners like never before!

We're showing off our favorite parts of TraceGains that you might not know about. Learn how to access the configuration library, utilize dynamic display templates, and create value lists.

This hands-on training session with experts from the TraceGains Customer Success team will leave you with the power to wield your TraceGains solution to drive efficiency and productivity like never before!

Let's face it - collaboration can be challenging. Join this hands-on training and therapy session to understand top 10 best practices for working in TraceGains Network. Top 10 tricks for suppliers and top 10 tips for customers - that's 20 top tips & tricks for the price of one!

What you’ll learn:
• Best practices for supplier document library
• Tips for when you surpass 100 suppliers in TraceGains Gather
• The docs you should and shouldn't be requesting
• Ways to improve your buyer-supplier relationship

This session will dive into the critical issues of food contamination and fraud and the importance of supplier transparency across Europe while highlighting practices and insights that are globally relevant. Join Professor of Food Security Chris Elliott, where he will explore recent food safety incidents, including the recent case of mustard ingredient contamination in the UK and multiple incidents of cinnamon contamination in the US, to illustrate the dangers of compromised supply chains. Professor Elliott will discuss how the need for food and beverage companies to strengthen supplier understanding and implement more rigorous quality checks to ensure their supply chains truly "cut the mustard" when it comes to product safety, authenticity and compliance.

Hear firsthand from the TraceGains F&B Community on how they are fortifying data, refining processes and empowering collaboration across their teams, organizations, and supply chain.

Sustainability efforts are no longer a choice - with regulations and consumers necessitating changes, it's important for F&B manufacturers and brands be aware of how these initiatives impact operations and innovation. We'll decode the regulations and showcase how companies can be prepare for looming enforcement plus activate meaningful levels of engagement with key departments to ensure future success.

What you’ll learn:
• Regulatory policy updates and timelines
• How to prepare for EUDR enforcement
• How sustainability regulations impact various departments
• Future-proofing your business for sustainability and ESG

Discover how to use TraceGains Gather tools to strengthen buyer-supplier relationships, improve transparency, and enhance compliance. Learn best practices for thriving in the digital supply network and becoming a preferred supplier.

What you’ll learn:
• How to use TraceGains tools to strengthen partnerships with buyers.
• Best practices for navigating the digital supply chain and staying competitive.
• Tips for maintaining transparency and compliance with buyer requirements.
• How to use digital platforms to improve communication and build trust with buyers.
• Strategies for becoming a preferred supplier and fostering long-term relationships in the digital era.

These awards celebrate the TraceGains F&B Guardians who have married the TraceGains solutions into their company’s daily processes to reshape their business and achieve growth and agility. Come hear directly from the winners as they share resourceful tips & tricks to moving forward.

Sneak peek of the exciting TraceGains functionality built to empower Guardians to build the future of F&B.

The TraceGains product roadmap has always been customer-driven. And this year, we've listened to our customer advisors and are excited to share real solutions to help serious everyday struggles for quality, regulatory, and R&D teams. Our solution is now more holistic and comprehensive for teams wanting to innovate faster while keeping compliance tight. Explore the technology behind the F&B industry’s premier networked ingredients marketplace and learn how to power networked data across your organization.

Black Rifle Coffee Company is one of America's fastest-growing coffee companies. Hear their journey to launch a new RTD product with aggressive timelines and how the operation and innovation teams collaborated to ensure the brand's mission and premium quality never faltered.

Explore how to use tools like LCA, DitchCarbon, and Sustained to drive sustainable procurement decisions. Learn to integrate environmental impact data into supplier scorecarding and procurement processes to foster more sustainable supply chains.

What you’ll learn:
• How to use data from DitchCarbon and Sustained to drive more sustainable supplier decisions.
• Practical steps to integrate total lifecycle analysis into sourcing processes.
• Methods for reducing carbon emissions through informed supplier selection.
• Tools to monitor and optimize environmental and social impact in real-time.
• Strategies for achieving sustainable sourcing certifications using LCA insights.

Gain insights into using NutriCalc’s database for accurate and efficient nutritional calculations, ensuring global regulatory compliance. Learn how to enhance the speed and precision of new product development from concept to final label.

What you’ll learn:
• How NutriCalc’s platform enhances speed and accuracy in new product development.
• Practical steps to ensure precise nutritional calculations from initial concept through to labeling.
• How to navigate complex global regulations with ease using real-time nutritional data.
• Strategies for responding to consumer demand for transparent, accurate nutrition information.
• Tools and best practices for agile innovation while maintaining nutritional compliance.

Discover how to harness data to drive an effective corrective and action preventive (CAPA) process, reduce non-conformance, and continuously improve FSQA. Learn how data-driven insights can transform risk management and ensure food safety.

What you’ll learn:
• How to use data to drive an effective CAPA process and reduce non-conformance.
• The role of data in improving responsiveness and resolution times for CARs.
• How real-time monitoring and data analysis ensure compliance and safety.
• Methods to leverage data for proactive risk assessment and prevention.
• Strategies for integrating data into continuous improvement efforts for operational efficiency.

Gain confidence in your digital transformation journey—no matter what stage you are—with helpful tips on practical daily challenges.

What you’ll learn:
• How digital transformation enhances workforce efficiency.
• The impact of automation on reducing operational bottlenecks.
• Scaling business operations sustainably with digital tools.
• Navigating ethical challenges in AI and automation.
• Staying competitive by embracing innovation through digital investment.

Learn how real-time data enhances transparency and collaboration across the supply chain. Master techniques to optimize procurement and drive strategic decisions with actionable insights, improving agility and ROI.

What you’ll learn:
• How real-time insights enhance buyer-supplier collaboration.
• The role of data in improving transparency across the supply chain.
• Optimizing procurement processes through actionable data.
• Leveraging agility to respond quickly to market demands and supply challenges.
• Transforming data into strategic decisions for improved business outcomes.

Before we sign off, join your fellow Guardians one last time for special announcements, prizes, and give-aways.