Food Processing Expo 2018 offers multiple opportunities to grow your food processing business. The Expo is the largest food processing trade show in California and will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center February 21-22. Discover what’s new in the industry on the expansive trade show floor that keeps growing every year. Participate in workshops to improve and grow your business. And have some fun at multiple networking events and the Veggie, Fruit & Nut Putting contest.

CLFP will hold a board of directors meeting on February 20 and an Ag Production Committee Meeting on March 13.

Effective January 1, 2018, California food producers need to be compliant with a number of new workplace restrictions that were passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The more significant employment-related bills include:

With 100 years of manufacturing boilers, McKenna Boiler is one of the oldest manufacturers in the USA. Being a California manufacturer, our boilers exceed the strict regulations of California and we can work with you to find the right packaged unit for your company.

Lightweight conveyor belting for food processing and packaging applications. Full fabrication capabilities for PVC and PU belting requirements, including high frequency thermogenic cleats, welded sidewall and v-g vulcanization and perforations.

ASME certified engineering, design, and manufacturing company with over 180,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space including an alloy only fabrication building. R-V specializes in processing equipment for the food and beverage industry such as cookers, ovens, agitation tanks, conveyors, processing vessels, and cryogenic equipment.

United Pipe & Steel Fabrication is a general contractor that specializes in the food and beverage industry. From engineering, design, fabrication, process integration and installation, we can assist you at any stage of your project.

January 3 marked the deadline for the legislature to pass bills introduced in 2017 out of the house in which they were first introduced. Several CLFP-opposed bills failed to meet this deadline and did not advance. The legislative deadline to introduce new bills in 2018 is February 16. CLFP will be reviewing these new bill proposals and developing positions on bills that have an impact on the food processing industry in California.

On March 1, the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology is hosting its annual Food Science Showcase and NCIFT Annual Meeting and Student Recognition Dinner, with featured speaker and acclaimed author Harold McGee.

All Pure Water Hauling provides distilled and reverse osmosis water in bulk. No minimum, no maximum, and highly scalable

California Boiler offers a wide variety of boilers, ultra-low NOx burners, steam, hot water, hot oil heaters, heaters, industrial water heaters, fuel efficiency equipment, controls, water treatment units, boiler parts and accessories. Also, rental boilers.

GEO Plastics manufactures 55 gallon and 57 gallon High Density Polyethylene industrial drums. We also produce a full line of plastic straight bore and snap-on wheels for the residential and industrial cart market.