Registration is now open for CLFP’s 25th Annual Supplier Host Council (SHC) Golf Tournament, which helps raise funds for CLFP’s Scholarship Program. The tournament will be held Monday, October 18, at the Brookside Golf & Country Club in Stockton.

Registration for Food Processing Expo 2022 attendees opens Wednesday, September 1. The Expo will return to Sacramento in 2022 and will be held February 15-16 at the Safe Credit Union Convention Center (formerly known as the Sacramento Convention Center). 

 In an effort to promote higher education, CLFP offers a scholarship program to full-time employees (year-round or seasonal) and their dependents employed by CLFP Processor and Supplier Host Council Members. The aplication deadline is September 30.

CLFP produces a print news magazine twice a year, which also is posted on our website. Several issues ago, CLFP began profiling women in California’s food processing industry. The most recent issue profiled CLFP board member Lily Chiem of Kagome, Inc. The California Food Producer is the only magazine in the state dedicated to the state's food processing industry.

California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) announced that there will be three additional rounds for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program following Governor Newsom signing into law the largest economic recovery package in state history.

A major power utility serving California producers is looking to generate $5 billion in new revenue over the next five years, and ag leaders worry their industry will be forced to bear the brunt of the cost. 

Supplier of fresh, culled and precooled peppers, cucumbers to the processing industry. Suppliers of pickles and peppers in retail jars and food service packs. Interested in pepper mash and dehydrated onions.

National Energy Conservers provides industrial refrigeration users with industry-leading adaptive self-optimizing electronic refrigeration controls, and energy management network systems, that reduce energy consumption up to 40%, while lowering refrigeration systems operation and maintenance costs. Our systems also comply with FDA - 21 CFR Part 11, Electronic Records recording of refrigeration temperatures and operating performance of refrigeration systems.

Zira helps food producers use data to grow their businesses. Providing tools to digitize paper driven processes, connect real time system data, and automate work orders, Zira gives employees a one stop shop to access, share, and collaborate over key business data and actionable insights.

The California Legislature is in the final weeks of its current session before it adjourns on September 10. CLFP is actively engaged in opposing two high-priority bills that would adversely impact the food processing industry.

CapX Funding provides funding solutions for all types of new and used business equipment, including food processing and packaging equipment. CapX also offers other types of cash flow solutions.

Based in Sacramento, California, CoreMark is a state-wide insurance agency dedicated to delivering exceptional and proactive consultative services to all our valued clients, no matter their size. We understand the everyday risk management challenges today’s business owners face, and we are committed to doing whatever it takes to successfully solve issues before they turn into problems.

DC Energy Services is a technical consulting firm specializing in Industrial Systems, Energy Engineering and Project Management.

Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) is one of the world’s leading consultancy organizations focused on cost optimization and supplier relation management for clients in both the private and public sectors. With 700-plus analysts operating in over 35 countries, ERA adds value to organizations by advising on industry-specific best practices, delivering tailored solutions to improve cost structures, drive incremental cash flow, margin, and EBITDA.

Golden State Natural Gas Systems GSNGS has a continuing commitment to developing and implementing fuel diversity through alternative fuel options. The goals encompass the realization of providing competitive choices in transportation, technologies, fuels and fueling options while meeting mandated stringent clean air and energy goals.

Organic food once was viewed as a niche category for health nuts and hippies, but today it’s a routine choice for millions of Americans. For years following passage of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, which established national organic standards, consumers had to seek out organic products at food co-ops and farmers markets. Today over half of organic sales are in conventional grocery store chains, club stores and supercenters; Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Target and Safeway are the top five organic retailers.