Food safety and quality software company Novolyze predicts more consumer demand for food traceability, as well as increased industry digitization, in 2023. Karim-Franck Khinouche, founder and CEO of the Bethesda, Maryland-based company, expects to see these and other trends in the new year. Novolyze CEO Karim-Franck Khinouche predicts more consumer demand for food traceability, as well as increased industry digitization, in 2023. Image: File Among the things Khinouche says the industry can expect in 2023: Consumers will crave more traceability. Food traceability has been at the forefront ..read more

Jeffrey S. Brandenburg is the president of the JSB Group, which provides expertise in a wide variety of packaging and equipment technologies. Jeff Brandenburg He has more than three decades of experience in packaging, including serving as vice president of marketing and technical services with New England Extrusion and service as technical director for other companies. Brandenburg serves on the food safety and technology council of the United Fresh Produce Association and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on packaging technology. What are the best words of advice you’ve re ..read more

Alison Bodor is president and CEO of the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI). Bodor most recently served as executive vice president of the National Confectioners Association (NCA), where she provided strategic leadership across multiple disciplines while directly leading the association’s public policy and advocacy team. In this capacity, she oversaw NCA’s legislative, regulatory and research priorities around health, food safety and quality, agriculture and trade policy, and the cocoa supply chain. Prior to joining NCA in 2000, Bodor held positions in domestic and international regulatory ..read more

Ryan Van Groningen is the sales manager for Van Groningen & Sons, based in Manteca, California. Van Groningen & Sons is a grower/shipper specializing in melons, sweet corn and pumpkins. He joined Van Groningen & Sons year-round in 2003 after graduating from California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo with a degree in crop science and a minor in agribusiness. Ryan has served on the board of directors for the National Watermelon Promotion Board, Western Watermelon Association Executive Committee and the CDFA Shipping Point Inspection Advisory Committee. He has also partic ..read more

Ryan M. Downs is president of GLK Foods and represents the fourth generation of the company’s family ownership. He joined GLK in 2005 and is a director on its board. Prior to employment with GLK Foods, Ryan worked in sales and sales management for business integration software provider webMethods, (now Software AG) out of its New York City office. Ryan holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He sits on the executive board of the Midwest Food Processors Association, the advisory board of Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, and is chairman of the board for Appleton Boychoir. W ..read more