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Andre Bramwell might be considered a bit ingenious, but by today's standards, he's definitely unconventional. Usually when it comes to being a part of the Hip Hop industry, thoughts of rapping, producing, starting a record label or even a clothing line, are most likely the first choices when one thinks of capitalizing on a culture with immense buying power. But that wasn't the case for the Houston-based businessman who decided to be more creative and partner with Hip Hop artists such as Riff Raff and Krayzie Bone to launch custom-wrapped candy vending machines and ATMS.

TraceGains, the leading automated supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution for the food supply chain, is hosting the second annual Customer Conference for customers of TraceGains. The conference is March 4-5 at Grand Hyatt - Downtown Denver. March 4th attendees will choose the best track that meets their needs. Business Process Track supports how to best use all of the basic and advanced features, dashboards, and aspects of TraceGains. The Technical Track assists how to configure business rules, user accounts, eNotifications, and other technical elements of TraceGains.

TraceGains will be exhibiting at the Food Safety Summit from April 28-30 at the Baltimore Convention Center, MD. TraceGains, a Conference Sponsor, will be at Booth #715. The Food Safety Summit is a solutions-based conference and expo designed to meet the educational and information needs of the entire food industry.

Delivering Excellence newsletter reported bottled water is comprehensively regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a packaged food product. By law, the FDA regulations for bottled water must be at least as stringent as the Environmental Protection Agency standards for tap water. Delivering this safe and beneficial water has driven product innovation, including a trayless bottled water truck. Bottled water has an impressive safety record; there have been no major outbreaks of illness or serious safety concerns associated with bottled water in the past decade; this is even more impressive as EPA researchers reported an estimated 16.4 million cases of acute gastrointestinal illness per year are caused by tap water. Bottled water is often stored as part of an emergency kit in case of natural disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says the "safest" and "most reliable" source of drinking water is store bought bottled water.

The trend of food recalls will likely continue in 2015. Chelsey Davis, TraceGains' Digital Specialist reported on more concerning cases, "California Snack Foods Inc. of South El Monte, CA, issued a voluntary recall of California Snack Foods brand caramel apples with a best use by date between August 15 and November 28, 2014, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes."

Delivering Excellence newsletter reported that Reed's, Inc. makes the top-selling sodas in natural food markets nationwide and the number two selling Kombucha line of fermented, probiotic organic teas. Coffee Kombucha combined with Reed's very strong distribution in many national and regional mainstream and natural food stores continues to experience strong organic growth. The growth strategy is to increase sales by expanding brands into new and existing markets and to raise consumer awareness of products as the company continues to build brand equity and loyalty. The refrigerated juices and functional beverages segment grew by approximately $200 million in 2012 to an estimated market of approximately $600 million.

Sales of packaged food in Belgium are set to post modest positive current value growth in 2014. The still too weak economy limits growth as sales in key categories such as yoghurt and sour milk products, breakfast cereals and snack bars slow. In addition, the lingering effect of 'horsegate' continues to undermine sales of meat-based ready meals. However, the positive effects of the good weather and the football world cup on sales of ice cream, sweet and savoury snacks, chilled-processed meat...

TraceGains, a full service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, hosted a well-attended webinar about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recently released final rules on menu labeling. The pre-recoded webinar can be found: tracegains.com/labeling.

TraceGains will be exhibiting at the Food Safety Summit from April 28-30 at the Baltimore Convention Center, MD. TraceGains will be at Booth #715. The Food Safety Summit is a solutions-based conference and expo designed to meet the educational and information needs of the entire food industry.

The growing trends in specialty coffees was highlighted in TraceGains' recent blog. Chelsey Davis, TraceGains' Digital Specialist noted that the National Coffee Association's National Coffee Drinking Trends market research showed daily consumption of espresso-based beverages and regular coffee made with gourmet coffee beans is up to 34%, compared to 31% in the 2013 data, and daily non-gourmet coffee drinking is down 35% from the previous year's 39%. Leading the consumption of specialty coffee drinks are 25- to 39-year-olds, 42% of which reported daily usage.

TraceGains, the leading automated supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution for the food supply chain, announced the addition of Hilary Burr, TraceGains' Production Specialist. Burr will be working to help create and manage the company's visual brand.

TraceGains, the leading automated supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution for the food supply chain, is hosting the second annual Customer Conference customers of TraceGains. The event will be at Hyatt Denver, CO on March 4-5.

The trend of food recalls will likely continue in 2015. Chelsey Davis, TraceGains' Digital Specialist reported in the company blog that 1.1 million pounds of pretzel dogs was recalled because an undeclared allergen prompted action. E. coli concerns prompted ground beef recall and products were sold in Wal-Mart stores in Canada.

TraceGains, the leading automated supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution for the food supply chain, announced the addition of Hilary Burr, TraceGains' Production Specialist. Burr will be working to help create and manage the company's visual brand.

Baby food packaging products are specially designed for packaging food material for infants and toddlers. A wide variety of packaging materials such as glass jars, plastic containers, metal cans, folding cartons, and flexible packaging are used for packaging baby food products, including dried foods, prepared foods, and milk formula.

The company brings clear takeaway containers which are ideal to be used for storing food and also serving. This transparent container enhances the product visibility and hence looks appealing when the food are placed in it. With them, one will get plastic takeaway containers in a wide variety of shapes and sizes such as round and rectangular containers. These containers are made from a robust PP material which is resistant to heat. The best part of their container is that all their containers are food-grade and microwave-safe.

TraceGains, a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, is hosting the second annual Customer Conference for customers of TraceGains. The optional technical training is March 4 with the event on March 5, 2014 at the Grant Hyatt Downtown Denver. The 2015 TraceGains Customer Conference & Training event will feature customized learning tracks, peer presentations from customers, industry experts, and TraceGains functional leaders, as well as plenty of networking opportunities throughout the event.

TraceGains, a full service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, will host a timely webinar about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recently released final rules on menu labeling.

Pak-it Products (PakitProducts.com) announces upgrades to their beer can and bottle packaging products website to provide better information and to assist their customers more conveniently. Their website still features their top of the line products such as plastic 6-pack beer can rings, cardboard bottle carriers, gift boxes, gift bags and many more beverage related products.

TraceGains, a leader in supplier document management in the food industry was recently honored as one of Food Logistics Top 100 Software and Technology Providers in 2014. "The impact of software and technology on the global food supply chain is truly profound," emphasized Lara L. Sowinski, Editor-in-Chief at Food Logistics. "Software solution providers, equipment manufacturers and numerous technology innovations are supporting growth in our industry while concurrently lowering operating costs, improving productivity and enhancing visibility from farm to fork."

DYLN Inspired has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their first production order for their new revolutionary reusable water bottle that creates alkaline water on the go—the DYLN Living Water Bottle.

Within this role, Anderson will be responsible for the management and supervision of all operations personnel, forecasting and capacity planning, quality control, safety and compliance, purchasing, allocation of manufacturing assets, shipping and delivery, inventory control and training of Grow Operators.

TraceGains, a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, discussed the increasing demand for Quality Assurance food safety experts in the company blog. Jenn Brusco, TraceGains' Marketing Specialist commented, "The vast SKU proliferation much discussed in the past year has yielded more than a million new food products in assorted sizes, shapes, colors, packaging configurations, and each has introduce another opportunity to contaminate food safety. The result of all these permutations is the demand of food safety experts with a knowledge of food safety and quality regulatory demands introduced by FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)."

TraceGains, a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, is hosting the second annual Customer Conference for customers of TraceGains. The optional technical training is March 4 with the event on March 5, 2015 at the Grant Hyatt Downtown Denver. The 2015 TraceGains Customer Conference & Training event will feature customized learning tracks, peer presentations from customers, industry experts, and TraceGains functional leaders, as well as plenty of networking opportunities throughout the event.

TraceGains, a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, discussed the increasing demand for Quality Assurance food safety experts in the company blog. Jenn Brusco, TraceGains' Marketing Specialist commented, "The vast SKU proliferation much discussed in the past year has yielded more than a million new food products in assorted sizes, shapes, colors, packaging configurations, and each has introduce another opportunity to contaminate food safety. The result of all these permutations is the demand of food safety experts with a knowledge of food safety and quality regulatory demands introduced by FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)."