Posts by Liz Ward
Easy Predictive Maintenance with AI and Excel—No Cost, Big Impact
Equipment downtime can lead to significant time and money losses for small food processing facilities. Fortunately, once considered the domain of large corporations with expensive software, predictive maintenance is now within reach for small operations using free tools like ChatGPT and simple data tracking with Excel or Google Sheets. What is Predictive Maintenance? Predictive maintenance…
Read MorePress Release: Announcing the Launch of Snackteva – A Premier Global Advisory Firm for the Natural Foods Market
After nearly three decades of pioneering and advancing the healthy snack bar industry through CleanCopack and BumbleBar, industry stalwarts Glenn and Liz Ward have embarked on a new venture. In August 2023, they founded Snackteva, a global advisory firm poised to revolutionize the entry and success of teams and solo entrepreneurs in the fiercely competitive…
Read MoreWhat is Nutrition Bar Research and Development (R&D)?
You want the perfect nutrition bar to offer to your customers. What is “perfect” though? What are the priorities for your nutrition bar, and how does the manufacturing process capitalize on those goals to deliver the best product at the best cost? These questions are where research and development (R&D) comes in. Nutrition bars are…
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