Modern Food & Beverage Manufacturing

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Welcome Message

Why Monks Make the World's Best Beer

What can centuries-old monasteries teach modern food and beverage manufacturers? More than you might think. The world's most celebrated beers weren't created through one breakthrough moment. They were built through generations of small, consistent improvements to processes, quality, and craftsmanship. In this keynote, we'll explore how a relentless commitment to incremental progress created some of the best beers in the world and what that teaches us about improving our own operations, technology, and business performance. You'll leave with a fresh perspective on how small changes, applied consistently over time, can drive extraordinary results.

Speaker:
Eric Newell
CEO, Stoneridge Software

7 Practical Ways AI Is Transforming Food & Beverage Operations

From recall response and traceability to inventory planning and quality management, AI is helping food and beverage manufacturers address some of their most common operational challenges. In this session, we'll explore seven practical applications of AI, discuss the business problems they help solve, and demonstrate how manufacturers are putting these capabilities to work. You'll leave with a clearer understanding of where AI can have the greatest impact and how to identify opportunities within your own operations.

Speakers:
Scott Frappier, Chief Software Architect, Stoneridge
Tracy Ottenstroer, AI Consultant Lead, Stoneridge Software

Moments That Matter: Managing the Customer Experience

Every customer interaction comes with an expectation: the right product, delivered on time, at the right price. But what happens when inventory changes, orders are delayed, pricing questions arise, or a key customer needs answers now? In this session, we'll follow the day of a sales representative and customer service team member as they navigate the challenges that impact customer satisfaction and business growth. Along the way, we'll explore how modern ERP and CRM solutions connect customer data, streamline communication, improve visibility, and help teams respond faster and more confidently. Attendees will see how technology supports stronger relationships, better decision-making, and a more connected customer experience from order to delivery.

Speakers
Jesse Bucholz, Pre-Sales Architect, Stoneridge Software

Partner Spotlight Sessions

A Closer Look Inside the Warehouse Floor

Every warehouse team knows the feeling: a truck arrives with nowhere to put it, QA needs an immediate lot trace, and production is asking why an order isn't ready. In this session, we'll explore the challenges driving food & beverage manufacturers toward more connected, data-driven warehouse operations before following the day of a warehouse supervisor as these disruptions unfold in real time.

Speaker:
Eric Vandenberg, Pre-Sales Architect, Stoneridge Software

Take a quick break, grab some lunch before the afternoon sessions begin!

From Recipe to Production: Building a Smarter Food & Beverage Operation

Food and beverage manufacturers face constant pressure to balance recipe accuracy, production efficiency, quality requirements, and traceability, all while keeping operations moving. In this session, we’ll walk through how modern ERP capabilities can support the production side of the business, from recipe management and production planning to quality touchpoints and operational visibility. Rather than focusing only on system features, we’ll frame the discussion around real production challenges and show how the right technology foundation helps teams make better decisions, reduce manual effort, and connect production activity back to the broader business story.

Speaker:
Joe Tews, Pre-Sales Architect, Stoneridge Software

Invoices, Insights, and Instant Answers

inance teams are under constant pressure to do more with the same resources, yet many still spend valuable time chasing documents, keying data, and piecing together information across systems. In this session, we'll explore how food & beverage manufacturers are modernizing finance operations through document automation, AI-powered data access, and real-time visibility into business performance. We'll demonstrate how vendor invoices can be captured and matched automatically while showing how Copilot makes information across your systems instantly accessible. You'll leave with practical ideas to reduce manual work, eliminate paper-based processes, and gain faster access to the insights that drive better decisions.

Speaker:
Marcus Haug, Team Manager, Pre-Sales, Stoneridge Software

People. Process. Technology. The Formula for Lasting Change

Technology may be the catalyst, but people make transformation stick. Join us as we explore how successful organizations align people, processes, and technology to achieve stronger adoption, greater efficiency, and higher returns on their investments. We'll share practical change management strategies and real-world lessons on communication, leadership alignment, and cross-functional collaboration. You'll leave with a framework for turning technology initiatives into sustainable business outcomes.

Closing Remarks

Stick around for a quick event wrap-up and our grand prize drawing! One random attendee joining us live during closing remarks will take home the prize.