FaB aims to make Wisconsin’s food and beverage industry know-how – of the best in the world – better known and more accessible to our members.
In Wisconsin, from farm to factory to fork, 19,000 enterprises and 366,000 people are feeding and quenching the world. Among them are our FaBricators - those with a desire to share their industry experience to help you achieve your goals, FaB-confirmed and onboarded to offer their insights.
Interested in becoming a FaBricator? Consider applying for Member FaBricator designation.
Have a question or need assistance? Pose your question and meet our FaBricators.
WHAT ARE MEMBER FaBRICATORS & WHAT DO THEY DO?
FaBricators are employees of FaB member companies who are self-identified, confirmed, and onboarded to share their subject matter industry experience with fellow members with questions or quandaries. They’re at the ready to help fellow members by responding, when relevant and when available, to member inquiries posted via the Ask a FaBricator form. If you’re interested, consider applying for Member FaBricator designation.
HOW DO FaB MEMBERS ACCESS MEMBER FaBRICATORS?
Members complete an online form to post their query to the Pose Your Question form, noting a primary discipline and subject matter experience. FaBricators receive an invite from FaB Wisconsin to respond to the query. Available FaBricators respond to FaB and are cleared to reach out to the member in need. If a FaBricator is not available, a member of the FaB Team will respond.
WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE?
The following areas of subject matter experience have been identified. FaBricators, when applying will qualify their industry experience of 3-5 years in any of the following:
Accounting & Finance
Cost accounting, marketing finance accounting, corporate finance accounting, cash & credit management, financing/debt management, financing/equity management
Buildings & Facilities
Business Planning
Strategy development, 2-5 year strategic plan development, annual business plan development, business metrics/KPI, business continuity planning
Business Systems, Information Systems & Technologies
Network development & management, technologies/business systems development & management, office/operations technology development & management
Distribution & Retail
Entrepreneurship
Exporting, Importing & International
Customs & freight forwarding management, international shipping management, international distributors management, international customer relationship management, international marketing management
Food or Beverage Production
Food & Employee Safety
Quality management, ingredient/packaging/finished product specifications, incoming ingredients/work-in-process/finished goods audits, product recall, process documentation (GMP, SOP, SCM, HACCP, SPC, SQF, FSMA, GFSI), OSHA
Human Resources
Compensation & benefits, FML/UE/worker’s comp, talent recruitment & attraction, talent engagement & retention, training, safety, payroll & benefits
Legal & Insurance
Liability, IP/copyrights, contracts, corporate structure, mergers & acquisitions, risk management, employment law
Marketing
Brand management/positioning, communications, product line/margin management, advertising/social media & consumer promotion management, marketing research
Mergers & Acquisitions
Due diligence, deal terms & condition, integration
Operations Management
Manufacturing production & management, continuous improvement, facilities management, equipment management (inventory, preventive/predictive maintenance, equipment history), engineering process & packaging development, project & construction management
Regulatory, Licensing & Labeling
USDA/FDA, local/regional, labeling/nutritionals/claims, licensing & permits, food safety, certifications (gluten free, organic, allergens, kosher/halal/etc.)
Research & Development
R&D, innovation, new products, continuous improvement, innovation/new product development planning & management, product development, packaging development, product & packaging testing
Sales
Customer relationship management, trade management, sales forecasting, broker management, distribution management (wholesaler, DSD, grocery retail, specialty retail, C-store, drug, limited assortment, club/mass, ecommerce/interest)
Supply Chain, Logistics & Transportation
Procurement management, supplier onboarding & certification, MRP/ERP management, sales & operations capacity planning & management, transportation/shipping, warehouse management