In this special edition of the Let’s Talk Dairy podcast, joining us is Joel Fischer, lab manager at AMETEK MOCON, discussing the importance of package testing.

Fischer has been in the package testing industry for decades. He is the manager of the world’s largest permeation testing lab at AMETEK MOCON. He is passionate about finding solutions for customers and learning new things about his industry every day.

Adam Gurga, national manager of grocery and retail partnerships at Alpharetta, Ga.-based  Cimcorp, a pioneer of intralogistics automation that specializes in fresh food handling and tire-handling solutions, joins Dairy Foods for Episode 31 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to offer insights on technology, automation, and AI.

Tomas Vera, regional director for Europe and the Americas for MADCAP, a product developed by Contec Group, a New Zealand-based company that designs, builds and delivers smart supply chain technology for the global dairy industry, joins us for Episode 30 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to talk about dairy logistics.

PACK EXPO, the most comprehensive packaging and processing event in North America, is set to return to the Las Vegas Convention Center from Sept. 11 to 13. Produced by PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the show is intended for anyone who is involved in the challenging environment of packaging and processing.

Julian Stauffer, CEO of Waldner North America and Surdry North America, joins us for Episode 29 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast. Waldner is a German manufacturer of highly automated packaging machinery, while Surdry is a Spanish manufacturer of food retort sterilization systems.

Chef Jason Hernandez of Blade & Tine Culinary Consultants explains how to create a Non-Traditional Charcuterie Board. We discuss what exactly constitutes a Charcuterie Board, how different geographical regions can influence different kinds of boards, and some of the most unorthodox foods he's seen displayed on a board.

Keith Schuman, business unit lead at Schuman Cheese, Fairfield, N.J., joins us for Episode 28 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to talk about animal-free dairy.As a fourth-generation member of a family known worldwide, Schuman knows a thing or two about cheese and about honoring his family legacy.