Sanitary Design Workshop

A Practical, Proven Approach

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What is Sanitary Design Workshop?

The Sanitary Design Workshop is a unique educational opportunity for engineers, sanitarians, and plant managers who will become your company’s leaders in sanitary design.

They will come away with practical and proven approaches to cleaning, sanitary design, equipment layout, and personnel requirements that utilize verifiable, economically sound, and HACCP supported processes.

Workshop Content Includes:

  • Foundational principles & practical resources delivered through hands-on activities & real-world case studies, including:

    • Sanitation fundamentals, risk assessment, & success criteria (dry vs. wet)
    • Aligning cleaning methods with equipment & facility design
    • Clear roles & responsibilities across teams
    • Optimizing sanitation for efficiency, cost reduction, & minimized downtime
    • Water control strategies
    • Equipment & facility sanitary design best practices
    • Maintenance & lifecycle management for sanitation and food safety
    • Capital & construction project considerations

The Value To Your Plant

Food safety concerns from consumers and regulatory organizations have never been higher. If you plan, purchase or design equipment for a plant that produces low moisture food products, then food safety is your responsibility.

Register below to join us Tuesday, March 31 – Wednesday, April 1, 2026 in Chicago at Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel.

  • Registration rate is $995
  • $100 off for BEMA & ASB members & BEAG registered companies

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Sanitary Design Workshop Details

Foundational principles & practical resources delivered through hands-on activities & real-world case studies, including:

  • Sanitation fundamentals, risk assessment, & success criteria (dry vs. wet)
  • Aligning cleaning methods with equipment & facility design
  • Clear roles & responsibilities across teams
  • Optimizing sanitation for efficiency, cost reduction, & minimized downtime
  • Water control strategies
  • Equipment & facility sanitary design best practices
  • Maintenance & lifecycle management for sanitation and food safety
  • Capital & construction project considerations
  • BEAG + ANSI/ASB Z50.2 certification: Practical guidance on using bakery-specific sanitary design requirements to evaluate equipment, reduce sanitation risk, and support purchasing and compliance documentation.

Please take a moment to book your hotel room at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel. The reservation deadline is March 2, 2026.

  • Karl Thorson – General Mills
  • Ellery O’Connell – General Mills
  • Greg Marconnet – Mead & Hunt
  • Rick Stokes – Campbell’s
  • Austin K. Davis – NGI Global
  • Todd Kwasny – Indue
  • Joe Stout – Commercial Food Sanitation
  • Jon Anderson – BEAG

Support one of the baking industry’s most focused and practical educational programs by sponsoring the Sanitary Design Workshop, hosted by BEMA with support from ASB and BEAG.

This two-day workshop brings together professionals responsible for sanitation, food safety, engineering, maintenance, and operations to address real-world challenges and best practices in sanitary design. Sponsorship offers a meaningful opportunity to position your organization as a trusted industry resource while engaging directly with a highly targeted, technically focused audience.

A limited number of sponsorships are available for $2,500, and include the following benefits:

  • Tabletop exhibit during the workshop
  • One complimentary workshop registration ($995 value)
  • Logo placement on the Sanitary Design Workshop website
  • Logo inclusion in all Sanitary Design Workshop promotional materials
  • Logo signage displayed on-site during the event
  • Sponsor acknowledgment in the post-event PowerPoint materials provided to attendees

Sponsorships are intentionally limited to preserve the interactive and educational nature of the program. Organizations committed to advancing food safety, sanitation, and operational excellence are encouraged to secure their sponsorship early. If interested, reach out to Emily Bowers.