Adrienne Blume, M.A., is Editorial Director of Food Safety Magazine. She has more than 20 years of experience in B2B technical media, including the food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) and energy technology sectors. She manages the editorial content for Food Safety Magazine, its monthly webinar program, and its podcast, Food Safety Matters, and also assists in planning the conference agenda for the annual Food Safety Summit. Adrienne holds an M.A. degree in English and Publishing from Rosemont College in Pennsylvania, as well as B.A. degrees in English and Anthropology from Webster University in Missouri. She can be contacted at BlumeA@bnpmedia.com.

Amanda Del Buono, associate editor of Beverage Industry, writes and edits for the magazine’s print and online components. She also represents the magazine at trade shows and events. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from The University of Missouri - Columbia.

Jessica Jacobsen, editor of Beverage Industry, visits a range of beverage companies for cover stories and facility tours, represents the magazine at trade shows and industry events, and works with the Beverage Industry team to determine the content and direction of the magazine and its online components. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Marquette University.

Casey Laughman is the Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.

Liz Parker is the Senior Editor of Candy Industry and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery and the former Managing Editor of Food Safety Magazine. She has written for CBS Detroit, as well as for her own blogs. She earned a B.A. degree in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh is Group Editorial Director of Snack, Bakery, Cannabis, Meat, and Candy for BNP Media. He has over two decades of publishing experience following the food industry from farm to fork, covering agriculture, ingredient processing, CPG and foodservice R&D, retail and restaurant menu trends, and retail grocery branding. He is a member of the Research Chefs Association and the International Foodservice Editorial Council. Doug studied Professional and Creative Writing at Purdue University.

Debra Schug was Editor-in-Chief of Food Engineering. She began her media career over a decade ago writing and producing broadcast news for both television and radio at the local and national level. She spent many years as the managing editor for two trade magazines in the oil industry and the research editor for an annual petroleum report. She has a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University.

Rose Shilling helps ensure Food Engineering Magazine is ready to print each month as managing editor. She writes feature stories on a variety of topics and tracks the food packaging industry. A journalist with an editing background at news services and newspapers, she also has driven editorial projects in health care and higher education.