Birko is available to speak with members of the media on topics related to food safety, including preventing foodborne illnesses (E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria), sanitary design, brewing sanitation, cleaning and process aids.

Media Contact

Chloe Albrecht
Element
(920) 702-1245
chloe@goelement.com

Articles

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October 5, 2020	Hand sanitizer sanity: Are the products you’re ordering safe?	Food Safety Strategies	Dr. Elis Owens	Read Article
September 29, 2020	4 Sanitation Strategies to Help Manufacturers Prevent the Spread of COVID-19	Retail & Hospitality Hub	Bob Ogren	Read Article
August 4, 2020	Steer carcasses are getting heavier: what does it mean for protein processors?	Food Safety Strategies	Mark Swanson	Read Article
July 27, 2020	Chemical Safety in the Brewery	The New Brewer	Dana Johnson	Read Article
June 19, 2020	How to Maintain Food Safety and Protect Your Brand During Construction	Food Safety Tech	Dave Premo	Read Article
July 1, 2020	Preparing for food inspections 24/7	Food Safety Strategies	Barbara Adler	Read Article
June 23, 2020	Protecting Your Plant Against Listeria: How to Develop a Robust Seek and Destroy Program	Perishable News	Neill Coatney	Read Article
June 9, 2020	Less Water, Less Waste, More Accuracy	The National Provisioner	Bob Ogren	Read Article
May 13, 2020	How to Keep Your Brewery Sanitized with Limited Resources	Craft Brewing Business	George Allen	Read Article
March 27, 2020	How to Protect Against COVID-19 in the Food Processing Environment	Food Safety Strategies	Dr. Elis Owens	Read Article
March 3, 2020	Newly Patented Wash Technology Increases Food Safety, Reduces Water Usage	Meatingplace	Birko Corporation	Read Article
February 17, 2020	2020 Sanitation Trend: Conserving Resources	Food Safety Strategies	Bob Ogren	Read Article
February 4, 2020	Committee Highlight: Web Programs Committee	Master Brewers Association of the Americas	Dana Johnson	Read Article
January 21, 2020	Birko Head and Tongue Wash System	Food Safety Strategies	Bob Ogren	Read Article
January 24, 2020	Electrostatic Technology Advances As Microbial Intervention	The National Provisioner	Mark Swanson	Read Article
November 22, 2019	Keeping organic food safe through proper sanitation	Food Safety Strategies	Dr. Elis Owens	Read Article
November 12, 2019	Birko President Kelly Green: “Be humble; At the end of the day, a good leader should hang their ego at the door”	Authority	Carly Martinetti	Read Article
October 22, 2019	Why Major Meat Processors Are Betting on Electrostatic Technology for Antimicrobial Intervention	National Provisioner	Mark Swanson	Read Article
September 19, 2019	Food Safety: A Two-Pronged Approach	Meat + Poultry	Bernard Shire	Read Article
August 26, 2019	Emerging Food Safety Technology Can Cut Costs and Conserve Water	Food Safety Strategies	Bob Ogren	Read Article
May 14, 2019	Electrostatic Intervention Technology: An Effective and Efficient Future for Food Safety	Food Safety Tech	Mark Swanson	Read Article
April 29, 2019	Conserving water in sanitation programs: three ways to start saving	Food Safety Strategies	Bob Ogren	Read Article
Jan. 30, 2019	Cyclosporiasis outbreaks and the challenges facing produce processors	Food Safety Strategies	Dr. Elis Owens	Read Article
Dec. 10, 2018	Environmental monitoring: stay ahead of food safety risks with continuous improvements	Food Safety Strategies	Dr. Elis Owens	Read Article
Dec. 2018	How to Remove Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Fining Agents in Fermentation Vessels and Brite Tanks in the Brewery	MBAA Technical Quarterly	Dana Johnson	Read Article
Oct. 18, 2018	Sanitary design in produce processing plants: How to get started	Food Safety Strategies	Dr. Elis Owens	Read Article
Sept. 2018	Conserving Water on a Busy Beef Harvest Floor	National Provisioner	Bob Ogren	Read Article
Aug. 7, 2018	A Loss in Transparency is a Loss for Food Safety	Meatingplace	Mark Swanson	Read Article
July 16, 2018	How to use less water for beef processing without compromising food safety	Food Safety Strategies	Bob Ogren	Read Article
July/Aug. 2018	Protecting Your Stainless Steel: Brewery Equipment Passivation	The New Brewer	Dana Johnson	Read Article
May/June 2018	5 Steps to Saving Time, Money and Labor on Your Food Plant’s Sanitation	Food Manufacturing	Bob Ogren	Read Article
April 27, 2018	Three Ways Sanitation Automation Helps Food Processors Reduce Costs	Food Safety Tech	Bob Ogren	Read Article
March 12, 2018	Three Ways Sanitation Automation Helps Food Processors With Food Safety	Food Safety Strategies	Bob Ogren	Read Article
Dec. 7, 2017	FSMA compliance and the cold food industry: Risks, challenges, solutions	Refrigerated & Frozen Foods	Dr. Elis Owens	Read Article
July/Aug. 2017	Improving Brewhouse CIP	The New Brewer	Dana Johnson	Read Article
June 2017	How to Reduce Water Usage During Carcass Washing	National Provisioner	Bob Ogren	Read Article
June 2017	Principles of Cleaning and Sanitizing for Homebrewing		Dana Johnson	Read Article
March/April 2017	Continuous Improvement in Sanitary Design	Food Manufacturing Magazine	Bob Ogren	Read Article
Jan. 12, 2017	Sanitary Design’s Role in Fresh Produce Processing to Prevent Listeria Contamination	Food Safety Magazine	Elis Owens, Ph.D.	Read Article
Aug. 29, 2016	Battling Listeria in Produce Processing	Food Quality and Safety	Elis Owens, Ph.D.	Read Article
July 28, 2016	Reductions in Natural Microbial Flora, Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli, and Pathogenic Salmonella on Jalapeno Peppers Processed in a Commercia Antimicrobial Cabinet: A Pilot Plant Trial	Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 79, No. 11, 2016, Pages 1854-1859 Used with permission of the Journal of Food Protection	Jeremy M. Adler, Erin D. Cain-Helfrich, Cangliang Shen	Read Article
July/Aug 2011	Reducing Dissolved Oxygen	The New Brewer	Dana Johnson	Read Article
July/Aug, 2009	Don’t Lose Your Head! A Look at Using Antifoams in the Brewery	The New Brewer	Dana Johnson	Read Article
July/Aug, 2008	Keg Cleaning with Acid and Detergent Only	The New Brewer	Dana Johnson	Read Article
September/October 2000	A Look at Biofilms in the Brewery	Brewers Digest	Dana Johnson and Harley Damon Swanson, Ph.D.	Read Article
March 23, 1998	Removing Beerstone	Modern Brewery Age	Dana Johnson	Read Article

Media Coverage

Sept 01, 2020	Family-style Suppliers	Meat + Poultry	Joel Crews	Read Article
June 10, 2020	Suppliers Are Delivering Technology and Services to Address New Needs Created by the Pandemic	Meat + Poultry	Jerry Karczewski	Read Article
May 01, 2020	6 Foods With Expiration Dates You Can Probably Ignore	Huffpost	Taylor Tobin	Read Article
Dec 20, 2019	Advances in Carcass Treatments Enhance Food Safety	Meat + Poultry	Bernard Shire	Read Article
Aug 07, 2019	Food Safety First	Good Fruit Grower	Kate Prengaman, TJ Mullinax	Read Article
May 24, 2019	What Does “Dest If Used By” On Packaged Food Really Mean?	CBS News	Kate Gibson	Read Article
Mar 13, 2019	Balancing Considerations in Cleaning and Sanitation	Food Processing	Pan Demetrakakes	Read Article
Feb 15, 2019	IPPE Report: Stories of succession	Meat + Poultry	Joel Crews	Read Article
Nov 12, 2018	U.S. Meat Export Federation Elects New Officers	USAgNet		Read Article
Sept 11, 2018	The Age of the Algorithm	Meatingplace	Judith Crown	Read Article
Sept 10, 2018	Coming Clean	Meat + Poultry	Lynn Petrak	Read Article
Aug 10, 2018	Inspiring Handwashing Compliance	Quality Assurance Magazine	Lisa Lupo	Read Article
June 13, 2018	Birko Corp’s Miles Murphy Discusses The Food Safety Modernization Act Updates and More	AndNowUKnow	Kayla Webb	Read Article
April 16, 2018	Balancing Prevention and Detection	Meat + Poultry	Bernard Shire	Read Article
Mar 12, 2018	Birko achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification	Meatingplace		Read Article
Jan 31, 2018	IPPE Report: NAMI recognizes members with industry awards	Meat + Poultry	Kimberlie Clyma	Read Article
Nov 06, 2017	Good cleaning practices start before a plant is even built	Food Engineering	Crystal Lindell	Read Article
June 28, 2017	Listeria workshop sharpens focus on pathogen	The Packer	Tom Karst	Read Article
Dec 22, 2016	Sanitizing the Surface	Meat + Poultry Used with permission of Meat + Poultry magazine	Bob Sims	Read Article
Nov 03, 2016	Clean Produce Facilities are Crucial in Preventing Food Safety Outbreaks	Fresh Plaza	Marieke Hemmes	Read Article
Oct 20, 2016	Birko’s Dana Johnson Judges at 2016 GABF	Modern Brewery Age	Peter V.K. Reid	Read Article
Sept 30, 2016	The Clean Team	Good Fruit Grower	Ross Courtney, TJ Mullinax	Read Article
Mar 23, 2016	Clean, Safe and Savvy	Food Engineering	Jaan Koel	Read Article
Feb 13, 2015	Birko recognized as a top 50 family-owned Colorado company	National Provisioner	National Provisioner	Read Article

Press Releases

April 24, 2020	Birko Launches Brewing Equipment Catalog	PDF \| HTML
Jan 24, 2020	Birko Will Launch Industry-Changing Head and Tongue Wash with the Protection with Precision™ Suite at IPPE	PDF \| HTML
Oct 18, 2019	Birko Vice President of Accounting, Finance & IT Selected for Manufacturer’s Edge Board of Directors	PDF \| HTML
Jan 31, 2019	Birko President Kelly Green Selected for Colorado State University’s AgIndustry Leadership Council	PDF \| HTML
Jan 15, 2019	Birko Launches Groundbreaking Elite 360 with Precision Application Technology at IPPE	PDF \| HTML
July 17, 2018	Birko Celebrates 65 Years of Protecting the Food Chain	PDF \| HTML
April 16, 2018	Birko Unveils New Birko by Lagafors® Sanitation Equipment	PDF \| HTML
Mar 01, 2018	Birko Achieves Certification for ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System	PDF \| HTML
Jan 30, 2018	Birko Named Supplier of the Year by the North American Meat Institute	PDF \| HTML
Dec 04, 2017	Birko and Country Malt Group Sign Distribution Agreement	PDF \| HTML
Sept 19, 2017	Birko Hires Suzan Damron as Director of Accounting & Finance	PDF \| HTML
Aug 10, 2017	Birko Launches New and Improved Birkocorp.com	PDF \| HTML
Aug 01, 2017	Birko Introduces New Craft Brewery Cleaner, BBC	PDF \| HTML
Jan 31, 2017	North American Meat Institute Honors Birko’s Mike Gangel With Industry Advancement Award	PDF \| HTML
Sept 14, 2016	Birko’s Dana Johnson to Judge at Great American Beer Festival	PDF \| HTML
Sept 14, 2016	Birko to Exhibit at the 2016 PMA Fresh Summit	PDF \| HTML
July 19, 2016	Innovative Industry Champion, Mike Gangel, Retiring	PDF \| HTML
Jan 15, 2016	Promoting Healthy Youth	PDF \| HTML
Nov 02, 2015	Birko Introduces Two New Products	PDF \| HTML
Sept 23, 2015	Birko’s Dana Johnson Named Judge at Great American Beer Festival	PDF \| HTML
Mar 25, 2015	Birko’s Kelly Green Named Panelist at Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference	PDF \| HTML
Mar 16, 2015	Birko’s Kelly Green Named Panelist at Colorado State University Agriculture Summit	PDF \| HTML
Mar 03, 2015	Birko Partners with Garden Cut on Food Safety Program	PDF \| HTML
Feb 24, 2015	Birko/Chad Equipment’s Robert Ogren to Give WaterSmart Poster Presentation at BIFSCo Safety Summit	PDF \| HTML
Feb 17, 2015	Birko Partners with Dunbar Foods on Food Safety Program	PDF \| HTML
Feb 10, 2015	Birko Recognized as a Top 50 Family-Owned Colorado Company	PDF \| HTML

Case Studies

June 26, 2017	Fresh Cut Produce Operation	PDF
June 23, 2017	Reducing Pathogens on Jalapeno Peppers and Other Produce	PDF

Webinars

April 17, 2018	How to Improve Brewhouse Cleaning Using Caustic and Hydrogen Peroxide	Colorado Brewers Guild	Dana Johnson
April 04, 2018	How to Improve Ready-To-Eat Food Processing Plants Through Sanitary Design	Birko	Dr. Elis Owens & Bob Ogren
Nov 15, 2017	Everything Your Plant Needs to Know About Sanitary Design	Food Safety Tech	Dr. Elis Owens
June 27, 2017	Sanitation: Your Best Crisis Management Tool	Produce Marketing Association	Dr. Elis Owens
Aug 14, 2014	Sanitation 101 with Dr. Elis Owens	Blog Talk Radio	Dr. Elis Owens
April 22, 2014	Guidance on Environmental Monitoring and Control of Listeria with Elis Owens	Blog Talk Radio	Dr. Elis Owens

Videos

Dec 14, 2017	CPS Minute with Elis Owens from Birko	View Now
Feb 09, 2017	Food safety equipment solutions from Birko & Chad	View Now
Jan 10, 2017	Customer Testimonial: Indianapolis Fruit	View Now
Jan 06, 2017	Customer Testimonial: Avery Brewing Company	View Now
May 19, 2016	Customer Testimonial: Chelan Fruit	View Now
Mar 09, 2016	Customer Testimonial: Birchwood Foods	View Now
Jan 21, 2015	Customer Testimonial: Diebolt Brewing	View Now
Nov 06, 2014	Customer Testimonial: Stone Meats	View Now