Episodios

  • Ep. 102: Masters Gallery Foods: Business Friend of the Environment

    Ep. 102: Masters Gallery Foods: Business Friend of the Environment
    Dec 4 2025
    Julia Herlache, sustainability manager for Masters Gallery Foods, joins Kate and Ann on this week's episode to talk about how the company has been intentionally and methodically building its sustainability efforts over the past dozen or so years since two employees first approached Masters Gallery's leadership about taking steps to reduce waste in the plant.

    Today, Masters Gallery is an example in the food manufacturing industry, and in Wisconsin's New North region, of integrating and promoting sustainable practices. Today the company diverts 86% of its waste, and its newest facility in Oostburg was constructed to maximize environmental friendliness.

    Herlache, who studied environmental science and has spent her entire career in the field, joined Masters Gallery in 2023, marking her first foray into manufacturing. Listen this week for her insights on making the transition from local government to private industry as well as how other companies can learn and take inspiration from Masters Gallery's many successes, which include being named a 2025 WMC 2025 Business Friend of the Environment Award recipient.
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  • Ep. 101: Galloway Company and the 'cream of the crop'

    Ep. 101: Galloway Company and the 'cream of the crop'
    Nov 20 2025
    Annika Galloway, director of communications and public relations for Galloway Company, is Ann's and Kate's guest on this week's pre-Thanksgiving episode of NEW Manufacturing Insights. Listen as the co-hosts raise a glass with Annika, a fourth-generation family business leader, while the company prepares to sponsor A Very Neenah Christmas Market Dec. 5-7 and announces the development of its latest beverage innovation: an acidified crème liqueur base that allows acid, dairy and alcohol to swim together without separating.

    Galloway Company traces its roots back to the 1800s and its family dairy farm in Fond du Lac. It has been manufacturing dairy products in Neenah for more than six decades. Already the nation's leading producer of bulk sweetened condensed milk, Galloway Company recently doubled its capacity for its production and is growing in all facets -- its physical footprint, its employee base and its emerging beverage division.

    Learn more about the company's history and future on this week's episode. NEW Manufacturing Insights is a joint production of Insight Publications and the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance.
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    14 m
  • Our 100th Episode!

    Our 100th Episode!
    Nov 13 2025
    Started in October 2023 as a joint project of Insight Publications and the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance, NEW Manufacturing Insights celebrates 100 episodes this week with a look back at some of the most interesting guests, topics and insights shared on the podcast so far.

    Co-hosts Ann Franz of NEWMA and Kate Bruns of Insight talk about and play some of their favorite clips, including interviews with CEOs such as Dan Ariens, Adam Rupp, Tanya Nueske, Sachin Shivaram, as well as moments like the first-ever appearance of a NEWMA All-Star on the show.

    Thank you for supporting the show for two years and 100 episodes!
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    41 m
  • Ep. 99: A look back at Manufacturing First 2025

    Ep. 99: A look back at Manufacturing First 2025
    Nov 6 2025
    Ann and Kate take a look back at the 15th annual Manufacturing First Expo & Conference, which was held last Wednesday at Resch Expo in Green Bay, with more than 1,000 attendees and more than 200 exhibitors.

    Hear interviews from the expo floor with attendees representing companies including HUI Manufacturing, GPS Education Partners, Carron Net Company, Oshkosh Corporation, Appleton Airport and many more.
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    32 m
  • Ep. 98: Oh Snap!

    Ep. 98: Oh Snap!
    Oct 23 2025
    Ryan Downs, president of Oh Snap! Pickling Company and formerly of the sauerkraut mega-maker GLK Foods, joins co-hosts Ann Franz and Kate Bruns on this week's episode to share his and his family's history in food manufacturing in the New North region.

    Downs created Oh Snap! in 2015 following a robust product development process and now sells through most major retailers all over North America, promising "portable pickle perfection" -- healthy, mess-free snacks that can be taken anywhere, including pickled cucumbers, green beans, carrots and infused cranberries.

    "There's kind of pickle madness in the country right now," he says, adding that Oh Snap! was built off nutrition trends around gut health and an exploration of packaging pickles' popularity in a new way. And he's proud to point out that Oh Snap! has actually lifted up the entire pickling industry as opposed to taking business away from other products in the sector.

    Learn more about Oh Snap! by listening to this week's episode, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service: www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/secure/ssl/savings/business/free-consultation

    Oh Snap! is online at www.ohsnappickles.com.
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    21 m
  • Ep. 97: Apricity brings dignity of work to recovery community

    Ep. 97: Apricity brings dignity of work to recovery community
    Oct 16 2025
    Dan Haak, president, and Cheryl Fritz, business development manager, for Appleton-based Apricity join Kate and Ann on this week's episode of NEW Manufacturing Insights, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service.

    Apricity was created in 2017 when STEP Industries merged with Mooring Programs -- making the company a comprehensive source for providing treatment, employment and support services to individuals impacted by substance abuse disorder.


    "It's a great combination of having a solid business with a great nonprofit mission," Fritz says.

    Learn more about Apricity, its mission and how it is working with our region's manufacturers by listening to this week's episode.
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  • Ep. 96: Meet Oshkosh Door's Chris Calawerts, Insight's October cover story

    Ep. 96: Meet Oshkosh Door's Chris Calawerts, Insight's October cover story
    Oct 9 2025
    Chris Calawerts, Insight on Business' October 2025 cover subject, is the president and COO of Oshkosh Door, Edgewater Door in Neenah and Oregon Door in Winston, Oregon. On this week's episode he shares his passion for manufacturing, his admiration for Garth Brooks and his best leadership insights as co-hosts Ann Franz and Kate Bruns, the author of the October cover story, dive a little deeper into this month's Insight cover feature.

    Read the cover story, "Open Hearted," online at insightonbusiness.com.

    Thank you to Wisconsin Public Service for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about how they're helping manufacturers at wisconsinpublicservice.com.
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  • Ep. 95 (10/2/25): LIVE at Schreiber Foods for our 2-year anniversary

    Ep. 95 (10/2/25): LIVE at Schreiber Foods for our 2-year anniversary
    Oct 2 2025
    NEW Manufacturing Insights celebrated its anniversary and the start of Manufacturing Month with a special recording in front of a live audience Oct. 2 at Schreiber Foods in Green Bay. The exclusive event was open to pre-registrants of Manufacturing First taking place Oct. 29 at Green Bay’s Resch Expo.

    On this week's episode, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service, Pat Koleske, senior vice president at Schreiber Horizon, shares this insights and talks about how the Schreiber brand is expanding and rebranding.

    Over its 80 years in business, Schreiber has developed multiple solutions to scale its business, from supply chain management to innovation processes. Recently Schreiber decided to bring together these solutions marketed to outside customers under one umbrella.

    Learn more at schreiberhorizon.com. Visit our sponsor, Wisconsin Public Service, at wisconsinpublicservice.com.
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    22 m