Fountain Technical Committee

Officers

Publications

Protocal For Fountain Operation During Water Quality Disruptions

• Scope and objectives to be refined
• Seeking volunteers for this Subcommittee

Mission Statement

Objective

• Create the framework/forum for communication within the beverage industry on fountain-related issues
• Develop best practices related to the quality and consistency of on-premise beverage consumption
• Develop guidelines for design, operation, and maintenance of fountain equipment
• Monitor technical developments and create a forum to support innovation for fountain-related products
• Keep the ISBT general membership and committee members updated on the Fountain Committee activities and fountain related issues.

Scope

• Water quality
• Carbon dioxide quality
• Fountain equipment
• Syrup installation, storage, delivery
• Proportioning / Brix Mix
• Ice management
• System cleanliness
• Measurement for performance of equipment

Areas of Interest

• Fountain technology monitoring
• Product quality and consistency requirements
• Raw material guidelines
• Equipment calibration guidelines
• Guidelines for fountain performance. validation and operation
• Outlet employee training guidelines
• System sanitation

2008 Fountain Technical Committee Forum

Chair: Scott Farber (The Linde Group)
1st Vice Chair: Michon Mitchell (Coca-Cola)
2nd Vice Chair: Elizabeth Springsteen (PepsiCo)

Subcommittee Reports

• Fountain Water - Randy Riddell (Coca-Cola), Chair
• Fountain CO₂ - Scott Farber (Linde), Chair
• Fountain Sanitation - Doug Robertson (Johnson Diversey) and Maryan Smith (Cadbury Schweppes), Chairs

Technical Papers

• Fountain 101 - A Primer of Fountain Dispensing - Michon Mitchell (Coca-Cola)
• Market Acceptance of the ISBT Guidelines Beverage Grade CO₂ - Scott Wade (NUCO2)
• Food Safety and HACCP in Fountain Dispensing - Kelly Pearson (CS Americas)
• Fountain CO₂, Beverage Quality - Implementation and Best Practices - Nancy Schouppe (Coca-Cola Europe)

Minutes

2007 Presentations sponsored in General Assembly

• Fountain Disaster Recovery, Lessons from Katrina - Nick Prince (Coca-Cola North America)

2007 Fountain Technical Committee Forum

Chair: Scott Farber (BOC)
1st Vice Chair: Michon Mitchell (CCNA)
2nd Vice Chair: Liz Fried (PepsiCo)

Presentations

• Early Field Results from Analytical Methods for Determining the Quality of Fountain Dispensed Gases - Chris Duffell (Domnick Hunter Ltd.)
• Bacterial Considerations in Water Filtration at the Fountain - Peter Meier (CUNO, Inc.)
• Fountain Equipment Innovation - Martin Arellano
• CO2 Safety and Handling - Heath Babcock (Reliant Processing Ltd.)

Panel Discussion

2006 Presentations sponsored in General Assembly

• MiniBulk CO₂ and the Fountain Beverage Industry by Scott Wade (NuCO₂)

2006 Presentations presented in Technical Committee Forum

• Dispensing Outlet HACCP in the European Union - Marc Cwikowski, Eureope, The Coca-Cola Company
• Fountain Disaster Recovery, Lessons from Katrina - Nick Prince, Coca-Cola North America
• The Absence of Residual Chlorine and Chloramines in Cubes from a Commercial Ice Machine with a Vertical Evaporator Plate - Peter Meier, CUNO Inc.
• Ice Management Issues - Panel Discussion - Moderator Randy Riddell (Coca-Cola); Panelists - Tim Bethuy (Pepsi), Dean Jarog (Everpure), Bob Thomas (Apyron)

2005 Presentations sponsored in General Assembly

• Fountain Technology - Scott Farber (BOC)
• European DIN Regulations - Philip Thonhauser (Thonhauser)
• Meeting standards of clean with inline verification through color change technology - Don Sellers (Carolina Canners) and Philip Thonhauser (Thonhauser)

2005 Papers presented in Technical Committee Forum

• MiniBulk CO₂ and the Fountain Beverage Industry - Scott Wade (NuCO₂)
• DIN Standards - Philip Thonhauser (Thonhauser)
• NSF-18 Overview - Mike Kohler (NSF)