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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Plant Tour - Pompeian (June 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" color="#685d40" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Companies actively engaged in Lean offer a treasure trove of information when it comes to their respective Lean journeys. Benchmarking these companies brings you new ideas, an affirmation of your current practices, and an opportunity to be spurred on and take next steps in your own organization. To that end, we are continuing to bring you monthly tours so you can take advantage of this knowledge base.&amp;nbsp;Each plant tour offers a unique opportunity to dialog with peers from across industries and functions about best practices, challenges and solutions to moving your organization forward.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(163, 145, 97); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px;"&gt;LEAN MANUFACTURING PLANT TOUR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://leanmaryland.com/resources/Pictures/pompeian.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="279" height="132.5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://leanmaryland.com/resources/Pictures/pompeian%202.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join the Maryland World Class Consortia for an engaging
plant tour at Pompeian in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1906 and
farmer-owned, Pompeian is dedicated to helping people eat, live, and feel
better every day. Guided by our three core values, Lead with Heart, Pursue
Excellence, and Dare to Be Bold, the company is committed to raising standards
and making a meaningful impact across three key areas:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://leanmaryland.com/resources/Pictures/Picture11.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://leanmaryland.com/resources/Pictures/Picture2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://leanmaryland.com/resources/Pictures/Picture3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

 

 

&lt;p&gt;Pompeian applies Lean manufacturing principles to enhance
operational efficiency, reduce waste, and support continuous improvement, with
a strong focus on sustainability and quality. As a member of the Maryland World
Class Consortia, Pompeian actively embraces Lean practices, using Kaizen to
drive ongoing improvements across its facility. During this tour, you’ll gain
firsthand insight into how Lean tools have strengthened efficiency, quality,
and safety—and how Pompeian is leveraging these principles to develop its
workforce for the future.&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Agenda (Subject to change): &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:00 - 9:15&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Introduction/Refreshments&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:15 - 9:45&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Lean&amp;nbsp;journey&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:15
     – 9:25&lt;/strong&gt; - The Lean Journey&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:25
     – 9:35&lt;/strong&gt; - Sustainability practices &amp;amp; waste reduction &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:35
     – 9:45&lt;/strong&gt; - Training &amp;amp; continuous improvement&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:45 - 11:15 Tour&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:15 - 11:30&amp;nbsp;Tour&amp;nbsp;Debrief&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:30 - 12:30&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Wrap Up/Lunch/Networking – Everyone to
join in &amp;amp; discuss with MWCC &amp;amp; wrap up! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Lato;"&gt;If you have any special dietary requirements, please &lt;a href="mailto:joyce@leanmaryland.com" target="_blank"&gt;contact us&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;and we will do our best to arrange alternative selections.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Substitutions for registrants permitted. No refunds.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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