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WISEcode® Sets Out to Transform the Food Industry, Ushering In the Era of FoodTruth™

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At The Summer Fancy Food Show, WISEcode  Makes Its Case That AI And A New Foundation Of Food Data Are Shifting The Basis Of Competition, From Marketing Budgets To Food Quality, And Invites The Industry To Join A “Race To The Top”

NEW YORK, June 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — WISEcode, the first Foodtech AI company, today brought its FoodTruth™ platform to the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show, June 28–30 at the Javits Center in New York City, with a message for the specialty-food industry: the rules of the business are about to be rewritten.

WISEcode’s thesis is that the food industry stands at a generational inflection point. For decades brands competed on perception, marketing, packaging and shelf placement, because consumers could not see what was actually in their food. Artificial Intelligence, paired with food data, deeply removes that barrier. When every shopper can know what is in a product and what it does to their body, competition shifts from perception to performance, and the advantage moves to the companies with the best products rather than the biggest budgets.

“AI is one of those rare technologies that doesn’t just improve an industry, it rewrites the rules,” said Founder and CEO Peter Castleman in the company’s main-stage keynote. “The automobile, the microprocessor, the smartphone, they all arrived quietly, the establishment dismissed them, and then one morning the ground had already moved. That’s where the food industry is today. For decades the industry competed on perception. The next generation will compete on performance. That creates something we have never truly had before: a race to the top.”

For consumers, WISEcode is starting with the question shoppers ask most and no one has answered: is my food ultra-processed? Its free UPF Detector™ lets anyone scan a barcode for a simple yes-or-no in seconds, then go as deep as the science allows. It’s a free ingredient-based app, covering more than a million foods, and runs on iPhone and Android. Coming next is WISEcoach™, a personalized nutrition coach that evaluates every food against an individual’s own goals rather than a one-size-fits-all standard, a shift the company describes as food finally adapting to the consumer instead of the other way around. At the WISEcode Fancy Bodega at the show’s main entrance, attendees can test the platform and take home the WISEcode stuffed owl and hats.

For brands, WISEcode’s tools are designed to turn food transparency into competitive assets. WISEcode’s  Non-UPF Shield™ is a verification program available to brands through the company’s verification portal.  Non-UPF Verified™ program gives food brands a science-backed certification that proves their products meet the standard for non-ultra-processed food, helping verified brands get discovered by shoppers and retailers actively searching for cleaner food.

“The food industry feeds this country and the world, and the products on this show floor are spectacular,” Castleman said. “The problem isn’t the food. It’s that we know more about our Uber driver than about what we feed our children. Today we know less than one percent of what we could know about the food we eat, not because people don’t care, but because the information simply didn’t exist.”

That gap, WISEcode argues, has left consumers and the companies serving them inside a broken system. The company frames the consumer as already past the tipping point, actively asking two questions the old label could never answer: What is in my food? And what does it do to me? WISEcode’s wager is that the brands and retailers who can answer those questions credibly will define the next era of the category.

WISEcode’s central claim is that this transformation is only possible on top of food data that did not previously exist, and that building it, not building another app, is what sets the company apart. AI, the company stresses, is only as good as the data beneath it: bad data yields bad advice and bad outcomes.

A Mission and an Invitation

WISEcode frames its work less as a business than as a public good. “WISEcode was never built to be another software company or a hot AI company,” Castleman said. “It was founded to help create a better food system. If, five years from now, people simply expect FoodTruth before they buy food without even remembering WISEcode, we’ll know we succeeded.”

“If you believe great products should win because they’re better, not because they have the biggest marketing budget, then join us. This isn’t a race to sell more food. It’s a race to build better food, and to leave the next generation with a healthier food system than the one we inherited.”

About WISEcode:

WISEcode is a company offering FoodTechAI™ on a mission to give everyone the truth about what is in their food and what it does to their body. Built on The Food Genome Project™ and grounded in scientific research, WISEcode turns complex food data into clear, accessible insight into ingredients, nutritional quality, and ultra-processed food (UPF) levels for consumers, brands, retailers, and policymakers, all through one platform. As demand for food transparency grows, WISEcode is driving the national conversation around nutrition and food education. WISEcode calls it FoodTruth™, and for the first time, the world has it. Find Your Food Truth™.

Download the free UPF Detector™ from the App Store or Google Play, or learn more at WISEcode.ai.

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ISO 9001:2026 Release Is Approaching: What Organizations Need to Know and How Omnex Can Help

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Organizations around the world are preparing for the release of ISO 9001:2026, the next revision of the world’s most widely adopted Quality Management System (QMS) standard. According to information discussed during Omnex’s recent webinar on the upcoming revision, the new standard is expected to be published by the end of September 2026.

While organizations should wait for the officially published standard before making final implementation decisions, quality professionals are already evaluating the anticipated updates and planning their transition strategies.

Key Themes Expected in ISO 9001:2026

Based on the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) and industry discussions, organizations can expect increased emphasis in several areas, including:

Quality culture and ethical behaviorRisk and opportunity managementEnhanced change managementOrganizational knowledge sharingClimate change considerations within organizational contextGreater alignment with ISO’s Harmonized Structure used across management system standards

These updates are intended to help organizations strengthen the effectiveness of their quality management systems while improving alignment with modern business practices.

What Organizations Should Do Now

Organizations currently certified to ISO 9001 should begin preparing for the transition by:

Conducting a GAP assessment against the new requirements.Reviewing existing quality management processes and documentation.Evaluating leadership responsibilities, quality culture initiatives, and risk and opportunity management practices.Training key personnel on the expected changes.Planning internal audits and implementation activities well ahead of certification body transition deadlines.

Industry experts generally encourage organizations to start planning early rather than waiting until the end of the transition period.

Omnex ISO 9001:2026 Transition Training

To help organizations understand and prepare for the upcoming revision, Omnex offers ISO 9001:2026 Transition Training, providing practical guidance for quality professionals, management teams, auditors, and implementation leaders. Participants who have already completed Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor training can efficiently upgrade their certification through this 1-day transition course, eliminating the need to repeat the full training.

Participants will learn:

1. Overview of the New Standard

Structure and intent of ISO 9001:2026Key themes and focus areasAlignment with other ISO management system standards

2. Understanding the Changes

Significant revisions compared to ISO 9001:2015New expectations regarding risk and opportunity managementUpdates related to leadership, quality culture, organizational knowledge, and change managementClimate change considerations and stakeholder expectations

3. What Organizations Need to Do

Conducting a GAP analysisUpdating processes and documented informationTraining employees and leadership teamsPreparing for internal and certification auditsBuilding an effective implementation roadmap

How Omnex Can Help Your Organization Transition to the ISO 9001:2026 Standard

Omnex supports organizations throughout the transition process through:

ISO 9001:2026 Transition TrainingExecutive awareness sessionsGAP analysis servicesQMS implementation and improvement consultingInternal auditor and lead auditor trainingIntegrated management system expertiseDigital quality and quality management solutions

With more than four decades of experience in consulting, training, and management systems, Omnex has helped organizations across industries improve operational performance and quality management capabilities worldwide.

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Organizations interested in preparing for ISO 9001:2026 can learn more about Omnex training and transition support services at:

Transitioning to ISO 9001:2026

About Omnex
Omnex is an international consulting, training, and software solutions organization specializing in quality, environmental, health and safety, and operational excellence systems. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Omnex supports organizations worldwide through training, consulting, auditing, and digital solutions.

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CME Group Inc. Announces Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings Release, Conference Call

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CHICAGO, Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the third quarter of 2026 before the markets open on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company’s website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts’ questions.  

A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company’s website. Following the conference call, an archived recording will be available at the same site. Those wishing to listen to the live conference via telephone should dial 877-918-3040 if calling from within the United States, or +1 312-470-7282 if calling from outside the United States, at least 10 minutes before the call begins. The participant passcode for both telephone numbers is 1944793.

As the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, energy, agricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.  In addition, it operates one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. 

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec is a trademark of BrokerTec Americas LLC and EBS is a trademark of EBS Group LTD. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”). “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “SPY®”, “SPX®”, US 500 and The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC; Dow Jones®, DJIA® and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based on the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by S&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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ISO 14001:2026 Is Here: What Organizations Need to Know and How Omnex Can Help with the Transition

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The release of ISO 14001:2026 marks an important milestone for organizations seeking to strengthen their Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and address evolving environmental, sustainability, and stakeholder expectations. The new standard was officially released on April 15, 2026, replacing ISO 14001:2015 and incorporating the climate change amendment issued in 2024. Organizations have until April 15, 2029, to complete their transition.

As organizations begin evaluating the impact of the revision, early planning and training can help ensure a smooth transition while also identifying opportunities to improve environmental performance and business resilience.

Key Themes in ISO 14001:2026

The revised standard includes several notable areas of focus, including:

Greater alignment with ISO’s Harmonized Structure to support integrated management systems.Climate change considerations incorporated directly into the standard.Expanded requirements around planning and managing change.Increased emphasis on environmental context, interested parties, and life cycle considerations.Additional guidance throughout the standard and a revised Annex A designed to improve understanding and implementation.

These updates are intended to help organizations integrate environmental management more effectively into business strategy and operational decision-making.

What Organizations Should Do Now

Organizations certified to ISO 14001:2015 should begin preparing for the transition by:

Conducting a GAP analysis of their current EMS against ISO 14001:2026 requirements.Reviewing environmental aspects, risks, opportunities, and life cycle considerations.Assessing how climate change may impact organizational context and stakeholder expectations.Updating procedures, processes, and documented information where needed.Training leadership, EMS professionals, and internal auditors on the new requirements.Planning internal audits and transition activities well ahead of certification deadlines.

Organizations that begin their transition early are often better positioned to manage resources, implement changes effectively, and avoid last-minute scheduling challenges.

Omnex ISO 14001:2026 Transition Training

To help environmental professionals, management teams, and auditors understand and prepare for the upcoming revision, Omnex offers ISO 14001:2026 Transition Training and related learning programs. This 1-day transition course enables currently certified Internal Auditors and Lead Auditors to upgrade their training certification to the new standard without retaking the full auditor training program.

1. Understand the New Standard

Participants gain an overview of:

The structure and intent of ISO 14001:2026The evolution of the standard from ISO 14001:2015Climate change considerations within environmental management systemsThe role of Annex A guidance in supporting implementation

2. Learn the Key Changes

Training covers:

New and revised requirements across major clausesPlanning of changes within the EMSExpanded life cycle considerationsUpdates related to interested parties and environmental contextInternal audit and management review changesClimate-related considerations and environmental performance expectations

3. Develop a Practical Transition Plan

Organizations learn how to:

Conduct an EMS gap analysisPrioritize implementation activitiesUpdate documentation and processesTrain relevant personnelPrepare for transition auditsIntegrate changes into existing management systems

How Omnex Can Help Your Organization Transition to the ISO 14001:2026 Standard

Omnex supports organizations through:

ISO 14001:2026 Transition TrainingUnderstanding Requirements CoursesInternal Auditor TrainingLead Auditor TrainingExecutive Overview WorkshopsGAP Analysis ServicesEMS Consulting and Implementation SupportIntegrated Management System Solutions

With more than 40 years of experience in management systems consulting and training, Omnex helps organizations navigate evolving standards while improving operational and environmental performance.

Learn More

Organizations interested in preparing for ISO 14001:2026 can learn more about Omnex environmental management training and transition support at:

Transitioning to ISO 14001:2026

About Omnex

Omnex is an international consulting, training, and software solutions organization specializing in quality, environmental, health and safety, cybersecurity, sustainability, and operational excellence systems. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Omnex has supported organizations worldwide since 1985 through consulting, training, audits, and digital solutions.  

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