www.alamoift.org • [email protected] Trends in Natural Products Manufacturing March 26, 2015 Hosted by: Whole Foods and Aria Foods Group INSIDE THIS ISSUE Lunch’n Learn March 1 2015 Agenda & Upcoming Events 2 Chair’s Corner 3 Nominations Employment Opportunities 4 5 2014-2015 Officers 6 Calling for Volunteers! If you would like to volunteer to help at this event, please contact Allison Muggli at [email protected] Co-sponsored by: FROM San Antonio: Take I-35N to exit 240B merging on to US-183 N toward Research Blvd. Take the Loop 1 exit toward Mopac Blvd. Keep Right, follow signs for TX-1 Loop N/Mopac Blvd N. Take the exit FM 1325 S/Burnet Rd/Duval Rd. Continue on the service road, and Whole Foods is on the right. . Whole Foods Market Community Room on the 2nd floor 11920 Domain Dr Austin, TX 78758 Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Dien Inc will be providing a door prize. Cost includes lunch or BOGO $7 per person or $10 for two Register Here Contact: Cindy Toscano or Scott McCormick at [email protected] or call (210) 286-8291 for any REGISTER TODAY details or questions. Summary: Join us in Austin as we explore trends and real options for clean label solutions and implications for stores like Whole Foods. Aria Foods Group will moderate and present topics on Natural Products Manufacturing and panelists will weigh in opinions and comment on the various topics explored. Who should attend: product developers, QA, manufacturers, brand managers, regulatory Page 2 Alamo Section IFT 2015 Alamo Section Agenda Let us know the topics they want to learn about, so we can bring in appropriate speakers. Do you want to have the opportunity to provide a speaker or host a meeting? Send us a note! March 26. 2015 May 28, 2015 Lunch’n Learn – Austin, TX Lunch’n Learn – San Antonio, TX Hosted by Whole Foods CH Guenther (San Antonio, TX) Partially Hydrogenated Oils – Are you Ready? 11920 Domain Drive, Austin, TX 78758 Sponsored by Whole Foods & Aria Foods Group Topic: Clean Label Ingredient Trends for Natural Product Manufacturers April 23, 2015 November 5, 2015 (Thu) Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards Dinner 11:00 A.M. Registration; 6:00 P.M. Dinner. Fort Sam Houston Golf Course 2900 Harry Wurzbach; San Antonio, TX 78234 Lunch’n Learn- Houston, TX Houston, TX Dr. Amit Morey FSMA and the HARPC proposed rule http://www.ideafoodsafety.com Other Events For More Continuing Education events goto… The Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food & Nutrition Conference & Exhibition is a yearly event. In 2015, this meeting will take place at the Houston Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston, Texas. The dates for this event are April 8-10, 2015, starting on Wednesday, April 8. The 2015 Texas Academy FNCE is being held on April 8-10, 2015 at the Houston Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston, TX. Please consider attending for the networking and sensational educational program. Register Here. http://nfs.tamu.edu/events/ Page 3 Alamo Section IFT Chair’s Corner Thank you to Dr. Steven Young for speaking at our the Rockets as Houston beat the LA Clippers for the Alamo IFT meeting! His experience and insight on first time in seven tries (on the eve of our meeting!). Invention vs. Innovation was well received. And Officer Elections are open and run through March while we had a technical glitch at our first attempt at 18th. IFT members received an email from IFT with Live Streaming the presentation on YouTube, Dr. voting instructions. New and additional officers and Young and his presentation are available for follow volunteers will be announced in April’s Newsletter. up We welcome your input and suggestions for speaker questions from those community, upon request. in the Alamo IFT We enjoyed being back topics and event ideas, and look forward to in the Bayou City and thank you for those who were upcoming meetings in a town near you! Until then, able to attend, and we look forward to seeing you we invite you join our Alamo IFT LinkedIn group. again, when we return to Houston in April for a discussion on Food Safety. We hope to continue building the IFT community presence in Houston, Sincerely, Lex Hander and hopefully it will continue to rub good luck off on New Professionals Group Claire Henderson and Amy Grobelny will be the Co- reach out if you would like to request additional Chairs of the New Professional Group. The NPG are information for the NPG. any that have been in the food profession <10 years, including a) recent grads b) those seeking Amy Grobelny career guidance c) those starting a second career. Bluebell Creameries R&D The core tenets of the NPG focuses on: 1) [email protected] networking 2) professional development 3) leadership development 4) socialization 5) Claire Henderson membership recruitment. Please stay tuned to Own Brand Intern H-E-B Own Brand [email protected] upcoming newsletters and updates as the New Professionals Group begins, and do not hesitate to Web Tools for you Industry events! Job postings: by sending details to [email protected] Get Involved 100% of donations through our scholarship page goes directly to our fund. Page 4 Alamo Section IFT Membership Referral Program No one is better qualified to spread the word about IFT.org has all the copy you will need to forward on the benefits of the Alamo Section membership and to your friends and colleagues. IFT membership than you, a dedicated member. Program” under the “Membership” tab and you will Do you know a friend or colleague that would benefit find the “Tips and Tools” page which house the from invitation and follow up letters. increasing their networking opportunities, Click on “Referral expanding their knowledge, or advancing their Visit www.ift.org/referral today and begin earning career? If so, refer a new member to The Alamo your rewards and growing your IFT community! For Section and IFT. By growing membership, you are Additional Information you may also contact Alamo creating a stronger community of peers with whom IFT Membership Chair, Annette Starkweather at [email protected] or 210.826.8811 you can collaborate, network, and problem solve. Plus, recruiting new members couldn’t be easier! Officer Nominees & Elections Voting is currently open for officers and volunteer positions (through March 18). Volunteer/Officer positions still available include: 1. Chair Elect 2. Golf tournament Chair 3. Newsletter Chair 4. Education chair – lunch n learns, tours, continuing education, CFS 5. Mentor chairperson 6. Student Representative (could be multiple) 7. Social chair Returning Officers/Positions: Members-At-Large – Bert Casey, Vickie Kloeris, Anthony Wilke, Marty Koss Website/Marketing Chair: Cindy Toscano; Treasurer: Eric Caballero; Membership Chair: Annette Starkweather If you would like to serve in one of the various capacities in the Alamo IFT, please contact any of the officers below Page 5 Alamo Section IFT Employment Opportunities Two position openings: 1. QA Supervisor Carthage, MO - must have food science degree and capable of being promoted to QA Manager quickly. Par fried appetizers mostly. 2. QA Manager Toluca, IL - must have food science degree and leadership skills a must. Pasta operations. Resumes and interested persons may contact Michael Barnes at [email protected] Company seeking account Manager for natural ingredient manufacturer. Candidate must have technical sales ability, BS or MS in Food Science or a related field and have at least a couple of years of ingredients sales experience. Position based in Dallas, TX. Selling B2B. For further inquiries/send resumes tot: Nancy Longfield 630.499.8564 Office Ext 103 [email protected] Grecian Delight Foods is the leading marketer and manufacturer of Greek and Mediterranean foods for foodservice, national chain and retail grocery, specialty & warehouse club business. With two facilities in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Grecian Delight Foods is seeking candidates for research & development, testing and production scale up of all meat, sauce and hummus department formulations, specifications and processes. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Executes bench/lab work for all Meat, Sauce and Hummus new product development requests; Manages multiple bakery product development projects from concept to commercialization by developing new product concepts and prototypes; Participates in ROI/quarterly project review sessions; Coordinates plant scale up tests; Assists in process optimization project and problem/resolution with operation, engineering, QA and other related departments; Evaluates and adjusts product cost parameters to meet operational, sale and /or marketing objectives; Provides technical support to sales, marketing, quality assurance and operations; Provides technical support in identifying and solving problems and/or QA/manufacturing issues. Desired Skills and Experience: Four-year college degree in related field (food science); 5+ years of food science experience for a food manufacturer, preferably for similar products; Strong Analytical and Leadership skills; Team Player with strong interpersonal skills to foster relationships across all functions; Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written; Creative, decisive, positive, proactive and enjoys new challenges. For Further Inquiry contact: Christie McElya at [email protected]. Page 6 Alamo Section IFT 2014 – 2015 Officers EXECUTIVE COMMITEE: EXECUTIVE COMMITEE: PAST CHAIR & WEB OFFICER Michele Perchonok, Ph.D. Cindy Toscano – VP Marketing NASA/JSC Rolypoly Cookies Advanced Food Technology Lead 512-553-2550 281-483-7632 [email protected] [email protected] CHAIR Lex Hander - Regional Sales Manager ADM/Matsutani, LLC. Matsutani America. Phone: 972-839-1413 [email protected] CHAIR ELECT Amit Morey - Founder/President I.D.E.A. Food Industry Consultants Inc. 229-395-9837 [email protected] SECRETARY Scott McCormick C.H. Guenther and Son 210-351-6261 [email protected] TREASURER Eric Caballero AFCO, Inc. 210-381-9681 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Annette Starkweather FaceKey Corp. 210-826-8811 [email protected] Fred Reimers Creative Food Safe Solutions [email protected] MEMBERS AT LARGE Anthony Wilke Nalco 210-410-2339 [email protected] Bert Casey Casey Ingredients 210-545-546 [email protected] Vickie Kloeris NASA/ JSC-Houston, TX 281-483-3634 [email protected] Marty Koss Strategic Foods Group 210-366-8070 [email protected] SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR Emily Jurica C.H. Guenther and Son 2201 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78215 210-351.6341 [email protected] Please ask any of these people how you can serve the Chapter,or drop a note at: [email protected] www.alamoift.org
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