The First Section • Since 1941
February 15, 2016 Dinner Meeting
Address: Carnivale
702 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: (312) 850-5005
Schedule:
4:00 - 5:00 PM - Executive Board Meeting
5:00 - 6:00 PM - Social Hour with cash bar and Appetizers
6:00 - 8:30 PM - Dinner & Presentation
Keys to Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Innovation & Diversity
Audience: 100-150 Chicagoland members of the Food Technology sector – including R&D / Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Culinary & Nutrition, Marketing & PR
Parking: Valet parking available. Voucher provided at registration.
Dinner Meeting Information
Event Sponsors
Keys to Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Innovation & Diversity
The Chicago Section IFT – the oldest and largest Section of the Institute of Food Technologists - is hosting a moderator-led discussion panel at the February 2016 dinner meeting to tackle the question: how can different agriculture perspectives be leveraged in today’s food supply to feed the world in a sustainable, responsible, and wholesome manner? We are assembling a diverse panel of experts that represent a variety of voices in our agricultural food supply. Discussion topics will include: unique farming practices, innovative applications, food waste solutions, and consumer perceptions.
Panelists
Seema Kedia
Marketing Manager, North America
Barry Callebaut USA
Seema Kedia was appointed Marketing Manager, North America for Barry Callebaut USA in July 2015 and
is also the regional lead on cocoa sustainability. In her current role, she oversees business development for sustainable cocoa products as well as general marketing functions for Food Manufactures. > Read More
Janine MacLachlan
Director of Integrated Marketing
Janine MacLachlan embarked on a delicious road trip to more than 60 farmers’ markets in eight Midwestern states under the guise of researching Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland from University of Illinois Press. She explored markets in leafy parks and edgy neighborhoods, one nestled in a national park and plenty at the steps of county court houses. > Read More
Raj Karmani
Founder and CEO
Zero Percent
Raj Karmani is the founder and CEO of Zero Percent, a Chicago-based public benefit corporation with the mission to make high-quality, nutritious food accessible to the underprivileged in the community. They provide an online food rescue platform, and partner with restaurants and food service operators (such as The Signature Room, Lou Malnati's, Trump Hotel, Compass Group and Sodexo) to make sure that any excess food is donated to local nonprofits in an easy, reliable and safe way. > Read More
Adam Moody
Founder & CEO at Moody Meats
Founder & Co-Owner at Husk
Fifth generation Montgomery County Indiana farmer and entrepreneur owns and operates a small farm and state inspected processing facility, 5 retail butcher shops around the greater Indianapolis area.
He is a co-founder of Husk foods which is primarily a sweet corn aggregator and processor that is a product that is in over 300 stores in 6 states. Husk also co packs for 5 other local food companies and aids them in the process of entry into larger points of sale. > Read More
Steve Hanson
VP Industry Image and Relations
Dairy Management Inc
Steve Hanson, also known as “Farmer Steve” in the Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) office, where he is vice president of Farmer Relations. Steve is a recognized leader among dairy farmers and has served on both local and national dairy boards over his 30 years in the dairy industry. His personal experience as a dairy farmer allows him to look at situations from both a business and a farmer’s point of view. > Read More
Moderator
Erin Fitzgerald Sexson
Senior Vice President, Global Sustainability
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Erin Fitzgerald Sexson (@fitzisit) is senior vice president, global sustainability for the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® , a forum for the dairy community to work together pre-competitively to foster research, measurement and innovation for sustainability from farm to table. It was founded by dairy farmers through Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI), which is the parent company of National Dairy Council. Under Erin’s leadership, the Innovation Center conducted environmental impact assessment studies which led to an industry-wide voluntary carbon reduction goal and tools and resources to measure and track progress. > Read More
Fees:
$50.00 Members
$60.00 Non-members
(After Thursday, February 11 at 5:00 PM all prices are $60.00/$25.00/30.00)
$25.00 Student Members, Emeritus Members, & Unemployed Members
Unemployed Members use voucher #UNEMP-1010050)
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This program qualifies for IFT Certified Food Scientist (CFS) recertification contact hours (CH). CFS Certificants may claim a maximum of 1.5 CH for their participation in this program.
Dinner Menu
Shared Appetizers
Shared Entrées
Shared Desserts
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