SPI Group just returned from Las Vegas, where we joined some of our supplier partners including Grande Custom Ingredients, Solae, Heartland Flax, Cosucra, and Ocean Nutrition at the annual Supply Side West show. The expo floor was filled with suppliers representing a mixture of dietary supplement, functional and nutritional ingredients. From standard vitamins, minerals and…
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As a Bay Area based company, SPI Group will always remember that the San Francisco Giants won the 2012 MLB world series!!
Special thank you to the British Columbia Food Technologists for hosting a SUPER and FABULOUS Pacific Northwest Section Conference. I had the best time learning about new foods, industry trends, and a great discussion on quality and the role of food science in our everyday lives. Tools new to me that I want to share…
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SPI Group is fortunate to be a member of the AACT, the American Association of Candy Technologists. We attend local dinner meetings, and enjoy listening to speakers, such as Michael Kelly, consumer communications manager at American Licorice. For candy fans like us, Red Vines and Sour Punch are familiar American licorice products…..Red vines are a…
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Needing some project inspiration? Looking to add a little edge to that next presentation? Try taking a cooking class! On a recent training event in St. Louis, instead of going out to dinner at a restaurant, our Solae sales manager, Ms. Marty Boothman took us to a cooking class! After a long day of working…
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Is this what it looks like when SPI Group goes on a camping trip? No! Actually, this is a photo of what we brought to our most recent SPI Group Traveling Road Show, where we showcase ingredients from a variety of suppliers. We show finished products that demonstrate how the ingredients work. One of favorite…
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Like many, my children have issues at school. The 6 year old has trouble sitting still, he wants to participate so much he yells out the answer when it’s not his turn. The 9 year old is a bit quieter and will lose his energy in the afternoon resulting in a loss of focus and…
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SPI Group continues to add value to our customers through education and training, and pushing the limits of food science. After a weeklong visit to the Solae pilot plant in St. Louis, MO , we learned how to make good foods better! Our first sets of tests were beef patties. All patties maintained same level…
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Here is a post from Russ: Each Saturday for the past couple of weeks Rosemary and I have noticed a catering truck at a gas station on the corner of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Civic in Walnut Creek, CA. As we drove by, we noticed a long line of customers!! As a recent adventurer into…
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As part of our sales team meeting this summer, SPI Group spent time working at our local food bank. We were happy to help Alameda County Community Food Bank in their mission to alleviate hunger by providing nutritious food and nutrition education to people in need, educating the public, and promoting public policies that address…
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