Category: Events

I believe the best talk at the Intermountain IFT Suppliers show in Sun Valley this past week, was put on by Justin Shimek, the Chief Technology Officer with Mattson, located in the San Francisco Bay area. He gave a very informative talk about the direction consumers are heading to source their food. Brick and mortar…
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Over 50 exhibitors including a SPI Group team led by Mr. Hank Dres of SPI Group participated in the annual Rocky Mountain IFT Suppliers Nite, held at Mile High Station, in Denver,CO. The Mile High Station convention center is nestled under the highway interchange next to Denver Broncos football stadium, convenient for all the food…
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We attended the Expos co-located at the Anaheim Convention Center on August 17th to 19th. Exhibitors included food manufacturers and marketers, foodservice distributors, flavor houses, equipment, food truck vehicles and packaging suppliers. We saw a good representation of new food product lines ranging from Latin to Asian, conventional to natural to gluten free. Sysco Food…
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A lot of thought and planning went into making the 2014 NCIFT Suppliers Expo and Symposium held on Tuesday, May 6th a big success!  First, the Symposium:”Facing GMO Labelling Trends Head-On” was was presented by an  expert panel with a standing room only attendance of over 200 at the Alameda Fair Grounds’ conference room. Industry…
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The SPI Group is a long time supporter of the Central Valley IFT section, and we have been working to help get more activity in the Central Valley Region.  Luckily, many other members feel the same way, and we were fortunate to have E&J Gallo step up to host an event in May. The Founders…
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Galaxy Desserts hosted the NCIFT NEW Professionals group last night!  We started the event with a plant tour, and we were thrilled to see these items being made: Almond croissant- handmade Chocolate croissant- on production line Mousse Duos: Raspberry-Lemon We learned that Galaxy makes a wide range of desserts, pastries, and brioche.  After the tour,…
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Did you attend the SCIFTS Food Industry Conference?  It was a fantastic line-up of high powdered industry experts including past IFT presidents, John Ruff and Roger Clemens.  My favorite was a presentation by Mr. Justin Prochnow an attorney for Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Denver, CO.  He is an expert in food labeling law. So —…
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Many thanks to Clorox for hosting the most recent NCIFT New Professionals event!  We were thrilled to have a tour of the Consumer Learning Center, where Clorox has their focus groups and evaluations for a variety of food and household products. We enjoyed hearing the Clorox employees speak about their business, and we especially liked…
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Where else could we see the newest Jelly Belly Flavor?  The Winter Fancy Foods Show in San Francisco, of course! A beer flavored Jelly Belly! So impressive with it’s iridescent look (and alcohol free).  SPI Group loves going to this trade show because it gives us a chance to see and sample new products and…
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