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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.

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

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