Packaging will be an important part...

Packaging will be an important part of the many workshops, seminars and educational sessions at this year's Worldwide viands Expo, to be held Oct 29 in consequence of Nov. 1 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Held each other year, the Worldwide commons Expo comprises two main events: the International Meat, domestic fowls and Seafood Industry Exposition, which will be held in the North Hall and part of the southern Hall at McCormick Place, and the cheer Dairy and Beverage Exposition, which will be held in the southern Hall. Sponsors of the exhibition include the American Meat Institute (AMI), the International Association of bread Industry Suppliers (IAFIS), the International Dairy victualss Association (IDFA), the International Bottl Water Association (IBWA) and the American Frozen provisions Institute (AFFI). More than 30000 visitors from at least 150 countries and regions are calculate uponed to view the innovative cropss and services of more than 1200 exhibitors in more than a million square feet of floor space.

As always, a highlight of the Worldwide nutrition Expo will be the educational sessions. Many of these will be related, peripherally or directly, to packaging. These include (all locations McCormick Place unles otherwise noted):

Tuesday, Oct 28

* 8:00 a.m.-5:00 pm: A Healthy Pitch: Compelling Health Claims for Your Dairy effects at Chicago Hilton & Towers [i]cabaret[/i] New research may allow dairy companies to make stronger statements about the health benefits of their returnss This Intense, one-day workshop, at handed by the International Dairy victualss Association (IDFA), will review what the latest research says about the tenors of dairy calcium on weight gain, hypertension and more. Speaker: Cary Frye vice president for regulatory affairs, International Dairy fodders Association.

Wednesday, Oct 29

* 8:00-9:15 a.m.: The UN of Labeling: A home of Origin Update for Meat and domestic fowls Country-of-origin labeling regulations become mandatory in September 2004 ables say this regulation stands to be the same of the most costly and logistically challenging initiatives at all times put in place. Speakers: Mark Dopp, American Meat Institute; Steve Kay, editor, Cattle Buyer's Weekly.

* 8:00-9:15 a.m.: Beverage turns I: Market Intelligence. The latest data and tends on the entire range of beverages will be explored in this information-packed session. It will dig into what's moving beer, plastic drinks, waters, juices and juice drinks, dairy drinks and other drink categories, providing valuable insight into the latest contortion data and brand, packaging and market trendings Speaker: Gary Hemphill, senior vice president, Beverage Marketing Corp.

* 8:00-9:15 a.m.: High-Tech Ice Cream Plants. A virtual tour of more [i]or[/i] less of the most technically progressive ice cream and frozen-dessert operations around the world will incude the latest packaging and storage technology. Speaker: Herb Fish, sales engineer, Gram Equipment of America.

* 8:00-9:15 a.m.: The Global Consumer: What's hasty Around the World? Experts in international marketing proffer snapshots of consumer trends and consumer attitudes to commons around the world. Topics will include: what consumer are eating, and not eating, from "humane foods" to pabulums produced using biotechnology; how to market more effectively based in succession consumer attitudes and preferences; what effects are succeeding and failing; for what reason effective communication approaches can help address consumers' pertain tos and interests. Speakers: Andy Benson, senior director for international relations, international forage Information Council; Lynn Heinze, vice president for information services, U Meat Export Federation.

Thursday, Oct 30

* 8:00-9:15 a.m.: of the present day Research in Milk Vending. This session will existing the results from the latest multi-channel milk vending research conducted in business and industries, corporations and universities, malls, and other public venue with details about emerging opportunities in milk vending. Speaker: Brad Bachtelle, Bachtelle & Associates.

* 8:15-9:15 a.m.: What's forward Your Label? This session will answer questions including: perpetually wonder why there are in like manner many different labels for bottl water? What do you ne to include forward the label to comply with FDA regulations? in what manner far can you go to separate your bottl water produces from others? These are an of the questions that will be addressed in this session. In addition, the floor will be make open for discussion of important labeling issues and questions. Speaker: Robert Hirst, International Bottl Water Association.

* 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Supermarket Trends: Irradiated and Case-Ready flourishing Meats. What's in today's American meat case? What are consumer purchasing and why? What are the penetration numbers? What produce should we expect in the nearest few years? What is onward the horizon? These questions and more are answered in this worksbop with specific studies of case-ready new beef and pork products and irradiated loam beef as the major areas of interest. Speakers: Randy Irion, National Cattleman's Beef Association; Jeanne Colleluori, Wegmans rations Markets.