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7th Annual American

Thank you to everyone who attended the 7th American Food Sure Summit

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Over 130 food & beverage professionals braved the plummeting temperatures and weathered an unexpected ice storm to attend the 2019 Summit – and for good cause! Attendees benefitted from the experience of top executives from the FBI, USDA, American Frozen Food Institute, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and many more. The panel discussion with Nestle, Northeastern

University, Land O’Lakes, and Hershey addressed concerns and gave the audience concise, actionable advice.

For example: Ajinomoto Foods North America walked us through effective food allergen management strategies. Barilla shared insights on how to promote a culture of safety and quality within your

organization. Applegate presented strategies on how to control foreign materials. And Bumble Bee Foods helped us prepare for the FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule. Many more companies also shared their insights and expertise; have a look at the whole agenda here.

learned something new and useful

94%

would recommend the summit to a

colleague

95%

What did attendees think?

“Excellent learning and networking experience.”Sr. Mgr. Distribution, Customer & Consumer Quality, The Hershey Company

“I was impressed with the scope of presentations. There was something for any interest level.”Plant manager, Riveridge Packing, LLC

“Good experience, great job on speakers. Made new quality contacts.”QA Manager, Clarkson Specialty Lecithins

“This was very insightful and a great place to share ideas and knowledge from the panel,” Processing Supervisor, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition

“I like that the whole summit continued to expand on a main theme of quality culture”Documentation Coordinator, Farbest Brands

Presentations

Driving to Zero: An Executive Discussion on

Exceptional Manufacturing Performance & Quality

Jordan WorkmanDir. NA & EMEA

Performance Solutions by Milliken

Global Partnerships in Food Packaging

Jeff PlankSenior Manager Corporate Quality

Land O’Lakes

Updates in Global Food LawMiriam Maxwell

Senior Principal Regulatory Scientist – Corporate Scientific

and Regulatory Affairs Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

Role of Flavorings in Determining Food Quality

Keith CadwalladerDepartment of Food Science and

Human Nutrition University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign

Hazard Analysis DesignGene Bartholomew

Senior Corporate Food Safety Smithfield Foods

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) – a Powerful Tool for Traceback Analysis of

Foodborne PathogensMaria Hoffmann

PhD, Genomics Research, Microbiologist, U.S. FDA

Best Practice in Pathogen and Allergen Testing

Ross UllmanManager of Food Safety & QA –

Processing American Foods Group

Driving to ZeroAn Executive Discussion on Exceptional Manufacturing Performance & Quality

Jordan Workman, Dir. NA & EMEA

26 March, 2018

Global Partnerships in Food Packaging

FoodSure SummitJeff Plank

Updates in Global Food Law6th Annual Food Sure Summit –

ChicagoHosted by Mark Allen Group, London UK

26 March 2018

By Miriam MaxwellSr. Principal Regulatory Scientist – Corporate Scientific and Regulatory Affairs

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.mmaxwell@oceanspray.com

(send email for .pptx with notes)

Role of Flavorings inDetermining Food Quality

Keith Cadwallader

Department of Food Science and Human NutritionUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Email: cadwlldr@illinois.edu

6th Annual Food Sure Summit 2018Chicago, IL, March 26-27, 2018

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)– a Powerful Tool for Traceback Analysis of Foodborne Pathogens

6th Annual American Food Sure Summit

Maria Hoffmann, Ph.D.Genomics Research Microbiologist

Best Practices in Pathogen and Allergen Testing

E. coli O157 Testing in the Beef Industry: Sampling, Detection, COA, and its Consequences

Ross UllmanAmerican Foods Group

2018

Hazard Analysis Design

Presentations

Supply Chain Management (SQM) – Risk Assessing

Your Supply ChainChris Domenico

Territory Manager – North America Safefood 360

Behaviour Implications of Food Safety

Dr Yaohua FengAssistant Professor Purdue University

Unlucky “13” Internal Audit Failures and How to Avoid

ThemPamela Hutton

Director of Quality Faribault Foods

Serving up Transparency: Being Proactive with

ConsumersDr Paul van der Aar

Director Quality & NPI Management Heineken USA

Innovation Meets the Manufacturing Process – It Can Be A Dangerous Mix

Tom PreniczkyResearch & Development

& Jerold SchlegelDirector of Quality and Regulatory

Sweet Street Desserts

Defending Your LunchDebra FreedmanEducation Manager

Food Protection and Defense Institute

Persp

ectiv

e Supply Chain Management (SQM) – Risk Assessing Your

Supply Chain

Behavior Implications of Food Safety

Yaohua FengAssistant Professor

March, 7, 2018

Unlucky “13” Internal Audit Failures and How to Avoid

ThemPamela Hutton

Director of QualityMarch 2018

HEINEKEN USA Inc

Serving up transparency: Being proactive with consumersDr. Paul van der Aar

Innovation Meets The Manufacturing Process- It Can Be A Dangerous Mix

Tom Preniczky – Research & DevelopmentJerold Schlegel-Director of Quality and Regulatory

March 2018

Debra F reedman, PhD

Unlucky “13” Internal Audit Failures and How to Avoid

ThemPamela Hutton

Director of QualityMarch 2018

Who Attended? There were over 130 food quality and safety experts in attendance from companies including:

4Patriots

Blue Apron

Domino’s

Mars

AB InBev

Cargill

Haribo

McCain

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Chick-fil-A

Hickory Farms

Simthfield

American Frozen Food Institute

Coca-Cola

Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

Texas Tech University

Bay State Milling

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin

Innova Flavors

Unilever

INGREDIENTS (FOR INDUSTRY) 20.6%

MULTI-PRODUCT 19.6%

OTHER 13.4%

DAIRY 7.2%

MEAT & POULTRY 6.2%

RETAIL 6.2%

PREPARED FOODS 5.2%

SOFT DRINKS 4.1%

CONFECTIONERY 3.1%

FROZEN FOODS 3.1%

RESTAURANTS 3.1%

Audience BreakdownSeniority Top investment areas

n Senior manager/Manager 55.7%n Director 19.6%n Specialist 11.3%n Other 9.3%n C-level 4.1%

Industry

Other industries represented:Beer/Wine/Spirits n Dry foods 2.1% Animal feed n Bakery n Seafood n Snacks 1.0%

Over 75% Manager level or above

For a sample of the attendee list, click here

Regulatory compliance 64.7%

Food safety training 58.8%Training / qualifications 58.8%

Traceability management 52.9%

Food safety management 49.0% software/systems

Auditing 47.1%

Hygiene, cleaning 45.1% and inspection

Process control validation 43.1%Food Safety Modernization 43.1% Act (FSMA) compliance Cross-contamination 41.2%Process control 41.2%Food quality training 41.2%

Sanitation management 39.2%

Microbiological testing 35.3%Supplier assurance management 35.3%Data management tools 35.3%

Commercial Partners

KLEANZ Food Safety and Sanitation Management

Safefood 360°

ComEd

Loftware

Spirax Sarco

Performance Solutions by Milliken

TraceGains

Media partners

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020

Book your place earlyWe’ll be back in Chicago again next year with more exclusive case studies from leading safety & quality experts.You can expect an agenda featuring the world’s leading brands. The speakers will once again be senior executives with a wealth of experience to share with you.

As a DelegateIf you work in a safety or quality related job role at a food & beverage company you can attend as a delegate.

Register online at www.americanfoodsure.com/delegate-registrationOr contact Adrian Forde adrian.forde@markallengroup.com

As a Commercial Partner If your company provides services, technology or products to safety & quality professionals and your responsibilities include business development you can only attend as a commercial partner.

To find out more about commercial partner opportunities contact: Jack Jones jack.jones@markallengroup.com + 44 (0)20 3874 9204

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Director, Global Packaging Technology & InnovationMaple Leaf Foods Inc

Design & Packaging Director Latin-American BusinessColgate-Palmolive

Senior DirectorAltria Client Services

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KEVIN MARSHALL

LASZLO MOHARITA

LUIS ARÉVALO

PRIYA ROBERTS

YVONNE DEVERRY