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ASB Column Leadership and Sustainability or many bakers, the rapidly approaching New Year can’t come fast enough. First, there were rising fuel prices. Then came the commodity crisis. Now, the nation is in a recession, and the credit crunch has made everyone nervous. Some bakers can’t wait to say “good riddance” to 2008. At the American Society of Baking’s BakingTech, which runs from March 1-4 in Chicago next year, many timely issues such as commodities will be explored. But there is one issue, namely a sustainable workforce for the future, that will be troubling the baking industry for years to come. Don Thrifﬁley, senior vice president of human resources at Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Ga., will address how companies can make sure they have F an effective team to move their businesses forward. Leadership is another critical need for these challenging times. That’s why the society invited Colonel Athens to be the keynote speaker. He is the director of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. He has served as the Naval Academy’s ﬁrst Distinguished Military Professor of Leadership; Commandant of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; a White House Fellow under President Ronald Reagan; the Special Assistant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator following the Space Shuttle Challenger accident; and a U.S. Marine Corps Ofﬁcer who retired in July 2008 with more than 30 years of combined active duty and reserve service in signiﬁcant command, staff and instructional positions. To ﬁnd out more about leadership and how to address a host of key issues that are important to your daily operations, you have to attend the “Best Week in Baking.” Make it your New Year’s Resolution today to register for BakingTech by visiting www.asbe.org or call us at 1-866-920-9885. People & News Shick Crosses the Border Shick USA, Kansas City, Mo., announced Franz Streiter, president of Process in Motion, as its exclusive representative for the Canadian region. In this position, Streiter will be responsible for managing and optimizing relationships with existing and potential key accounts and overseeing sales efforts. He has more than 36 Franz Streiter years of industry knowledge and experience, ranging from plastic compounding systems to cereal manufacturing to baked goods productions. “The addition of Franz Streiter will provide not only coverage in Canada, but also years of experience and technical expertise that cannot be duplicated, says Joe Ungashick, ” president and CEO of Shick. Veteran Joins Dunbar Richard Wall has signed on with Lemont, Ill.-based Dunbar Systems, Inc. as the company’s newest sales account manager. He brings with him more than 34 years of experience as a baking industry executive and has worked as a sales engineer and sales manager for international and domestic manufacturers of bakery and food producRichard Wall tion equipment. Additionally, Wall has been a member of the American Society of Baking for 28 years and served two terms on the BEMA board of directors. 38 Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - DECEMBER 2008 www.snackandbakery.com http://www.asbe.org http://www.snackandbakery.com

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Snack Food &�Wholesale Bakery - December 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Now, That’s Haute! Bigger ‘n’ Better But Is It Art? New Products Branching Out Engineering Management Fits to a T Racing to the Finish The Final Word

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - December 2008

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