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Process Expo,
IFT unite
Food industry, packaging professionals
meet in Chicago July 17-20
In 2010, two of the food industry's leading annual events - the Food Processing
Suppliers Association's (FPSA) Process
Expo and the Institute of Food Technologists' (IFT) Annual Meeting + Food
Expo - will be taking place concurrently at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.
The new co-location of these two shows
allows attendees to learn about current
trends and new solutions for food processing and packaging at FPSA's Process Expo on July 18-20 while also expe-

PROCESS EXPO/IFT Food Expo
Schedule-at-a-glance:
Saturday, July 17
6:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

PROCESS EXPO/
IFT Networking
Reception

Sunday, July 18
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. IFT Keynote Session
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PROCESS EXPO/
IFT Food Expo
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Process Innovation
Series
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CANAINCA
Luncheon
1:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Process Innovation
Series
Monday, July 19
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PROCESS EXPO/
IFT Food Expo
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Process Innovation
Series
Tuesday, July 20
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PROCESS EXPO/
IFT Food Expo
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Process Innovation
Series

riencing the latest trends, new products
and recent scientific innovations they
have come to expect from IFT on July
17-20. Registration to either event will
provide free access to both.
The two events will be held on
separate expo floors but will be in
close proximity within the McCormick Place Convention Center. This
expands offerings for attendees interested in food science, food technology,
packaging and processing. "We are
extremely pleased that we can generate new opportunities for both our
exhibitors and show attendees," said
Barbara Byrd Keenan, IFT executive vice president. "Food industry
professionals interested in attending
Process Expo will have an additional
compelling reason to attend the 2010
Annual Meeting + Food Expo, especially if their work is in the area of food
engineering, processing, product development, packaging, quality assurance or food service."
Process Expo draws professionals
from top food companies in the bakery, beverage, confectionery, dairy,
fruit and vegetable and meat, poultry
and seafood markets around the world
seeking processing and packaging solutions offered by the food industry's
processing and packaging equipment
suppliers. Expo show hours will be
Sunday, July 18 from noon to 5 p.m.;
Monday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.; and Tuesday, July 20 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. The IFT Food Expo
will also be open the same hours.
During Process Expo, FPSA will be
featuring the Process Innovation Series, which consists of several one-hour

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educational seminars for all processors
attending the show. Sessions include
"Life Cycle Assessments" sponsored
by Burns & McDonnell on Sunday,
July 18 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. This
report will survey the use of life-cycle
assessments, which are used to quantify the use of alternative food processes to our environment, in the U.S. and
abroad, giving examples of decisions
made based on the results of a life cycle assessment. Mettler-Toledo Safeline will sponsor a session called, "Effective Metal Detection for the Food
Processing and Packaging Industry"
also on Sunday from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
This presentation targets Latin-American food processors and is conducted
entirely in Spanish. The presentation
will provide details about how metal
detectors and x-ray systems can help
strengthen HACCP programs.
On Monday, July 19 from 10:30 to
11:30 a.m., Ecolab will sponsor "Taking a Wholistic Approach to Sustainable Food and Beverage Processing
Practices." This series will cover water
management, cleaning and sanitation
practices, effluent management and
energy conservation/generation. A final innovation session called "LEED
and Sanitary Design" will be held
from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
July 20. This Gleeson Constructors
& Engineers LLC-sponsored session
will review the LEED checklist, which
offers points for sustainable sites, and
the challenges of applying these criteria to processing facility.
For registration or other information on Process Expo, visit: www.
fpsa.org. ■

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