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INDUSTRYNEWS
from the Research Chefs Association

Innovation
at every corner
at RCA Conference

More than 1,200 food industry professionals gathered this past March in Savannah,
Ga. - a city known for its historic squares
and coastal cuisine. It was in the landmark
"lowcountry" that attendees of the RCA
Conference found innovation at every corner
through education and networking.
The event kicked off on March 25 with preconference excursions, allowing attendees to
explore Savannah through farm tours, a trip
to a distillery and shrimping. The following
day started with a keynote session by Sharon
Lykins, senior director of product innovation
at Denny's, sponsored by SugarCreek and
another by Gerry Ludwig, CEC, corporate
consulting chef of Gordon Food Service,
along with the first set of education breakout
sessions. From sous-vide techniques to food
labeling, attendees learned about emerging

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trends and best practices in food product
development. During a panel session led by
Maria Brock from the Women's Foodservice
Forum and sponsored by Griffith Foods,
attendees heard from leaders who shared
best practices and other decisions that
have helped shape their current (and
future) professional success. The next day
began with Ethan Brown, founder and chief
executive officer of Beyond Meat, who
introduced the concept and science used to
assemble building a piece of meat from plants
in the keynote session sponsored by Kerry.
He focused on the fact that food scientists
and culinologists need to think about food
differently as he does with meat. On the final
day of the conference, Chef Matthew Raiford
of Gilliard Farms gave a memorable keynote
session, sponsored by Symrise, on the



Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Culinology - June 2018

Culinology - June 2018
TABLE of contents
PRESIDENT’S letter - on the move
EMERGING trends - Rising restaurant trends
EMERGING trends - Beyond beef jerky
Flavor Trends - Balancing authenticity & innovation
INGREDIENT trends - Fermentation driving culinary experimentation
INGREDIENT trends - Branching out with olives
MEMBER profile - The real deal
INDUSTRY news - Innovation at every corner at RCA Conference
INDUSTRY news - Recognizing industry leaders
INDUSTRY news - RCA announces new officers
INDUSTRY news - Culinology Education Foundation scholarship recipients
INDUSTRY news - upcoming events
PETITS fours - ReGrained turning trash into treasure
PETITS fours - Companies placing bets on personalized nutrition
PETITS fours - New cheese snacks feature the crunch carb-avoiders crave
PETITS fours - Chobani stretching the yogurt category
NEWS bites
Ad Index
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Culinology - June 2018 - PRESIDENT’S letter - on the move
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Culinology - June 2018 - EMERGING trends - Rising restaurant trends
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Culinology - June 2018 - EMERGING trends - Beyond beef jerky
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Culinology - June 2018 - Flavor Trends - Balancing authenticity & innovation
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Culinology - June 2018 - INGREDIENT trends - Fermentation driving culinary experimentation
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Culinology - June 2018 - INGREDIENT trends - Branching out with olives
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Culinology - June 2018 - MEMBER profile - The real deal
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Culinology - June 2018 - INDUSTRY news - Innovation at every corner at RCA Conference
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Culinology - June 2018 - INDUSTRY news - Recognizing industry leaders
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Culinology - June 2018 - INDUSTRY news - RCA announces new officers
Culinology - June 2018 - INDUSTRY news - Culinology Education Foundation scholarship recipients
Culinology - June 2018 - INDUSTRY news - upcoming events
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Culinology - June 2018 - PETITS fours - ReGrained turning trash into treasure
Culinology - June 2018 - PETITS fours - Companies placing bets on personalized nutrition
Culinology - June 2018 - PETITS fours - Chobani stretching the yogurt category
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Culinology - June 2018 - NEWS bites
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Culinology - June 2018 - Ad Index
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