TIA Seminars & Conferences:
TIA would like to thank all sponsors, exhibitors and attendees who participated in the 17th Annual Tortilla Industry Association Convention and Trade Exposition!
Please click here for a copy of the conference evaluation form. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing from you by Friday, October 13th, 2006. The form can be faxed to TIA (attention Suzie Raven) at 703.610.9005.
Please visit the TIA Members Only section to download copies of the presentations.
Saturday, September 16
Business Sessions
Session 1: 9:00 – 9:45 am
Annual TIA Meeting
Member Orientation
Year in Review - Roberto Quinones, TIA Executive Director
Future Strategic Plans - Ricardo Baez, 2007 TIA President
Session 2: 10:00 – 10:45 am
Kickoff Session!
“Marketing and Hispanic Growth in Our Industry”
Maite Quilez-D'Amico, President and Chief Creative Officer of cruz/kravetz:IDEAS
Session Sponsored by: Genpak, LLC
Session 3: 10:50 – 11:35 am
Keynote Speaker!
Roberto Salazar, Administrator, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Session 4: 11:40 am – 12:25 pm
Research funded by a grant from The Tortilla Industry Association
“Devising Strategies to Control Stickiness in Flour Tortillas”
Dr. Jozef L. Kokini, Rutgers University
Sunday, September 17:
Industry Seminars
Session 1: 9:00 – 9:45 am
Keynote Speaker!
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Founder of Educational Achievement Services Session 2: 9:50 – 10:25 am
Session 2A: The Latest Wrap about Kosher Tortillas
Steve Sichel, Star-K Kosher Certification
Session 2B: Sanitation Strategies to Minimize Fungal Spoilage in Tortillas
Melissa L. Calicchia, M.S., Food Safety Solutions, Inc.
Session 3: 10:40 – 11:25 am
Session 3A: What You Need to Know About Allergens in the Production of Tortillas,
Daniel Brooker, M.S., Chem-Mex Industries, Inc.
Session 3B: The Essential Omega 3’s in Tortilla Production
Valerie Sanders, Omega Protein, Inc.
Session 4: 11:30 – 12:10 pm
Session 4A: Super Tortillas – New Ingredients / Innovative Products
Jennifer Roberts, Pea and Lentil Board
Session 4B: The Basics & More: Flour Tortilla Trouble Shooting
Steve Bright, AB Mauri Ingredients, Inc.
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