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U.S. Food Labeling Seminar 2008 - Presented by The
Food Institute
June 3, 2008 ** At The Marriott Newark Liberty International Airport
Hotel, Newark, NJ ** 8:00AM-5:00PM
Featuring:
Robert Hahn, Esq., Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC
Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell, Vice President, EAS Consulting LLC; former
Acting Director Office of Food Labeling, FDA
This day-long seminar will update you about the latest developments
impacting the labeling of food products, as well as provide an overview
of the basics of food labeling. Learn what important changes in food labeling
may lie ahead and could affect your products.
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Health & Wellness: Opportunities for the Food Industry - A
Webinar hosted by The Food Institute and Mintel
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 2 PM (EST) - Via your internet-connected computer
and telephone
Join The Food Institute and Mintel for an insightful webinar that will
explain how food manufacturers and marketers can target today's health
& wellness oriented consumers. This webinar, led by Mintel's Lynn
Dornblaser, will focus on health & wellness issues pertaining to food
and beverage, revealing what drives consumer purchase behavior. It will
take a look at how consumers perceive health & wellness, the abundance
of messages concerning health issues, and the types and number of products
on the market making health & wellness claims. Lastly, Dornblaser
will provide some interesting thoughts for the future.
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What Buying Local Means to Consumers - A Webinar presented by
The Food Institute and The Hartman Group
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 2 PM (EST) - Via your internet-connected computer
and telephone
Join The Food Institute and The Hartman Group for an insightful webinar
that will examine American consumers' understanding of what the term "buy
local" means. This 45-minute webinar is your guide to understanding
consumer perceptions of what "buy local" means in the context
of products, brands, retailers, restaurants and businesses. Additionally,
this webinar will provide a current view on where "buy local"
is at with consumers and how this acquired knowledge translates into marketing
opportunities. There will be a question and answer session following the
presentation.
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Label Reading from a Consumer Perspective
- A Webinar hosted by The Food Institute and The
Hartman Group
March 26, 2008 * 2 PM EST * Via your internet-connected computer and telephone
The Food Institute and The Hartman Group hosted an insightful
webinar that explained label reading from a consumer perspective and the
lifestyle elements that lead to consumer's interest with label reading.
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purchase a recording
Sustainability: Trends in the Marketplace - A
Webinar hosted by The Food Institute and Mintel
Feb. 12, 2008 - 2 PM (EST) Via your internet-connected
computer and telephone
The Food Institute and Mintel hosted an insightful webinar
that explained sustainability and revealed some of the most important
issues facing manufacturers today. This 45-minute webinar led by Mintel's
Lynn Dornblaser focused on sustainability issues pertaining to food and
beverage, but also drew from the non-food sector.
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IMPORTING FOOD INTO THE U.S. - A Seminar
Presented by The Food Institute and Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz
PC - Dec. 3, 2007
This one-day seminar explained & outlined the various legal requirements
for importing food products into the U.S. and provided an overview of
the federal agencies - FDA, USDA and CBP - responsible for their enforcement.
Attendess learned how to comply with the government's regulations for
importing food products into the U.S. and the steps necessary to comply
with each agency's individual regulations.
Sustainability From A Consumer Perspective - A Webinar
Presented by The Food Institute and The Hartman Group
The Food Institute and The Hartman Group hosted an informative webinar
that explained sustainability and revealed how consumers perceive the
issue. This webinar clearly defined sustainability from a consumer perspective
and the key triggers that drive consumers to participate. Additionally,
this presentation revealed the current and emerging perceptions regarding
sustainability, as well as the specific language used and understood by
consumers. Lastly, the webinar discussed the business practices influencing
purchasing behavior, and guidelines for marketing and communicating sustainability
efforts to the consumer.
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The Future of Food Retailing: Traditional Retailers
Gaining Ground - June 27, 2007
Featuring Willard Bishop
For almost 20 years, traditional supermarket operators experienced share
declines as non-traditional retailers gobbled up a sizeable share of the
market. But in 2006, traditional grocery retailers slowed the trend by
adopting new strategies to improve their competitiveness. Willard Bishop
examined these strategies and discussed their impact on the supplier community
at the annual Future of Food Retailing webinar.
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Food Labeling Seminar - June 5, 2007
Featuring Betty Campbell, former Acting Director
Office of Food Labeling, FDA
This seminar provided insight on the latest developments impacting the
labeling of food products as well as an overview of the basics of food
labeling. Attendees found out about such issues as allergen labeling,
trans fat labeling, "whole grain" label claims and the additional
issues that are on the horizon. This year's seminar included a special
presentation on Kosher labeling by Rabbi Eliyahu Safran, V.P. - Communications
& Marketing, The Orthodox Union.
Changing Consumption Among Baby Boomers - Looking
Five Years Into the Future
Recorded May, 1, 2007
This webinar, based on the findings of the Hartman Group's
Baby Boomers study, looked at the largest segment of the U.S. population,
the Baby Boomer generation, how they live and where they will be in five
years. Webinar participants will gain valuable insight from Laurie Demeritt,
President & COO, The Hartman Group, on the food and beverage trends
emerging from this 79 million-strong group and how they will evolve.
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U.S. Restaurant Usage - One Of The Most Important Retail
Categories
Recorded March 19, 2007
This webinar, based on the findings of the Scarborough Restaurant
Report, looks at restaurant patronage from a consumer demographic perspective.
In the report, Scarborough measures consumer usage of both quick service
restaurants (QSRs) and sit-down restaurants. Webinar participants will
gain valuable insight on consumer dining-out behaviors.
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The New Democratic Congress - What it Means for Food
and Agriculture
Recorded Jan. 16, 2006
As the balance of power in Congress shifts to the Democratic Party in
2007, the U.S. government's agenda in the food and agriculture arena is
certain to change dramatically. These changes will impact not only the
nation's farmers, but food processors, distributors, retailers and consumers
as well. The Food Institute and Olsson, Frank & Weeda explored the impact
of the Democratic Congress on food and agriculture in a webinar with Charles
Stenholm and John Block.
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What’s Ahead For Food Costs In 2007?
Recorded Nov. 28, and 29, 2006
The Food Institute's annual What's Ahead For Food Costs webinar
featured USDA economist Ephraim Leibtag discussing the outlook for 2007
retail food prices as well as industry experts: Raymond Owens from the
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank who discussed overall inflation and the
U.S. economic condition, Jim Hertel from Willard Bishop, and Todd Hale
from A.C. Nielsen, who looked into how consumers and retailers will react.
In addition, Jim Robb, Director, Livestock Marketing Information Center,
looked at what's ahead for the meat complex in particular.
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A New Approach to
Managing Emerging Channels, Featuring Willard Bishop
More and more non-grocery retailers are entering the food retailing
arena and within the next decade non-traditional retailers will
sell more food and consumables than traditional grocery retailers,
according to Willard Bishop's The Future of Food Retailing
Report, the results of which will be discussed at a July 12
webinar. Indeed, every week, there are reports of new retailers
getting into food retailing, notes The Food Institute Report,
published weekly by the 78-year old Food Institute.
In January, Willard Bishop and The Food Institute presented
preliminary data on the latest channel trends, projecting 2005
market shares and 2009 projections. In this Webinar, we presented
the final 2005 figures - some of which changed since our previous
Webinar - as well as discuss direct actions that you could take
immediately to create a competitive advantage for your company.
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"Food Labeling - Complying
with Present and Future Regulations"
A bevy of changes in the labeling of food products became effective
Jan. 1, 2006 and more changes are on the horizon. Seminar attendees
learned about the latest developments impacting the labeling of
food products, as well as the basics of food labeling. The discussion
was led by Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell who spent 35 years working
at the FDA and was Acting Director in the Office of Food Labeling
at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Robert
Hahn, an attorney with the law firm of Olsson, Frank & Weeda, PC,
author of the Food Institute's best-selling U.S. Food Labeling Guide
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The Future of Food Retailing, featuring Willard
Bishop
Recorded Jan. 31, 2006
An exclusive Webinar rebroadcast
from the Food Institute where you will find out what industry gurus at
Willard Bishop foresee happening over the next five years:
- Which types of food stores will be gaining and losing market shares
through 2009
- What's driving these changes
- How can suppliers and retailers react to these changes
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information
Recorded July 19, 2005
An Exclusive 60-Minute Webinar rebroadcast from
the Food Institute, featuring The Hartman Group. Find out how The Hartman
Group redefines "consumer insights" and debunks the myths about
what drives consumer shopping behavior. A copy of the slides will be included
with the purchase of the recorded event.
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information
Food Labeling Seminar
Recorded March 1, 2005
Tapes are now available for this one-day seminar on the basics of labeling
food products and a discussion of what to expect from the Food & Drug
Administration in the near future. Robert Hahn, esq. of Olsson, Frank
& Weeda, P.C., author of the U.S. Food Labeling Guide and Richard Manney
of FDA lead the seminar. The focus is very practical so that participants
will walk away with a much better understanding of food labeling in the
U.S.
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Complying with FDA's Final Recordkeeping and other
Bioterrorism Rules
Recorded Feb. 16, 2005
This seminar went over FDA's finalized recordkeeping and other bioterrorism
rules and the steps that must be taken to comply with them. Attorneys
experienced in food law were on hand to answer attendee questions as well.
A recording of the Columbus, OH seminar is available for purchase.
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Complying with FDA's Final Registration and Prior
Notice Bioterrorism Rules
Recorded Nov. 5, 2003
This seminar educated attendees about the
finalized registration and prior notice rules and the proper steps to
take to comply with them.
- What you will have to tell FDA about each food you
import, every time you import
- How to register your facility with FDA
- What will happen if you don’t follow the new requirements
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