Food Institute Seminars and Webinars

Upcoming Seminars and Webinars

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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Past Seminars, Recordings and Rebroadcasts

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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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 III .


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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Shopper Insights

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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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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