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2011 ABA Convention: 70 Years of Enriching Bodies & Lives
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2011 ABA Convention Attendance Up 8%; Speakers Deliver Powerful and Insightful Messages
 The 2011 ABA Convention,"Enriching Bodies and Lives," attendees left with a wealth of valuable information and new contacts. The all-star lineup of speakers, including former Walmart Chairman Lee Scott and former Godfather's Pizza President & CEO Herman Cain, received rave reviews.
Monday's business sessions also featured:
- Commodity expert Jim Bower, providing guidance to manage ongoing price volatility in the wheat markets;
- A fortification panel moderated by Judi Adams (President of both GFF and WFC) highlighting the successful history of enrichment and the future global opportunities; and
- Technomic's Kevin Higar, who spoke about food trends, and how to expand beyond traditional product marketplaces.
ATBI Breakfast Speaker Herman Cain 
Business leader Herman Cain energized the crowd with a rousing call to reach for their dreams: "There is no calamity in dying without reaching your goals. The calamity lies in dying without having goals." Morning Business Session Speaker Lee Scott 
Former Walmart Chairman Lee Scott's interview with David Orgel (Supermarket News) provided tremendous insight on tough business issues, like Walmart's business expansion decisions, growing productive supplier relationships and developing sustainability policies that encourage the entire marketplace.
American Bakers PAC Dinner Speaker Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich keynoted Monday's American Bakers PAC dinner, cautioning that America needed meaningful change to right its course. Encouraging the business community to step up and take action, his theme for the evening was, "first you win the argument, then you win the vote."
Watch for full articles in the special convention issue of Bulletin, coming in mid-April. See more pictures on the ABA Convention page (full gallery coming soon)! |
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Nick Marcucci, Gonnella Baking Company, Wins a Harley Davidson in the Hole-In-One Contest!!
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Important: The majority of ABA staff will be traveling/on-site for the 2011 ABA Convention from Fri. March 26 - Thurs. March 31. The ABA office in Washington, D.C. will remain open with limited staff.
The ABA office will be closed Fri. April 1.
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 WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 28, the American Bakers Association (ABA) submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) urging the Commission to move forward with proposed rules to implement position limits on all index funds operating within the futures markets. "ABA has long pursued this policy with the CFTC," said Robb MacKie, ABA president and CEO. "Index fund investment in the wheat market has led to incredible volatility. Their buy and hold strategy has caused wheat prices to fluctuate dramatically, effectively limiting the usefulness of the futures markets as a resource for price discovery." |
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 Energy & Environment Committee Meeting Registration Now Open! The Energy & Environment Committee will meet May 10-11, 2011 at the ABA office in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, May 10
Committee Meeting (1:00-5:00pm)
Group Dinner (6:00pm)
Wednesday, May 11
Committee Meeting (8:30am - 3:30 pm)
Program details coming soon! Please note: we are transitioning from paper to online registration. We appreciate your patience as we work through the challenges. If you experience technical difficulties or have comments, please e-mail info@americanbakers.org or call the ABA office at (202) 789-0300. |
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| What is ABA? Who does ABA represent?
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The American Bakers Association (ABA) advocates on behalf of over 700 baking facilities and their suppliers.
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$70B | The baking industry generates more than $70 billion in economic activity annually.
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The baking industry employs close to half a million highly skilled people. |
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It was our pleasure to bring this message to you from the American Bakers Association. Please contact us if you have comments or suggestions.
If you would like to be removed from the ABA What's New e-mail sent to ABA members each week, please make your request to Margaret Collins or call 202-789-0300.
Have a great day!
ABA Membership & Communications Department
Karin Soyster Fitzgerald, CMP, CAE - Vice President, Membership Services
Kelly Kotche - Director, Membership and Communications
Margaret Collins - Membership Services & Web site Coordinator
American Bakers Association
1300 I Street, NW, Suite 700 West
Washington, DC 20005
202-789-0300 phone
202-898-1164 fax
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