Food Bytes- CSIFT Newsletter-February 2012

Tate & Lyle is a $4 billion, global food ingredient and solutions provider. In a recent reorganization of the business, it placed innovation at the very heart of its future growth strategy by establishing a new Innovation and Commercial Development group (ICD) who are scheduled soon to relocate to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in Hoffman Estates.

Speaker: Karl Kramer, President, Innovation & Commercial Development for Tate & Lyle

Karl Kramer, President of ICD, provides us with an insight into the innovation process at Tate & Lyle and how this is facilitated through its Stage Gate process. The presentation will illustrate the importance of open innovation and partnerships as catalysts as well as the need for early engagement of both customers and consumers so as to ensure that only commercially relevant novel ingredients are brought to market.

All of these concepts are brought together in a detailed case study on how Tate & Lyle launched its novel PUREFRUIT™ Monk Fruit Extract - a natural, great tasting, no calorie fruit-based sweetener in 2011.

Don't delay! See more information and Register Here!

Schedule:

4:00-5:00 PM Executive Board Meeting
5:00-6:00 PM Social Hour
6:00-8:30 PM Dinner & Presentation

In Memory of...

Kristine Campbell

CHAMPAIGN - Kristine Juhl Campbell, 60, of Champaign passed away at 9:23 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 22, 2011) at her home.

She was born on Oct. 22, 1951, in Pasadena, Calif., to Allan and Helen Juhl. Kris married Gene E. Campbell on May 5, 1979, in Ames, Iowa.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Gene; a son, Scot E. Campbell of Boston, Mass.; and a daughter, Jennifer Campbell and son-in-law, Tony Scott, of Bergen, Norway.

Also surviving are her mother, Helen Juhl, of Savoy; two sisters, Karen Negronida of Tucson, Ariz., and Mardi Juhl of Placerville, Calif.; and nephew, Alex Negronida of Evanston. She was preceded in death by her father, Allan Juhl; a brother, Steven Juhl; and a brother-in-law, Peter Negronida. Kris was the youngest of three Juhl girls.

Kris worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, the Offices of the Chancellor, Public Affairs, and Public Engagement before joining the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, retiring from this last position on July 1, 2011.

In addition, she devoted her life to her husband and children and many good friends. Read More Here

Kris was actively involved in CSIFT during her time with the U of I Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. She was a member of the Career Guidance Committee in the 90's, and then went on to serve as Chair of the committee. The CSIFT has made a donation to WILL-FM 90.9 in Kris's honor.

See The Memorial Card Here

Message from the Chair

Dr. Uwe Nienaber

2011-2012 Chair

"When we start into a new year we always hope for the best or that things will get better. Sometimes those expectations might be a little unrealistic, but when it comes to our section I can assure you that we are on track."

Read Uwe's Entire Message Here

Section Election and Awards Update

CSIFT ELECTIONS

As members of the Chicago Section of the Institute of Food Technologists you have a voice in deciding the leadership of our organization.

The election for the Chicago Section IFT leaders opens February 8 and closes March 8, 2012.

See The Voting Information and Leadership Slate Here

Pamela Vaillancourt, Chair, Nominating and Awards Committees

CSIFT Awards

Please use the links to access the corresponding forms should you want to nominate a qualified candidate! Forms must be recieved by March 30, 2012 to be considered for either award.

Chair's Achievement Award

Achievement Award Nomination Form

Ellery H. Harvey Service Award

(Formerly Chicago Section IFT Chairman's Service Award)

Ellery H. Harvey Service Award Nomination Form

Employment Section

The Employment Committee publishes the employment newsletter, as a free service to Chicago Section IFT members, posting current job listings. As an active member you may view these listings and contact a member of the committee for further information.

If you have any questions about a current listing or would like to post an employment notice, please contact Gary Wills, Chair, Employment Committee at (708) 214-6689 or at garwil526@aol.com

Any active member of the CSIFT may post their own job listing to the CSIFT LinkedIn, as well as in our newsletter.

See Current Job Listings Here

New Professionals Section

The New Professionals are off to a great start for the 2011-2012 year. We've met many new people and have seen a lot of familiar faces. We've also tried to expand the event locations to accommodate more people in the surrounding suburbs. In 2011 we went bowling at Southport Lanes in Chicago, ventured to Goebbert's Pumpkin Farm in South Barrington, played bocce ball at Pinstripes in South Barrington, had wine and artisan cheese at Marion Street Cheese Market in Oak Park, and had a holiday happy hour at Brickhouse in Downers Grove complete with a hilarious white elephant gift exchange.

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We're already underway planning fun activities for 2012. We're starting the year off right with Whirlyball in the city. Who doesn't love wiffle ball in bumper cars? This event always has a great turnout and we look forward to seeing you there.

Save the dates for our exciting upcoming events:

February 16, 2012- Trivia Night/Happy Hour at Harry's in Arlington Heights
March 21, 2012- Greater Chicago Food Depository Volunteering in Chicago
April 19, 2012- TBD
May 17, 2012- Top Golf in Wood Dale

Please check the website for further details and remember to register online (fees apply to some events).

http://www.chicagoift.org/newprofessionals.html

Hope to see you at the next event!

CSIFT Committee News, Special Announcements and
University Updates

~JANUARY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Dr. Vijay Arora, Chair, Program Committee and Chair-Elect

We started the New Year with an outstanding dinner meeting speaker, Dr. Catherine Adams Hutt, President and CEO of RdR Solutions Consulting, specializing in food safety and health policy, and regulatory science. Her talk on the topic of food regulations was quite informative, thought-provoking and, at times, entertaining. She intertwined the history of food safety regulations and health policies dating back over 100 years, the recent enactment of the Food Safety Modernization Act and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines and the paradox of consumer safety and health. It leaves us wondering, is any of this working?

See Dr. Catherine Adam Hutt's Presentation In Our Program File

Raffle Winners: Kathleen Schlag, John Schuette, Bob Raynor, Glenn Bluemer

See Dinner Meeting Photos Here (Photos By: Porter Myrick)

~SUPPLIERS' NIGHT

Chicago Section IFT is very appreciative of the time University of Illinois- Urbana students, faculty and staff spent volunteering for our 2011 Suppliers' Night Expo! We appreciate such support. Thank you for helping us provide such a great event to the food industry. We would like to thank the following students for their participation.

Kara Builta, Hyunah Cho, Evelyn Chou, Eric Greenstein, Wei Kang, Xiaoxuan Liu, Sam Mager and Ted Schevey

~CFAR MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE

Nate Matusheski, Chair,

C-FAR Marketing Subcommittee

The Illinois Council for Food and Agricultural Research (C-FAR) is continuing its administrative operations without a financial research appropriation from the State budget. Thanks to the support of the Chicago Section IFT, and other organizational and individual members, C-FAR has been able to develop a new research strategy designed to excite key stakeholders in the legislature and deliver clear returns on investment. They continue to focus on raising food and agricultural research as a key priority for the state, with the aim of getting the research appropriation reinstated.

C-FAR Chairman Chuck Cawley recently participated in a task force, coordinated by the Illinois Farm Bureau, designed to outline the current status of agricultural research in Illinois. The objective of the meeting was to address the challenge "How can we re-energize the public agricultural research model in Illinois in an environment with diminishing resources." A PDF of the report is attached to this posting for your review.

IL. Public Agriculture Research Report

If you have any questions related to C-FAR please feel free to contact Nate at: nathan.matusheski@kraftfoods.com

~ SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE AND WEBSITE UPDATE

TWITTER AND FACEBOOK

Carolyn Tayabji, Chair, Social Media Committee

To better get our name and message out, Chicago Section IFT will harness the power of social media! Please visit our new Facebook page and "like" it to get updates. You will see postings about dinner meetings, technical events and even interesting stories around the industry. Just search for Chicago Section IFT or link to it through the CSIFT home page.

Do you prefer Twitter over Facebook? Stay tuned for an update on the CSIFT Twitter page!

If you have any questions about CSIFT social media plans, please contact Carolyn at: carolyn.tayabji@unilever.com

GOOGLE CALENDAR

Our Google Calendar is coming alive!

Over the next two weeks, the Chicago Section IFT Google Calendar will be updated with our upcoming events. Now, adding our events to your own Google Calendar is as easy as clicking on the event and choosing "copy to my calendar." The calendar can be accessed by scrolling your mouse over the "Meetings and Events" link and clicking "Calendar" in the drop down menu. If there is a non-IFT event that you think would be of interest to our membership, please contact Lynnda Nelson, at businessoffice@chicagoift.org and we can see about getting it on the calendar. If you have any questions about the Google Calendar feature, contact Nate Matusheski at: nathan.matusheski@kraftfoods.com

~ EMERITUS SECTION

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Emeritus Member

EXCOM (Board of Directors) 2011-2012

Officers

Chair	Uwe Nienaber \| Kraft Foods
Chair-Elect	Vijay Arora \| Kraft Foods
Past Chair	Pamela Vaillancourt \| Tate & Lyle
Secretary	John Chambers \| DMH Ingredients
Treasurer	John Smith \| Cantaleir International

Executive Committee - Term

Bill Becht	Dempsey Corp. \| 8/31/2014
John Budin	Silliker Group \| 8/31/2013
Mike Carson	Van Hees Ingredients \| 8/31/2012
Laura Colby	Kraft Foods \| 8/31/2014
Laura Gray	Research & Development \| 8/31/2012
Matt Hutchinson	Morton Salt \| 8/31/2013
Ann Johnson	Great Kitchens \| 8/31/2014
Jan Miller	IDF \| 8/31/2013
Sue Monckton	Consultant \| 8/31/2014
Linda Perucca	Kraft Foods \| 8/31/2013
Krista Ruhnke	Dempsey Corp. \| 8/31/2012
John Schuette	Quaker Foods \| 8/31/2012

YOU WON! Brian Sethness from Sethness Caramel Color

Congratulations goes to CSIFT Member Brian Sethness for winning this month's Newsletter Raffle! Brian will receive one (1) complimentary registration for this month's Dinner Meeting.

Register above as usual, then select

"Bill Me" in the payment options. Write

"NEWSLETTER RAFFLE WINNER" in the notes.

Newsletter Committee

Chair: Anna Lovis Soukup, Equichem

Copy: Lynnda Nelson & Marty Roth, IAMI

Editing: Ann Rayer, Fonterra

Emeritus Section: Dean Duxbury