New Professionals Event

Feb. 11, 2013

Dinner Meeting

Feb. 20, 2013

New Professionals Event

March 11, 2013

Student Night

March 21, 2013

New Professionals Event

April 8, 2013

Dinner Meeting + AACT Tabletop

April 17, 2013

New Professionals Event

May 13, 2013

Tanner Lecture

May 23, 2013

New Professionals Event

May 23, 2013

New Professionals Event

June 5, 2013

New Professionals Event

June/July, 2013

No CSIFT Dinner Meetings

Aug. 2013-Date TBD

Golf Outing

Dear CSIFT Members,

Happy New Year!

We kicked-off the new year with a packed house of over 165 members at the dinner meeting held in Rosewood Restaurant & Banquets on January 14th. Dr. Mark Whitacre, the whistleblower in the ADM price fixing case in mid-1990s, was our very special guest and keynote speaker. The first part of Dr. Whitacre's talk on "Challenges of Business & Ethics in both the National and International Arena" was quite riveting and enlightening.

The dinner meeting provided a remarkable opportunity for our members to meet Mark (aka, The Informant) in person, and to watch him talk candidly about his role in the ADM price fixing case, and his incredible ordeal with FBI agents as an informant in exposing the scandal. The second part of Dr. Whitacre's presentation on the role of selenium in enhancing immune activities was equally exciting and enticing. It was a great evening!

I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the programming committee members for an outstanding job in ensuring the quality and diversity of topics and speakers for our dinner meetings. If you have a special topic or speaker in mind for the dinner meeting, please feel free to contact John Chambers, Chair, Program Committee. We truly value your comments and feedback.

Read Vijay's Complete Message Here

Vijay Auroa,  Mark Whitacre, John Chambers

It was a pleasure to see everyone at the Chicago Section IFT January meeting. It was a packed house of over 165 people. 

We have received dozens of positive responses to his speech on how he captivated our audience as they were on the edge of their seat waiting for the next detail.

He mesmerized the crowd with his life story and details on the ADM price fixing scandal from the early 1990's. He painted a vibrant picture of his life as an FBI informant and the challenges that go along with it. While being a leader of a fortune 500 company as well as father and husband. 

Download Presentation "When Good Leaders Lose Their Way" Here"  

He showed how he got so caught up in greed and how that same greed was his biggest downfall. It is truly remarkable to see how Mark has transformed his life since those years at ADM. And it was a big reminder to us how easy it is to lose our way in the business world.

Mark also introduced us to his current involvement with Cypress Systems and Selenium. Through Cypress Systems he now is able to get a second chance to make a positive impact in the food industry. He educated the audience on cancer preventative measures we can take with healthy lifestyles and Selenium. And showed how Selenium plays an important role in our bodies' natural defense against free radicals. His info was backed by clinical trials by the National Cancer Institute 

Download Mark Whitacre's Presentation: SelenoExcell - Power of Prevention 

Read John Chamber's Complete Meeting Recap Here

Dear CSIFT Members,     

We are pleased to announce the upcoming 2013 CSIFT Leadership Election to be held from February 13 until March 14, 2013.

The Nominating Committee would like to present to you the slate of candidates for the positions of Chair-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and members of the Executive Committee. All candidates have accepted their nominations and provided biographical information on their current occupation, education, current and past CSIFT/IFT activities, and purpose for running for the open positions.

Purpose for Running: It is an honor to be nominated for the position of Chair-Elect of the Chicago Section IFT. I have been a member of IFT for 24 years when my involvement began as an undergraduate student majoring in Food Science. 

My volunteer activities to IFT have been primarily through the Student Association and the Chicago Section. These volunteer experiences include many different roles which would help me to further build upon the legacy of the Chicago Section. My primary goals as Chair-Elect would be to continue build upon the strong educational opportunities provided at the Dinner meetings, continue to enhance the overall sustainability of the Section and to support the food science academic institutions within the Section.

Candidate for Secretary  Sanford Wogel, PhD, Independent Consultant at University of Chicago 

Purpose for Running:

Candidate for Treasurer (appointed position)

Jamie Colby, Kraft Foods Group

Purpose for Running: I would like to increase my participation with the Chicago Section and believe I can provide strong leadership through this

role.

Candidates for Executive Committee

Glenn Bluemer, Ingredients Inc.

Purpose for Running: My purpose for running for the Executive Committee is to gain membership on this council and assist in the growth and development of the CSIFT and its members. I believe I bring a unique skill set and point of view coming from a Sales background instead of R&D or Technical and would add value to the CSIFT just as I add value to my own company. The Chicago section is the largest and most prestigious section of the IFT, and I view this as an excellent opportunity to work with one of the best and most involved organizations in the Food Industry.

Lisa Kringas, Marubeni

Linda Perucca, Mondelēz International  

Anand Rao, PhD, Fonterra

- To provide input into sustained growth of the Sectio

Keith Schafer, Barilla

Purpose for Running: I love the IFT and want to continue to add value to the organization and its goals.

Michael Wanous, PhD, Tate & Lyle

Purpose for Running: I have benefited and enjoyed the professional and personal relationships developed during my years of affiliation with the Section. Serving on the Executive Committee will allow me to professionally and personally contribute back to its continuing excellence.  

Voting will be done electronically and administered by our business office. You will receive an email with further instructions when the voting period starts. We encourage you to participate and cast your vote. For any questions please contact me at uwe.nienaber@kraftfoods.com.

Sincerely,

Uwe Nienaber

Immediate Past-Chair and Nominating Committee Chair 2012-2013

If you missed the Innovation NOW! Forum at Suppliers' Night in November you can download the following presentations to see what you missed!

The Food Compliance Cloud™

Selerant Corporation 

Innovation in Food Safety and Compliance

Prepared by Stephen S. Nicholson 

Chief Economist, International Food Products

Innovations in Chocolate Healthier Chocolates 

Key driving forces of Barry Callebaut's Innovative

products, tomorrow and for the future.

Laura Bergan, Mark Adriaenssens

Click Here for the Complete Presentation

Chicago Section IFT Volunteers needed to host 2013 IFT Chicago will be the location of the 2013 IFT Conference in July of next year. 

Although it seems far away, it will be here before you know it.  The local Section is involved in several activities to help plan the Conference. 

The Host Section Activities Committee will be chaired by Pat Sullivan and Linda Perucca, but we don't do it alone. There are several sub-committees involved as well. Many of the positions are filled, but we are still looking for a Co-Chair for "Family Activities." We are also seeking volunteers to staff all the sub-committee. If you are interested please contact the Co-Chairs of the committee. Volunteers receive (1) complimentary registration to IFT based on a contribution of at least (6) hours of assigned volunteer duties.

Hospitality - Brigid Heath at brigid.heath@yahoo.com or Carol Bender at cbender@lifewise1.com.  The primary responsibility of the Hospitality volunteers is to provide information and assistance to meeting attendees. Volunteers should be prepared to answer questions relating to area attractions, restaurants, cab fares, shuttle bus routes, directions to city activities, maps, sights, costs, certified and state approved baby sitters service, location of meeting rooms, etc.   It is suggested the volunteers know the location of all functions and attend the AMFE Host Section tour of the Convention Center which will be scheduled prior to the meeting.

Look for updates coming soon to the Facebook group, CSIFT

website page, and email list. If you are not receiving monthly emails with

upcoming event information, please email Mike

at mdcarson2@gmail .com and request to be added.

Per our group members request, we are releasing the schedule of even

ASAP. 

Please make note of the following event dates in your schedules and register for these events ahead of time at the Chicago IFT Website 

1. January 24th 

2. February 20th

4. Aril 17th

5. May 3rd

6. June 5th

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.

View Available Jobs 

Sales, Food

Come learn from the some of the best! Work alongside talented professionals to contribute to challenging, exciting and rewarding projects. Our internship program provides real world experience and an opportunity to build expertise and problem solving capabilities.

We offer a unique perspective into the world of food manufacturing with a maximum twelve week paid internship in our U.S. Academia Sales group in Bannockburn, IL. As a key player on the U.S. Academia Barilla selling team, the Intern-Academia Sales will work on a summer project involving research and analysis of consumer trends while learning selling and presentation techniques.

Marketing, Food

We offer a unique perspective into the world of food manufacturing with a maximum twelve week paid internship in our U.S. Marketing group in Bannockburn, IL. As a key player on the Barilla U.S. Marketing team, the Intern-Bakery & Specialty Marketing will work with the Marketing Manager to develop marketing plans to meet the company's short- and long-term sales, market share and profit goals for a product launch.

Click Here for All Barilla Internships

Student Night March 11, 2013

We are now planning our activities for an even better student participation for student night that will be here before we know it on March 11th!

This year we are anticipating attendance to have equally great membership participation. 

How can you help? 

We are holding two sessions on March 11th. The first a Resume Building session from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and the second session is a Networking opportunity form 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

You are invited to participate in both sessions. We do have some recruiters lined up for the resume building, but you do not have to be a recruiter to participate. 

Please send me an email at keithmmman1@hotmail.com and let us know how you can help.

 Seeking Help for Student Night

esearch Apprentice Program at the University of Illinois 

Marla J. Todd, Ed.M.

Associate Director of Advancement

The Research Apprentice Program (RAP) conducted by theUniversity of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is a career exploration and academic enrichment experience uniquely designed to expose high school students from ethnic minority and low-socioeconomic backgrounds to educational and professional opportunities in the food, human, and environmental sciences. The main goal is to proactively work with both rural and urban school systems throughout the State of Illinois and other key states to create trends resulting in an increasing number of traditionally under-served ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged groups pursuing fields of study in professions requiring knowledge and skills in math, science, and engineering.

Learn More About the UI Scholarship Here 

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