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Upcoming Events
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Monthly Dinner & Discussions
"The World of Vitamins" Steve Watts, Partner, Prinova Rosewood Restaurant, Rosemont October 20Dr. Devin Peterson, U of M Doubletree Hilton, Oakbrook December 8Holiday Party - "Can You Ever Have Too Much Chocolate?"Andrew Hoffmaster Barry Callebaut Westin, Wheeling January 12Anthony Anscrombe, Sedgwick Law Firm Everest, Chicago February 9Brett Porter, Master Brewer, Goose Island Brewery Maggiano's Skokie March 9Student Night - Sweetener 360 Carlisle, Downers Grove April 20Joint Meeting with AACT Waterford Banquets, Elmhurst May 1853rd Annual Tanner Lecture Cafe La Cave, Des Plaines, IL
New Professionals
September 17Networking & Brew Tour @ Two Brothers Brewery November 19Paint Nite @ Fox & Hound Schaumburg Professional Development EventsOctober 30
Trans Fat/PHO Replacement
IFT Ideation Center, Chicago
December 11
Career Guidance Event
Suppliers' Night
November 12
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL
Food Industry Events
September 14-17
Prepared Foods New Products Conference
Amelia Island, FL
September 15
ACF Windy City Chapter Meeting
Art Institute, Chicago
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Pictures from August 19 Golf Outing
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CSIFT Leadership Team
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Officers:
John Budin, Chair Glenn Bluemer, Chair Elect Olivia Fisher, Secretary James Colby, Treasurer John Chambers, Past Chair
Executive Committee:
Bill Becht
Mike Carson
Laura Colby
Joy Dell'Aringa
Laura Gray
Matt Hutchinson
Jan Miller
Linda Perucca
Keith Shafer
Manoj Shah
Timothy Stubbs
Mike Wanous
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the work of the Section - get involved today! Contact BusinessOffice@ChicagoIFT.org
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Issue: #1
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August 21, 2014
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Message from Our Chair: John Budin
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Dear CSIFT Members and Friends,
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John Budin
CSIFT 2014-15 Chair
Merieux NutriSciences
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I hope each of you have enjoyed the summer weather and are looking forward to the upcoming 2014-2015 CSIFT season. The Section had a fantastic year, in part due to the passionate and great leadership of John Chambers (DMH Ingredients).
The Annual Golf Outing was a tremendous success - special thanks to Mike Hosler (Mission Flavors), John Fenstermacher (ICL Food) and all the volunteers for their efforts towards such a wonderful event.
Our first dinner meeting is scheduled for September 8 where Steve Watts, Partner Prinova Group, will speak about The World of Vitamins. Glenn Bluemer (Barry Callebaut) has assembled an all-star cast of speakers for our dinner meetings - you don't want to miss out on what Glenn has scheduled for us.
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September 8 Dinner & Discussion: The World of Vitamins
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 Join members and friends of Chicago Section IFT as we welcome Steven Watts, Partner at Prinova Group as he speaks about "The World of Vitamins."
Mr. Watts is a partner in Prinova Group - a family company headquartered in Chicago which will have annual global sales revenues of approximately $700 million in 2014. The company is focused on being a global supplier of ingredients, flavors and blends to the food, flavor, nutrition, beverage and dietary supplement markets.
Mr. Watts is also Global Product Manager for Prinova's business in Water soluble Vitamins and they are the leading distributor in the world for this product range.
This program qualifies for IFT Certified Food Scientist (CFS) re-certification contact hours (CH). CFS Certificants may claim a maximum of 1.5 CH for their participation in this program.
Schedule
4-5 PM Executive Committee Meeting - everyone welcome to attend
5-6 PM Social Hour - cash bar and appetizers
6-8:30 PM Dinner and Discussion
Venue
Rosewood Restaurant & Banquets
Dinner Menu
Appetizers during Social Hour: Miniature Beef Wellington, Smoked Salmon Wrap, & Crispy Vegetable Pot Stickers
Choice of one (1) of the following main dinner selections:
- Chicken Francaise: Lightly breaded double breast of chicken sautéed with fresh herbs with lemon basil sauce
- Tilapia: broiled with lemon basil sauce
- Grilled Vegetable Napoleon
All entrees served with a Mesclun Mix salad and White Chocolate ice cream for dessert
Register$50.00 Members $60.00 Non-members (After Thursday, September 5 at 5:00 PM all prices are $60.00/30.00)
Student Members, Emeritus Members, & Unemployed Members (use voucher #UNEMP-1010050
Register Here
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Get Involved - Join the CSIFT Leadership Team!
| |  Chicago Section IFT is led by a dynamic group of volunteers - each of whom contributes to the success of our Section. Getting involved is a great way to share your knowledge, sharpen your leadership skills, and expand your professional network.
There are many opportunities to volunteer your time and share your knowledge with other members and friends of the Section.
Click Here for immediate openings / needs and also check out our new Leadership Page on the website for a complete listing of our committees. |
October 30 Technical Session
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Our first event is a Technical Session scheduled for Thursday, Oct 30, 2014 from 7:30-10:00 AM.
Topic:
Trans Fat/Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHO) Replacement
Speaker/s:
Rick Cummisford, QA Director with Columbus Vegetable Oils
Gerald McNeil, VP Research & Development with Loders Croklaan
Location:
IFT Ideation Center
525 W Van Buren Suite 1000
Chicago, IL
Event Description:
In light of recent FDA ruling on Trans Fats and the elimination of PHOs, oil experts will speak to the reach of the new ruling, its impact on Quality Assurance and Product Development. Alternatives to PHO, such as Palm Oil will also be discussed in-depth. Register Here
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Suppliers' Night - Wednesday, November 12
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Join Over 500 Exhibitors & 3000 Attendees
Join more than 3000 food technology professionals and celebrate Suppliers' Night in style! Participate in one of the Nation's Largest Regional Food Technology Exhibitions! Accomplish in in one afternoon what might otherwise take a year of appointments. Expo Hall open 12:00-5:30 PM.
Attendance is FREE!
Pre-register - Avoid long lines and pre-register using our easy online registration form. Your badge will be waiting for you at the door. Register Here
Preview Exhibitors!
Check out our online exhibitor guide and map to get a preview of almost exhibitors. View the listing of Exhibitors
Social Hour
Finish out the day with a flourish by sharing drinks and a variety of tasty hors' devours with industry friends and associates, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Exhibit at CSIFT Suppliers' Night
Booths Available! > click here
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Remembering Barbara Jo Morley
| | The Chicago Section IFT mourns the loss of Barbara Jo Morley who died on April 26, 2014 at the age of 71. Read her obituary.
Barbara was a long time member of Chicago Section (since 1988) and very active in the Host Section Activities Committee when IFT is in Chicago. For the last three years (2007, 2010, 2013) she Co-Chaired the Family Activities Sub-Committee. Barbara attended dinner meetings regularly and was the lucky raffle prize winner several times.
Barbara was recognized in our "Remember our Emeritus Member" section of the newsletter. Read the article.
Barbara was also very active with the Midwest Society of Cosmetic Chemists and Cosmetics and Toiletries magazine featured an interview with her in January 2014. Read the Interview
Morley was the beloved wife of the late John "Chris" Morley, cherished mother of James (Jennifer) Morley, and proud grandmother of Nyla and Declan Morley. She was the sister of Arthur (Marlene) Greenberg, Ilene Kossof and Marlene Baker, and fond Aunt to many nieces and nephews. She was also the long-time companion of Raphael Kaplan. A celebration of her life was held on April 29th in the Chicago area.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Diabetes Association would be appreciated.
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CSIFT Celebrates the U of I College of ACES Research Apprentice Program's 25th Anniversary
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The U of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Research Apprentice Program (RAP) celebrated its 25 thAnniversary Saturday, August 2. A luncheon and dinner provided an entire day of celebration, showcasing this summer's students at lunch, and the Program itself and its Director, Assistant ACES Dean Jesse C Thompson, at dinner. CSIFT has provided funding support for this program to U of I's Food Science and Human Nutrition Department for 21 of its 25 years. Our contributions have totaled more than $100,000 through the years. Learn more about the ACES Program.RAP I and II encourage development of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)-related skills and interests while showcasing related academic and career opportunities enabled through the College of ACES. The program successfully targets under-represented high school students and attracts them to ACES-related STEM disciplines like Food Science. RAP's success is demonstrated through years of data.
Between 1988-2011, 1066 students participated in RAP I and II. Of these, 61% were African Americans and 28% Latinos. Of RAP II seniors, 548 of 566 enrolled in a four year college following graduation; 464 students selected a math, science or engineering-related field as their college major. After high school, 30% (319) of all RAP I and 52% of RAP II participants enrolled at UIUC, with 82% of these selecting majors within ACES. Download Article
For more information on RAP's accomplishments and the 25th Anniversary celebration, please click this link.
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Career Center: Now Members Can Post Jobs and Search for Jobs Online!
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Has your organization taken advantage of the CSIFT New Career Center? Members can search for jobs and can post jobs anytime they want!
Just login to the Members-Only section of the website and click on Career Center on the left.
Check out the latest job postings!
Non-members can view general content about job postings. Non-members can also post jobs on the CSIFT LinkedIn Jobs page.
Open a Jobs Discussion to post your job and avoid the new LinkedIn Fees.
Need Help? Contact Employment Chairperson Michael Mastrangelo for more information or contact the CSIFT Business Office at 630-916-4960.
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New Professionals Events: Two Brothers Brewery
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The New Professionals group encourages anyone who has been in the industry 10 years or less to join in on our networking fun. Look for updates to the Facebook group and CSIFT website. If you are not receiving monthly emails with upcoming event information, please email Niki at nbaran@flavorchem.com and request to be added. 
Upcoming Events
September 17: Two Brothers Brewery (6:30 PM Warrenville)
October TBD
November 19: Paint Nite@ Fox and Hound (7:00 PM Schaumburg)
Please register for all events on our webpage. http://www.chicagoift.org/newprofessionals.php Co-Chairs: Niki Baron & Molly Connor |
7th Annual Golf Outing a Great Success!
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Over 360 golfers met at Cog Hill on Tuesday, August 19 and enjoyed a great day of golf (and only 20 minutes of rain). We filled two courses and had tee times for both Dubs Dread and Course 2 - Ravines.
Although the final numbers are not yet in to determine the amount of money donated for CSIFT scholarships, raffle prize donations alone brought in over $5,000.00.
John Fenstermacher and Mike Hosler worked tirelessly as Golf Outing Committee Co-Chairs to manage everything from contracts to dinner, to raffle prizes, and sponsors.
None of this would have been possible without the efforts of many volunteers. John Budin, Merieux NutriSciences Michele Canar, PureCircle Ellen Carberry, Indiana Sugars Laura Christian, Bell Flavors Joy Dell'Aringa, EMSL Dennis Ferrarelli, N2N Global Ricki Hansen, Prinova USA Dan Klaybor, Microbac Laboratories Mary Labriola, Prinova USA Sharim Lane Nicole Kasper, Accurate Ingredients Shellie Kramer, IOI Loders Croklaan William Melnyczenko, Romer Labs, Inc. Phillip Ruhnke Manoj Shah, Consultant Joe Stout, Skidmore Sales Deepa Thakar, EMSL Analytical Bob Weeks, Weeks Communications Justin White, Ajinomoto North America Laura Woods, Prinova Lisa Zylkowski Ajinomoto North America Not all the pictures are in but check out a few on the left! Watch for more information coming in the September newsletter. |
Other IFT Section Golf Outings You Won't Want to Miss!
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September 16, 2014 - 9th Annual Golf Outing and Dinner Benefiting the Wisconsin IFT Scholarship Fund Download Flyer
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Professional Development Update
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The Professional Development Team would like to welcome you back to another exciting 2014-2015 calendar year. We have another slew of great events planned just for you. The three sub-committees under the Professional Development umbrella are Career Guidance and Continuing Education, Employment/Career Center and Technical Sessions. You can also check us out by clicking on the Professional Development tab of our new website.
Our first event is a Technical Session scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 30.
Our second event is a Career Guidance & Continuing Education session scheduled for Wednesday Dec 11, 2014. The event will provide an engaging opportunity for participants to further develop a "soft" skill that can be applied in a variety of careers, departments and levels. Stay tuned for further details in future newsletters.
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CSIFT Awarded $500.00 in 2014 IFT Section Challenge
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Congratulations! The Chicago Section IFT has been awarded $500.00 by IFT for participating in the 2014 IFT Section Challenge. Our section had the highest volume of promotional outreach to members for the 2014 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo. The award will be designated for either a scholarship or section programming.
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Welcome New Members!
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The Chicago Section IFT Welcomes New Members from May-July 2014!
Fatina Ahmad, Institute for Food Safety & Health Craig Air, Erie Foods Lonnette Alexander, F&F Foods Inc Dawn Allison, US Foods Jeff Altheide, Gibbs & Soell Dean Antczak, Lifewise Steve Beck, Batchmaster Paul Bellisario, Bellisario Holdings LLC Peter Bodnaruk, Ph.D., Hillshire Brands Kathy Cada, Biorigin Jayesh Chaudhari, Prinova USA Yanyun Chen, Glanbia Conor Delaney, HB Taylor Co Mark Desmond, Commercial Creamery Company Christine Dimaano, Newly Weds Foods, Ada Dolph, Sey Farth Mary Elizabeth Palmer, Kraft Tomomi Fujimaru Janet Garetto, Nixon Peabody Mihir Godbole, IIT Alexandra Harvey, Kent Precision Asma Hasan Gregory Haselwander, Mikana Foods Olivia Hays, ADM Maxwell Holle, Monmouth College Jingya Huang Sharon Jayne Delatorre, Custom Culinary Karen Jensen, Pepsico Randy Jones Shari Bethany Joslin, Senomyx Radka Kacena, Jelly Belly Candy Neeraj Pravin Kamth, IIT Shivangi Kelkar, Purdue Univ Grace Eunhee Kim, Pure Circle Lauren Kotula, Prinova USA Stephen Kroeger, Missouri Mark Larson, Team Foods USA Conita Lau, Kraft Foods Bob Londo, Gamay Flavors Chris Long, Pacific Coast Essentials Christine Marcus-Johnson, Kraft Foods Michael McGreal, Joliet Junior College Susan McKinney Wiegert, Prince Agri Michaela Marie Minock Walter Moist IV Gabby Moore, OK State University Craig Nyquist, Sensient Flavors DEEPANKAR PANT, JARDEN HOME BRANDS Kathryn Pavlovic, Z Trim Ingredients Joe Pesoli, Cereal Byproducts Jodi Lynne Peterson Horon, Synergy Andrew Pugh Kelley Kristine Putt, Wisconsin Liping Qiao, U of I David Rowe, Choco Finesse Chris Ruger, Diana Foods Justin Ruggiero, Air Products Jessica Schroeder, Pepsico William Scolli Zulin Shi, Ph.D., Profood International Melissa Smith Mark Stagg, Futureceuticals Donald Stetzenbach, Skidmore Sales Todd Sunderhaus, CFS, Bell Flavors Deepa Thakar, EMSL Ma. Thiel, John Morrell Food Group Katariina Vara Enrique Villarreal, Ed Miniat Inc Mary Walker, Beneo Miriam Walsh, FONA International Zifan Wan, Purdue Univ Rachel Wicklund, Tate and Lyle Xinran Xu, IIT Wen Serena Yuan, Pepsco Inc |
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Members-Only Knowledge Center
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Did you know that as a member of CSIFT that you have access to all of the newsletters since 2007? In addition, you can search for particular topics or speakers using the Search Feature in the Members-Only Website.
Also, take advantage of the online membership directory to find a "lost" associate or to follow up on a sales lead. You can add to your profile any time you'd like.
Search for Suppliers exhibiting at Suppliers' Night by using the online Exhibitor Search. And, of course, the Career Center is also included in the Members-Only website.
Take advantage of these great benefits - login to members-only.
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