Benefits of Attending

Recent food & beverage product recalls and spoilage problems have become so wide-spread and frequent, forcing manufacturers, logistics providers and the government to address existing issues. The new administration has made food safety a major priority - increasing funding and creating the Food Safety Working Group. In fact, at least 6 bills currently sit before Congress, any of which would result in a profound impact on the Food & Beverage industries. These current conditions are expected to result in increased FDA & USDA activity regarding food safety and new Cold Supply Chain regulations for food & beverages.

IQPC’s Cold Chain Management for Food & Beverage is a completely unique conference to the industry – specific to Quality and Logistics professionals in Food Manufacturing, Processing, Grocers, Food Service and Restaurants.

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Attend Cold Chain Management for Food & Beverage and learn the critical practices to ensure a safe & secure “farm to fork” supply chain:

• Hear about the pipeline of increased US regulations from the FDA and USDA
• Avoid problems like spoilage, recalls and public safety issues for frozen and fresh products
• Monitor, control and manage temperatures of consumable products from “Farm to Fork”
• Use specialized temperature control packaging & monitoring to ensure stability
• Implement an end-to-end cold chain system that complies with the latest regulations, supports best practices and fits into your cost-benefit analysis
• Maintain quality at restaurants and eateries
• Comply with existing international regulations and understand what is required when product crosses borders
• Wisely choose partners in your chain – including transportation, packaging and storage – and what is necessary to have in your agreement

Confirmed speakers at Cold Chain Management for Food & Beverage:

Colista Yates, Director, Quality Assurance, DINEEQUITY, INC. (Parent company of IHOP and Applebee’s Restaurants) Gina Nicholson, Food Safety Manager Jane Griffin, Director of Quality Assurance & Food Safety, WAWA, INC. Veny Gapud, Director of Quality Assurance & Food Safety, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN David Reid, Department of Food Safety & technology Elizabeth Darragh, Director Strategic Marketing – Food, SENSITECH, INC. Steven Wilson, Chief Quality Officer, USDC SEAFOOD INSPECTION PROGRAM Dr. Karnail Mudahar, USDA CHICAGO

Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH, Director, Food Safety Office, National Center for Zoonotic Vector-borne & Enteric Diseases, CDC Steven Wilson, Chief Quality Officer, USDC SEAFOOD INSPECTION PROGRAM Dennis R. Heldman, PhD, Principal, HELDMAN ASSOCIATES Robert Vu, Director, Quality Assurance, STARBUCKS CORPORATATION Nick Pacitti, Partner, STERLING SOLUTIONS LLC David Sterling, Principal, STERLING SOLUTIONS LLC Allison Khroustalev, Regional Director, Food Safety Inspection Service, Compliance and Investigation Division, Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review, USDA

Who should attend?

Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers in the Food & Beverage industry working within:

• Logistics
• Distribution & Transportation
• Warehousing
• Packaging
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control
• Regulatory Affairs & Compliance
• GMP
• Validation

Conference Partners

Sponsors	Media Partners	IQ Partners

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