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2005 Prepared Foods New Products Conference
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
Registration |
12:30 pm
Start Time |
Golf Tournament
Tiburon Golf Course - reflecting the natural beauty of the landscape, the two 18-hole courses, designed by Greg Norman and The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples offer the essence of tropical elegance.
Sponsored by Chr. Hansen |
| 12:30 - 4:00 pm |
Deep Sea Fishing
The half-day charter will go between 8 and 20 miles into the Gulf and fish for grouper and snapper or troll for king mackerel and barracuda. All of the boats are new, fast and comfortable.
Sponsored by Innophos |
| 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Welcome Reception
Start this year's New Products Conference with an easy-going networking event. Make the personal connections that will enhance your conference experience.
Sponsored by Sensient Flavors and Colors |
| 7:00 - 4:30 pm |
Registration |
| 7:30 - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Tree Top |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am |
Welcome
Peter Havens, Group Publisher, Prepared Foods and Lynn Dornblaser, Director, GNPD Consulting Services |
| 8:45 - 9:30 am |
Keynote Address: Can Processed Foods Save America from Itself?
Speaker: Barry Sears, President, Zone Labs
The world famous Keynote Speaker talks about the current obesity epidemic in America that is only the tip of a coming health care crisis. Excess body fat is the primary generator of silent inflammation, the underlying cause of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's.
Sponsored by DSM |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am |
Uncommon Senses: From Young to Old, Timid to Bold
Speaker: Edgar Chambers IV, Ph.D., Director, The Sensory Analysis Center, Kansas State University
Sensory tests of multicultural consumer groups provide insights and surprises. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by The Solae Company |
| 10:30 - 11:15 am |
What Consumers Want You to Know and You Forgot to Ask
Speaker: Christopher Miller, Founder, Innovations Focus
Analysis of over 30 focus groups and 100 ethnographic interviews focused on health and wellness as perceived by Latinos, moms with kids and Baby Boomers; the video clips promote deeper consumer understanding and meaningful innovation. |
| 11:15 - 11:50 am |
Natural Product Market Trends and Consumer Dynamics
Speaker: Jeff Nibler, President, SPINS
Exclusive retail market sales data, combined with extensive consumer research, provide real-world insights into the trendsetting natural products industry. |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Luncheon
Sponsored by the California Raisin Board |
| 1:15 - 1:50 pm |
Health & Wellness: Translating Trends
Speaker: Joyce Friedberg, Senior Marketing Manager and Patti Principato, Director of R&D, Campbell's Away From Home Division Two team members of Campbell's Away From Home Division discuss how the V8 Soups & Entrees line addresses the growing area of wellness and the challenges behind that very creative endeavor. |
| 1:50 - 2:30 pm |
How do behavioral shifts create trends and business opportunities?
Speakers: Mark Lepine, Director of Menu Innovation and Development, McDonald's USA
Learn how companies such as McDonald's mine out consumer needs and in turn, translate them into menu changes. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 - 3:40 pm |
New Products: 10 Trends for the Next Five Years
Speakers: Lynn Dornblaser and David Jago, Directors, GNPD Consulting Services
This fun, fast-paced and fact-filled presentation will cover 10 new ways of thinking about food and beverage trends, and examples of what companies around the world have done to capitalize from those trends.
Sponsored by Mintel |
| 3:40 - 5:00 pm |
Global New Products Sampling
Presented by: The consulting staff of the Global New Products Database (GNPD)
Taste over 75 new products from around the world. Experience global new product trends. |
6:00 - 7:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception
As the sun begins to set and you feel a warm Gulf breeze, relax with a cool drink and network with industry peers as you review the sessions of the day.
Sponsored by Hormel Foods Corp. |
7:00 - 7:30 pm |
The Spirit of Innovation Awards
Industry-nominated, innovative product development teams that recently introduced a new product for the foodservice and retail channels will be recognized. Each team will provide a brief case study.
Sponsored by Ventura Foods |
7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Awards Dinner
The nuances of tropical sand and surf are manifested in a casual dinner buffet offering influential Southern Floridian cuisine. Network and enjoy the beautiful setting around the pool.
Sponsored by Ventura Foods |
| 7:15 - 8:15 am |
Continental Breakfast Buffet |
| 8:30 - 9:10 am |
Adapting Foodservice's New Products Process for Innovation in the New Retail New Products Pipeline
Speaker: Chef John Li, Corporate Executive Chef, Kraft Foodservice
The expanding presence of foodservice offers traditional retail-driven companies methods to improve their new product development process. Tools used in foodservice menu and product development will be explored along with a synopsis of recent key food-away-from-home trends. |
| 9:10 - 9:30 am |
Challenging the Consumer: What Women Want
Speaker: Bryan Urbick, Director of Research, Consumer-Knowledge Centre
Although women remain the primary gatekeepers for food and beverage purchases, their attitudes and how they are influenced is in a constant state of evolution. An overview of consumer mind-sets and key drivers of the changes will be discussed.
Sponsored by IFF |
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
Challenging the Consumer: Women's Focus
Group Facilitators: Bryan Urbick, Director of Research, and Abel Westerhof, Consumer-Knowledge Centre
"I want what I want" is a consumer refrain to which product developers closely attend. But what do consumers want when they must make trade offs? A group of real live consumers from different household types will explain their views on important food and beverage issues. Audience participation in an extended Q&A session is encouraged.
Sponsored by IFF |
| 11:00 - 11:35 am |
Functional Beverages: More than Just Marketing
Speaker: Bob Murray, PhD, FACSM, Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Gatorade is one of the most successful beverages of all time. A unique look is provided on how science can support a sports product. www.gssiweb.com |
| 11:35 - 11:55 am |
Collegiate Education Awards
Sponsored by Danisco |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Luncheon
Sponsored by Givaudan |
| 1:15 - 1:45 pm |
What's Hot Around the Globe
Speaker: Jane Perrin, Managing Director
Global Services, AC Nielsen
A landmark study analyzes sales and trend data from 59 countries on 89 food and beverage categories. The countries account for over 93% of the world's gross domestic product and 77% of its population. |
| 1:45 - 2:15 pm |
Key Consumer Trends and Their Impact on Foodservice Menus
Speaker: Ralph Rush, Director of Channel & Consumer Insight, Kellogg's
A perceptive update will be given on key macro trends in foodservice, their impact on menus and what it means for the future. |
| 2:15 - 2:45 pm |
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Wild Flavors |
| 2:45 - 3:15 pm |
Revealing Insights on the Shopping Habits of Ethnic Consumers
Speaker: Valerie Skala Walker, Vice President, Analytics Product Management, Information Resources Inc.
What's in the Hispanic shopping cart? And what categories show above-average growth in key ethnic markets, including African-American? |
| 3:15 - 3:45 pm |
Q&A Panel |
| 5:30 - 7:00 pm |
Sunset Reception on the Beach
Relax and network with your peers, feel the sand beneath your feet and enjoy a gorgeous sunset.
Sponsored by National Starch Food Innovation |
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Dinner on your own. |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Mane, Inc. |
| 9:00 - 9:45 am |
Behind the Obvious: Uncovering Ideas for Innovative Packaging
Speaker: Kevin Leibel, Innovation Management, LLC
Truly innovative packaging makes consumers change how they think about using a product. Discover a process to unearth insights leading to packaging innovation using real world examples of success. |
9:45 - 10:15 am |
An Emerging Packaging Technology
Speaker: Steven Landau, CTO, ScentSational Technologies
There are many ways that food and beverage companies can use olfactory packaging technologies to enhance the aroma, taste, shelflife and consumer preference of their products. |
10:15 - 10:45 am |
Package Design: Breakthrough or Bottleneck?
Speaker: Dean Lindsay, President, Dean Lindsay Design, Inc.
Savvy marketers understand the direct link between the look, feel and function of a package and financial performance, and know that good design is good business. |
10:45 am |
Closing Remarks
Marge Whalen, Conference Manager, New Products Conference
A select number of product samples from GNPD's new product Taste Session will be available for you to take back to work. |
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