Meat Industry Crosses
The Golden Gate
San Francisco plays host to AMI Convention and Innovation Showcase
Four educational conferences will be held concurrently during AMI's 1994 Convention and Innovation Showcase. The program will take place Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at the San Francisco Hyatt Regency in Embarcardero Center.
Twenty-four sessions from the four conferences will focus on topic areas, such as new technologies to assure food safety, addressing the environment, proactive public relations and managing crisis, and new strategies and tactics for distributing and merchandising products.
The Meat Industry Research Conference is geared specifically for meat scientists; diet, health and nutrition experts; and industry R&D managers. The conference, coproduced by AMI and the American Meat Science Association, will contain sessions on government's and industry's role in food safety; research initiatives; automation in microbiology; innovative technology; and enhancing product acceptability.
The Environmental Conference will focus on how industry can best respond to government regulations addressing the environment. It is designed for top executives, plant managers, engineers, quality assurance and quality control managers, and regulatory and compliance personnel.
Session topics include outlining regulatory responsibilities confronting meat companies; practical ideas on how to reuse water and prevent pollution (innovative technologies will be outlined); examining cost-effective and streamlined approaches in complying with the Clean Air Act; and an outline of the many measures contained in the Clean Water Act, which is expected to force stringent application of new technologies.
Appearing for the first time, the Public Relations and Crisis Management Conference is geared to help industry CEOs; sales and marketing executives; legal staff; and operations, quality control, public relations and regulatory compliance personnel develop a cohesive approach to public relations.
Cutting costs is a goal of every meat company. The new Marketing and Distribution Conference will provide a comprehensive review of Efficient Consumer Response and other technology-based systems impacting meat marketing and distribution. Designed for industry leaders, as well as sales, marketing, distribution and financial personnel, the conference will cover ECR and ECR-supporting technologies; physical distribution issues; and a review of software and systems.
In addition, the premiere Innovation Showcase will spotlight new introductions in ingredients, computer software and hardware, quality control instrumentation, environmental equipment and supplies, sanitation supplies, lab testing equipment and services, safety/ergonomic supplies and services, product labeling equipment and supplies, new processing and packaging equipment components, business services and consultants.
AMI Exhibitors
(as of July 8)
Company Booth #
A.C. Legg 322
Admix 704
Advanced Marking Systems 401
American Maize-Products Co. 422
Andermac 421
Automated Packaging Systems 302
Barr Brothers Co. 509
B.C.E. Technologies 413
Bell-Mark Corp. 402
bioMerieux Vitek 308
Birko Corp. 423
BK Ladenburg Corp. 307
BOC Gases 309
Carrageenan Co./Hormel Foods 223
CEM Corp. 420
Chad Company of Missouri 225
W.B. Clausen 517
Devro 426
Dewied Int. 217
Enviro-Pak 703
FMC Corp. 325
The Forschner Group 315
FPEC Corp. 511
Georgia Pacific Corp. 404
Golden Needles Knitting & Glove Co. 415
Griffith Laboratories 316
The Haskell Co. 416
Heat and Control 201
Heller Seasonings 304
Hendon-Lurie & Associates 702
Hercules Inc.-Food Gums 410
Hickory Specialties 705
Hollymatic Corp. 324
JIF-PAK Manufacturing 419
The King Co. 318
Le Fiell Co. 317
Liquid Carbonic 221
Meat Processing 215
Meat Quality 301
Medallion Laboratories 708
Meritech 507
Minigrip/ZIP PAK 403
MPBS Industries 801
Multiform Desiccants 306
Multivac 213
Nonpareil Processing 804
Norwood Marking Systems 406
Odenberg Engineering 321
Organon Teknika 323
Oscar Mayer Ingredients 319
Protein Technologies Int. 706
Red Arrow Products Co. 205
Rheon U.S.A. 226
Rhone-Poulenc Food Ingredients 417
Rite Coil 803
Sanwa Professional Cutlery 425
Shemberg USA 707
Silliker Laboratories Group 424
A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. 203
The Stellar Group 326
Stolz Enterprise 515
Sunrise West 209
Tetra Laval Foods 409
Urner Barry Publications 303
Vicam L.P. 418
Volta International 408
Webber-Smith Associates 207
Webb Technical Group 305
Weigh-Tronix 313
For more information on the AMI Convention, call (703) 841-2400