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Information sessions presented by Guelph Food Technology Centre
All sessions are FREE OF CHARGE. Seating on FIRST-COME basis. Open to show visitors and exhibitors only.
***NEW***NEW***NEW***
Due to popular demand, the Organic Trade Association in Canada is pleased to announce that we will be offering an addition training workshop on the new Canada Organic Regime. Please scroll down for further information.
| MONDAY - Information Sessions |
Monday |
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Food Blogs
Learn to use social media to increase awareness of your product. Dana McCauley explores the benefits of blogging and provides tips and tricks to keep your blog top of mind and your audience coming back for more.
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11:00 am-
12:00 pm |
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Marketing and Demographics- Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y
Develop an understanding of the generational cohorts and use this knowledge to your advantage when you market to a specific demographic. What are Boomers favourite flavours? Has Generation Y got a new idea on portion size? Find out what Terri Dewar, Marketing Director, GFTC has to say on this information and more at this informative seminar.
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12:00 pm- 1:00 pm |
Export
A hands on perspective of taking on new markets, Debbie Sommer, President of Sommersmart Inc. discusses the challenges and opportunities she has experienced when exporting globally. She will explore some of the terminology and technical pitfalls that can impact your product when exporting to other countries. |
1:00 pm- 2:00pm |
Sustainability
Learn how incorporating sustainable strategies can save your company money and enhance your brand while decreasing your company's environmental footprint. Arlen Leeming, Analyst, Sustainability Services with GFTC, will provide tools and tips to help you achieve the benefits of a sustainability program. |
2:00 pm - 3:00pm |
Understanding the Global Safety Initiative: How it will impact you
Global food safety standards are being required by an increasing number of consumers, customers and stakeholders. Karen Leacock - Bingham, Project Manager, FSQ, will explain the initiative and what standards may need to be met in the future. This talk will help your organization be proactive in meeting the food safety demands of your customers. |
3:00 pm - 4:00pm |
| TUESDAY - Information Sessions |
Tuesday |
Food / Taste Trends
Find out what the upcoming flavour trends are for the North American palette. Terri Dewar will share marketing insights on what trends are on the horizon for the food industry. |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Sustainability
Learn how incorporating sustainable strategies can save your company money and enhance your brand while decreasing your company's environmental footprint. Cher Brethour, Director of Sustainability Services with GFTC, will provide tools and tips to help you achieve the benefits of a sustainability program. |
12:00 pm - 1:00pm |
Health & Wellness
Barb Dillingham, Functional Foods & Natural Health Products Sector Specialist, with GFTC, will de-mystify the new regulations around functional food and natural health products. She will also share how to make health claims and provide insights on how to promote in the lucrative health and wellness market. |
1:00 pm -2:00 pm |
Allergens free from and does not contain / Regulatory and nutritional labelling
The Allergen free market is growing due to an increase in detected allergies and food intolerances. Find out if your product can make an allergen free claim now or what steps you need to take in order to become allergen free. Lori Alexander, labelling expert at GFTC, will share her knowledge on this emerging market. Lori will also demystify regulatory and labelling requirements in the food industry. She will walk through the requirements and offer strategies to make the labelling process easier. |
2:00 pm - 3:00pm |
Problem Solving 101: Resolving Food Safety and Quality Issues For Good
Some quality or food safety problems just never seem to really go away, despite the great deal of energy and money used to address them. Beth Driscoll, Senior Project Manager, FSQ, speaks about the many reasons why problem solving efforts fail. Often those reasons are linked to incorrect problem definitions; weak root cause analysis; or ineffective corrective action. |
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
******EXTRA SESSION ON MONDAY******
Due to popular demand, the Organic Trade Association in Canada is pleased to announce that we will be offering an addition training workshop on the new Canada Organic Regime.
TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS ON THE CANADIAN ORGANIC STANDARDS FOR FOOD PROCESSORS
Hold the date: OCTOBER 5, 2009 (Toronto)
ORGANIC PROCESSING IN CANADA
The popular workshop on everything you need to know to comply with
Canada's new organic standards, regulations and labelling requirements
returns for one session only: October 5, 2009 in Toronto.
Recently updated to include the June 2009 publication of the Organic
Products Regulations and the Canada-U.S. Equivalency Agreement, this
one-day technical training will provide participants with the essential
information for doing business in Canada.
The workshop will cover the Canada Organic Regime, Can-U.S. Equivalency,
new processing standards, the permitted substances list for
manufacturers (including materials, processing aids, cleaners), and a
full label guide.
The all-day session will include meals and health breaks, take-away
course materials, and a two-day pass to the Ethnic & Specialty Food
Expo, including All Things Organic (TM) (www.organicfoodcanada.ca)
When: Monday, October 5th from 8:15 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: International Centre, Hall 1
Costs: $450 (standard rate) / $350 (Active OTA member)
Who should attend:
- All food manufacturers producing organic food for Canadian or export
markets
- Organic Handlers & Distributors
- Quality Assurance Staff & Line Managers
- Product Developers & Brand Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Officers
- Any company considering organic manufacturing
For more information and registration, please visit
www.ota.com/otacanada/workshops.html
or use the
registration form
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