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- Day 3 – Friday February 9
New Brunswick Food & Beverage Processors Association New Directions Food Conference February 7 & 8. 2007
Day 1, Wednesday, February 7, 200610:30 a.m. Registration Desk Opens 12:00 A Delicious Buffet Lunch 12:45 Welcoming Remarks – Don Newman, Executive Director, NB Food 12:50 Critical Issues facing Food Processors in our Region, an overview of some of the major challenges and what we can do to resolve them Mike Timani, President and CEO Fancy Pokket, 1:15 “New Directions”, how survival of Food Processors is contingent on discovering new markets, serving new demographics and finding new ways to approach the marketplace. Luanne Killam, Key Account Manager, ACA Poultry, EdenValley Farms. 1:30– 2:15 New Directions for Taste of Nova Scotia - Janice Ruddock, E.D. Meet the new Executive Director for Taste of Nova Scotia who will present the new ‘vision’ and integrated structure of the highly successful Taste of Nova Scotia programs.
There is a lot of business being done in New England and Miami, what markets lie in between? Danie Couture, Trade Commissioner, North/South Carolina 3:00 – 4:00 Export Markets – Caribbean and Latin America, Carlos Hill There’s a lot of interest in doing business in the Caribbean and Latin America. Here’s an update on what’s happening in these export markets and how you should market your product. 4:00 Break for Day – One on one meetings 6:00 - 9:00 Meet & Greet Reception Day 2 – Thursday, February 8th, 2006 7:00 a.m. Registration Desk Opens - Continental Breakfast Buffet 8:00 a.m. Branding Strategy for the Food & Agricultural Sector Sheila Barth, Mgr Branding Strategy Ag&Ag Food Canada 10:00 Nutrition Break 10:15 E-Commerce – What it is and why it’s critical to expanding your markets. David Goyette, Websolutions, Bathurst, NB 11:15 Transportation, Issues and Challenges An overview of transportation of items to, from and within Atlantic Canada - the traffic flow patterns, the modes, costs, and what is anticipated for the future Ray Dufour, Coordinator Atlantic Institute of Logistics & Transportation Noon Break for Lunch 1:00 – 1:45 Taking the Pulse of Impulse Channels - Quick service restaurants are the biggest, yet, only one sub-channel, of this important aspect of Canadian lifestyle, culture, and eating patterns. Learn how impulse channels fit into the value added chain, the need for quick, healthy alternatives and how to identify business opportunities. Carol Culhane, President, International Food Focus 1:45 – 2:15 Strategies for Food Product Development –strategies that are used by product development ‘think tanks’ to approach product development. Richard Bourdeau, Domestic Markets Co-ordinator, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods, Quebec 2:15 - 3:30 Freight Consolidation – Getting product to non-local markets, Francoise Vanier, President, Fruit Crystals Inc. Florida 3:30 Nutrition Break ‘Sundae Bar’ 4:00 – 5:00 A.G.M. 6:30-9:00 Banquet Day 3 – Friday February 9Value Chain Workshop7:00 AM Registration desk opens – continental breakfast buffet 9:00 AM Welcome and introduction to the day – Don Newman 9:15 AM First technical session – Martin Gooch 10:30 AM Nutritional break 10:45 AM Second technical session – Martin Gooch 12:00 Luncheon 1:00 PM Local producer presentations 2:00 PM Third technical session – Mapping the value chain 2:30 PM Nutritional break 2:45 PM Interactive group “build a value chain” 4:30 PM Summary – Martin Gooch Closing remarks – Don Newman  Download 65.81 Kb. Share with your friends:
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