First Quarter Newsletter 2016

Ohio Valley IFT News
April1, 2016
Inside this issue:
Year Review
Spring 2016
A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS
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Hello OVIFT Members!
2016-2017 Election Results 2
We started 2016 with a lot of enthusiasm!
The Board Officers (volunteers) gathered for a holiday celebration in January,
during a Mystery Dinner in downtown Cincinnati.
And keeping the momentum, monthly events are excitingly organized and
some of its pictures are shared here !
February Event
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March Event
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Punch Recipes
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New Members
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Next Events
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February - MadTree Brewing Company, with IFT Speaker Bob Swientek
OVIFT Board
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March - Myrtle’s The Punch House with punch demos and tasting
Coming up ....
SAVE THE DATES!
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April 27 - OVIFT Annual Golf Outing
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April 28 - OVIFT Supplier’s Expo
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May it is Philanthropy month ! May,11th at Urban Farm!
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July 16-19 - IFT16 - National IFT Meeting in Chicago
April 27, 2016 | OVIFT Annual
Golf Outing
Location: Hamilton Elks Golf
Course - Liberty Twp, OH
April 28, 2016 | OVIFT Supplier’s
Expo
Location: The Savannah Center in
West Chester, OH
May 11, 2016 | Philanthropy
Location: Clarfield Farm - Columbus, OH
June 2016
No event
July 16-19, 2016 | IFT16
Location: McCormick Place SouthChicago, IL
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
We are updating our BLOG section, please visit us at ovift.org
We continue to be a section leader !
Thanks to all volunteers for your hard
work and to our members on supporting
our section!
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2016-2017 OVIFT Executive Board - Election Results
Even if you are not part of the Executive Board but want to volunteer, no problem !
Just reach out to one of the Board Members for a one time event or all of them.
We hope that the events we put together every month is a the opportunity for you to
network and expand the possibility of joint ventures. We also want to give back to the
community with our annual Philanthropy event, Student grants and Scholarships.
We are always looking for new ideas or topics for our monthly events. If you have any
suggestion please reach out to any one of the Board members.
OVIFT is one of 51 regional sections of the IFT organization, a non-profit scientific society with 22,000
members. Our members represent all areas of the food industry, from packaging to manufacturing to
research & development and beyond. With professionals in industry, academia and government, we
strive to promote all aspects of food technology.
Contact us at ohiovalleysection.ift@gmail.com
The new Board will officially take place on August 1 2016.
If you are interested in volunteering for events, please contact any of the
Board Members !
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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MEETINGS/EVENTS IN REVIEW
February: MadTree Brewing Compay with IFT speaker
On Thursday, February 18, 2016 we held our event at MadTree Brewing
Company in Cincinnati, OH.
Our presenter was IFT’s own Editor-in-Chief, Bob Swientek !
For the past 11 years Bob has been Editor-in-Chief of Food Technology magazine, the
monthly flagship publication of the Institute of Food Technologists. He is a 35-year veteran
of food, beverage and consumer packaged goods publishing and has written hundreds of
articles on food and beverage processing, packaging, ingredients, product development,
marketing, branding and business.
Bob explored the theme “What’s in My Food?”, talking about the impact of clean labeling on different aspects of the food industry including product development, manufacturing and food service, and touching the most common consumer questions when it comes to buying
food products .
Our world is changing as are the consumers and their needs. Technology brings information at their finger tips at speeds never seen in
the past, and trends and opinions are far more complex than before, thanks for this network power.
Mark Barenie, CPA, CAE , IFT’s Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer also gave his insights on “What’s new at IFT”, IFT’s “Vision and Mission” and “Core Values”.
Copy of their presentation can be requested thru OVIFT Board members.
Well, besides the good presentation, we also had a fun evening of craft
beer, salad and all you could eat artisan wood-fired pizza.
Lastly we had our raffles and the winners were:
-Starbucks gift cards: Ashley Soldavini; Carmen Aldape-Farias; Kris Newton and Lew Weeks
- MadTree t-shirt: Ana Robinson and Tim Fahey
Thanks to Kelley Lowe and Natalie McElwee for organizing this event.
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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MEETINGS/EVENTS IN REVIEW
March: Mixology at Myrtle’s The Punch House
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 we had our Mixology event. All punches prepared by Erin “Thunder” Ennis, Wellmann’s Brands Production Manager. We had samples of four punches, always paired with delicious
food, made by chef Lisa Kagen:
1st course: Seared root vegetables
2nd course: Smoking Goose Saucisson Salame & Dry Cured Ham +smoked pears
3rd course: Coffee Rubbed Steak + local herb pesto +candied yam
4th course: Lavender Almond Mini bundt cakes with local honey cream
Myrtle’s Punch House is a warm and welcoming neighborhood bar surrounded by vintage
shops and incredible galleries. “What is a Punch House”, you might be asking yourself? Molly
Wellman chose punch as the focus of Myrtle’s because it is the traditional drink of American
gatherings, and is great to share anytime groups of people get together.
There are always four options on tap to
choose from. Myrtle’s feature punches
with recipes dating back to the 1700’s, as
well as new and innovative approaches to
this classic cocktail.
Their secret has being revealed. Check next page for some of the delicious punches !
We always have raffles ! This time we had Starbucks gift cards, and
the winners were :
• Kevin Wong (OSU)
• Cheryl Ensign (Kroger Co)
• Nathan Artrip (ADM/Wild Flavors)
• Ana Robinson (Perfetti Van Melle)
Thanks to Anna Donovan for organizing this event.
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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Punch recipes…
The Beginning
1.5 oz Gin
1 oz Basil honey
0.5 oz Lime (juice)
Nutmeg cream
#2
2 oz Brandy
0.75oz Green Apple/Cardamom syrup
0.25 oz Lemon (juice)
1.5 oz Caramel Apple Tea
Optimus Prime
1.5 oz Tarragon Whiskey
0.5 oz Lemon (juice)
2 oz Red wine
1 oz Simple syrup
Black pepper
The End
1.5 oz Tequila
1.5oz Java Mate
1oz Vanilla
0.25 oz Lemon (juice)
Thanks to Erin “Thunder” Ennis who shared her handwritten recipes !
If you are interested in volunteering for events, please contact any of the
Board Members !
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Please join us in welcoming our newest OVIFT members! This list includes
those who have joined our Section in this last quarter. Thanks for being a
part of our great section!
Ayna Arora
Amber Kelly
Benjamin Baron
William King
Anna Bulak
Russ Kinstlinger
Alex Cahoon
Ali Lachey
Angie Catanzaro
Kayla Madigan
Charles Childress
Ron Martin
Wesley Copeland
Lindsay Moeller
Rae-Shann Dingle
Clifford Park
Michaella Drescher
Shuai Ren
Michael Dzakovich
Daniel Sosh
Xiaoqing Gan
Laura Stidham
Also our older IFT membership
holders that just joined our Section.
Heather Gollan
Chad Weida
Welcome to OVIFT !
Jennifer Haggard
Morgan Whitecotton
Mackenzie Hannum
Mengjia Yang
Michael Hlatky
Angela Cauley
Angela Johnson
Rachel Hand
Lydia Schneider
Interested in being an OVIFT Board Member?
Just want to volunteer?
Contact Kelley Lowe or ohiovalleysec"on.i$@gmail.com
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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NEXT EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES !
April 2016
OVIFT Annual Golf Outing
Date: Wednesday, April 27
Location: Hamilton Elks Golf Course, Liberty Twp, OH
The golf course is just a few miles away from the Supplier’s Expo.
This year attendees had a change to earn a special prize for early registration, and the winners were announced:
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Abby Pekar from First Choice Ingredients
Dan Evancho from Hormel
Kris Newton from Food Safety Net Services
Mark Goins from Q Laboratories
Eric Hinson from S&D Coffee
Bill Becker from Advanced Biotech
OVIFT Supplier’s Expo
Date: Thursday, April 28
Location: The Savannah Center at 5533 Chappell Crossing Blvd. - West
Chester, OH 45069
The exhibit will run from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
We will also have a silent auction.
Speaker: Mona Wolf, President & Founder of the Wolf Group
Mona Wolf, President & Founder of the Wolf Group with over 35 years of knowledge, experience
and practice in the field of Sensory Evaluation , will speak on the topic: Sense & Sensibility: Making
Sense of Sensory. The session will run from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
Poster Competition: Student members of OVIFT have the opportunity to win
awards for their research!!
A brief abstract (no more than 300 words) describing the research you will be presenting is required. Please register as a Poster Competition Participant & send abstracts via email to Kelley
Lowe by April 16, 2016.
For more information on guidelines: https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/40907084/
posterpresentationguidelines.pdf
If you haven’t submit yours and cannot make this year, make sure you are prepared for next year !
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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NEXT EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES !
May 2016
Philanthropy Month !
When: Wednesday, May 11
Location: Urban Farms Columbus, OH
The Clarfield Farm is in Columbus’ south side Marion-Franklin neighborhood in a community that is
defined by the USDA as a ‘food desert’ meaning it is low-income and people there have low-access to fresh,
healthy, and affordable food. Located on a closed elementary school property that sat vacant for more than
six years, the Clarfield Farm is now a thriving farm with over 25 varieties of produce being grown.
Register for this event ! Look for more details and registration link in our website @ ovift.org
June - no event
We are always looking for new ideas for events or topics that you would like us to cover in
our meetings. If you have any suggestions please reach out to any one of the Board
members.
OVIFT provides free transportation to OSU students and faculty that participated at the
events. Seating is limited, and registration is on a first come/first serve basis. Make sure
you reserve yours next time !
PARTICIPATE
Are you interested in sponsoring or holding an event? We would love to hear
your ideas! Please contact Kelley Lowe.
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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NEXT EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES !
July 2016
IFT16 Annual Meeting
Date: July 16-19
Location: McCormick Place South , Chicago, IL
The golf course is just a few miles away from the Supplier’s Expo.
We All Benefit When You Attend IFT16 in Chicago
Attend IFT16: Where Science Feeds Innovation, and help us win the IFT Section Challenge. If our section has the highest percentage of members attending, we’ll win $500
from IFT for one of our scholarship or education programs. Plus, you’ll walk away from
IFT16 with new insights, answers to your most pressing questions, inspiration to take
your work to the next level, practical knowledge that will keep your skills sharp, and new
contacts that will expand your professional power.
Visit ift.org/IFT16 for more details!
Travel Grants
We are pleased to be able to offer travel grants for students traveling to the 2016 National IFT
Meeting!
Applications are due April 11, 2016 and awards will be announced at the 2016 Supplier’s Expo on
April 28, 2016.
Scholarships
As a student member of IFT and OVIFT, you have the opportunity to win several scholarships
each year. In addition, you can make important and invaluable contacts in your local community
to help with research, internships and employment.
The following scholarships are available:
⇒ OVIFT Undergraduate Scholarship $2,000 (2 available)
⇒ Dr. Grady Chism III OSU Undergraduate Scholarship $3,000
⇒ John Litchfield Graduate Fellowship $3,000
⇒ $2,000 OVIFT scholarship to a deserving graduate or undergraduate student (3 available)
Eligibility requirements and applications are available on our website under the student
section.
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
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2015-2016 Board Members...a lit bit more...
so you can say “hello” next time you see us !
Kelley Lowe - Chair
(Abbott Nutrition)
Cathy Heil - Student Rep.
(The Ohio State University)
Natalie McElwee - Chair Elect/
Treasurer
(Givaudan Flavor Corp.)
Paul Bluman - Community Manager
(Life Spice Ingredients)
Anna Donovan - Past Chair
(Parker Products, Inc.)
John Black - Member At Large
(Ingredion)
Karen KC - Secretary
(Wild Favors, Inc.)
Jennifer Lessick - Website Editor
(Wild Favors, Inc.)
Sonia Turtaro - Newsletter Editor
(Givaudan Flavor Corp.)
Visit us online!
http://ovift.org/
Lisa Davis - Member At Large
(Wyandot Snacks)
Adrianne Johnson - Member At Large
(Mane Flavour & Fragrance)
Collette Perozzi - Member At Large
(Perozzi Consulting)
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