Press Releases

Venue: GENEVA PALEXPO
Country: Geneva, Switzerland
Start Date: 10 May 2011
End Date: 12 May 2011

Vitafoods International is the opportunity to meet with 500 leading international nutraceutical companies exhibiting everything from ingredients, raw materials and finished products, to services and technologies. Vitafoods International is Europes leading event for the nutraceutical industry, attracting visitors from the functional food and drinks, dietary supplements and cosmeceutical industries.

www.vitafoods.eu.com

28th February 2011 Delegate Budelpack Poortvliet Innovation Tour
1st-2nd March 2011 9th Annual World Food Technology and Innovation Forum
Brussels, Belgium

www.foodinnovate.com

“This is about the future of our business, whatever they are, understand deep emotional
roots of consumer needs considering the brutal fact of environmental constraints. Food
Technology and Innovation raised the awareness”
Product & Process DVI Manager WE, AB-Inbev

“Very valuable event, right on spot for our economic situation having the right companies
together as well as excellent speakers and speech topics”
Di, MBA Segment Engineering & IE, Mars Food

“Opportunity to test your current approach to the future and obtain highly valuable
information from industry leaders”
Lean Programme Manager, Greencore

Only a few weeks until the 9th Annual World Food Technology and Innovation Forum 2011 is taking place. This is the must attend event where key professionals gather to discuss current and future trends in the food & beverage industry.

Network and hear from:

• Franco Beer - Founder, Ador Foods
• Anna Richey - Head of Innovation, Two Chicks UK
• Dr. Graham Cross - Head of Open Innovation and Supplier Alliances, Unilever
• Clas Petersson - Vice President Global R&D, Godiva Chocolatier
• Jon Wright - Head of Retailing Research, Euromonitor
• Dr. Michele B. Kellerhals - Research & Innovation Director, Functional Ingredients, Coca-Cola European Union Group

View more speakers: http://www.foodinnovate.com/speakers.asp

Key topics to be discussed:

• Successful Sodium Reduction Strategies - Reformulating in response to regulatory pressure
• Determining the Future of Functional Foods - Improving nutrient profiles
• Godiva Chocolatier Case study - Expanding the brand by launching new innovation platforms
• Food Simplicity - Developing a clean label portfolio to engage with consumers
• Eating for Change - Launching new products for increasingly health conscious consumers
• Collaboration Vs. Open Innovation Strategies - Creating mutually beneficial partnerships to stimulate fresh innovation
• Understanding The New Consumers and How They Redefine Value - Targeting post recession savvy consumer

View the full programme http://www.foodinnovate.com/programme.asp

The WTG event structure composes of keynote presentations, panel discussions and workshops. In addition pre-arranged one-to-one meetings enable attendees to meet the people they want to meet without spending time seeking them out. Delegates and Sponsors will meet only those who express mutual interest in a personal meeting to maximise possible business connections at the event.

Event Facts and Figures

• Food Technology and Innovation is a 2 day conference in its 9th year
• Includes an exclusive delegate Budelpack Poortvliet innovation tour on the 28th February 2011
• The event is taking place in the Sheraton Airport Hotel, Brussels, Belgium offering delegates the rare opportunity to meet with other attendees, arrange one-to-one meetings with leading speakers such as Coca-Cola, Unilever and Ador Foods
• Around 200 end users are to be expected
• Visit www.foodinnovate.com or call +44 (0) 20 7202 7690 for further information

Event listing information

• 9th Annual World Food Technology and Innovation Forum
• Delegate Budelpack Poortvliet Innovation Tour
• Sheraton Airport Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
• 28th February 2011 and 1st-2nd March 2011

Event Summary

The 9th Annual World Food Technology & Innovation Forum 2011 takes place 1st – 2nd March 2011 and includes a delegate tour on the 28th February.

This year’s event will examine the most cutting edge success stories on NPD and will share predictions on emerging consumer trends and how to utilise them as well as how to accelerate innovation to keep consumers loyal. For more information please contact Michaela Melcher, Marketing Executive, Michaela.melcher@wtgevents.com, visit the event website www.foodinnovate.com or call +44 (0) 207 202 7690.

About World Trade Group

World Trade Group (WTG) is a leading global integrated media company. Operating within the sectors of energy, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, manufacturing and supply chain and HR, we organise and run some of the leading annual business events, bringing together senior executives from world class organisations for a unique blend of knowledge sharing, networking and deal making through our:

• Live events – combining carefully researched conference programmes with facilitated networking sessions to provide delegates with cutting edge information and innovative solutions
• Webinars – real time broadcasts, where participants can receive topical information, pose questions and learn from the presenters’ success stories
• Online events On-Demand – with easy to navigate, password protected web based interfaces, allowing post event access to summit presentations
• Online communities – powerful, rapidly growing online networking resources for manufacturing and HR professionals
• Training - forum to learn and develop practical tools which can be implemented directly into current operations

This course will explore the compounds and chemistry of bioactives and their impact cognitive health. Learn how important legal and regulatory requirements are in product approval and product claims including recent developments under Section 912 regarding food and drugs. Understand the differences between foods and pharmaceuticals and the interplay between food and drugs.

Live Q&A sessions with content experts:

August 27, 2010 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST
Questions will focus on Impact of Food on Cognitive Health

September 10, 2010 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST
Questions will focus on Science Behind Nutraceuticals: Compounds and Bioactives

September 17, 2010 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST
Questions will focus on Legal and Regulatory Requirements Regarding Food and Health

September 24, 2010 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST
Questions will focus on Food vs. Pharmaceuticals

For more information, visit www.ift.org/learnonline.

Inspired by this promising portrait and faithful to its avowed aim of sustainable innovation, the ROQUETTE group took up the challenge of creating an industry devoted to microalgae. The objective is simple: explore this resource, only recently re-discovered, from biodiversity to extraction of compounds of interest via process optimisation. To ensure the success of this large-scale project, ROQUETTE brings together diverse and complementary skills: production, analytics, nutrition, R&D, regulation but also marketing and sales force.

Faced with the desire of populations to preserve their health through the different stages in life and the nutritional priorities of companies, ROQUETTE hopes to offer ingredients or innovative biomass produced by the microalgae industry for the Nutrition and Health fields. These natural and sustainable compounds would be included in the composition of dietary supplements or functional foods.

As evidence of its commitment to this new way, ROQUETTE proposes the first of many ingredients: Chlorella. It is one of the most important species in the microalgal industry. This success is mainly due to its extraordinary complete composition (proteins, vitamins, pigments such as lutein, lipids etc.). Nowadays, the most common way of consuming Chlorella is as a dietary supplement. Indeed, whether in powder or tablet form, this microalga delivers all its nutritional benefits to consumers.

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Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

21st & 22nd October 2009, Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James, London, UK

The awareness of nutrition’s role in a healthy lifestyle in addition to preventing diseases is constantly growing along with the number of new products, approaches, regulatory aspects and related concerns.

SMi’s 10th annual Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods conference is well established in the market place. It is well timed with the announcement of new regulations. Additionally it will focus on new product developments, the challenges and developments in health claims legislation and the key issues facing the industry. Take the opportunity to meet and network with distinguished international speakers and delegates.

With a breadth of topical issues being addressed, this conference is essential for people with a developed interest in nutraceuticals and functional foods. Simon Parker of the MHRA will discuss medicinal claims and the associated statutory procedures, whilst Peter McConville of GlaxoSmithKline will present on the evolution of sports drinks, drawing attention to performance enhancement issues and claim substantiation.

Hear from leading expert Aleksandra Wesolowska from European Advisory Services about the future of health claims legislation and upcoming FSA and FDA regulatory changes. Also covered in this presentation are strategies to mitigate the impacts of these changes, preventing unjustified claims and predicting future changes.

This is a must-attend event for anyone looking to further their understanding of key technologies and developments or network with leading members of this growing industry.

PLUS A HALF – DAY PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Health Claims Legislation: The Bumpy Road Towards an Approved Health Claim
20th October 2009, Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James, London, UK
In association with analyze & realize

Quote “Nutraceuticals Now” to receive a discount of £100

Click here for more information or to register.

Alternatively contact Charlotte Johnson:
tel.: +44 (0) 20 7827 6060 or
e-mail: cjohnson@smi-online.co.uk