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2018 ADPI/ABI Annual Conference

Wow! What A Meeting. . . . .

The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) and the American Butter Institute (ABI) co-hosted another successful conference with outstanding speakers, great attendance and plenty of networking opportunities.

This year’s conference attracted record attendence with over 1,000 manufacturers, marketers and suppliers of manufactured dairy products from 17 different countries, as all gathered to hear prominent industry figures discuss the state of the dairy industry and to network at the unique yearly conference “where the dairy industry does business.”

Start planning now for the 2019 ADPI/ABI Annual Conference which will be held May 5 - 7, 2019 at the Chicago Mariott Downtown in Chicago, IL.

ADPI/ABI Annual Conference Presentations Information

The 2018 ADPI/ABI Annual Conference Presentations are available to registered conference attendees only.

These presentations will only be made available for 90 days following the conclusion 2018 ADPI/ABI Annual Conference. Only presenations that were provided with speaker approval are available.

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Dr. David Barbano Honored
As 2018 ADPI Award of Merit Recipient

The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) is pleased to announce Dr. David Barbano as the 2018 Recipient of the Award of Merit. The Award of Merit was established in 1991 to recognize individuals who have made a significant difference in the processed dairy products industry. Dr. Barbano is a professor in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University, Director of the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center, and Fellow of the American Dairy Science Association and Association of Official Analytical Chemists. David grew up on his family's dairy farm in Upstate New York, and when David went off to college he never left! Cornell red runs through Dr. Barbano's veins. Cornell University is where he received his B.S. degree in Biology/Food Science in 1970; his M.S. degree in Food Science in 1973; and Ph.D. in Food Science in 1978. He then joined the Department of Food Science as an Assistant Professor in 1980 and has dedicated nearly four decades as a faculty member in a distinguished career of dairy science and technology, teaching, research and extension. His research has focused on both the basic and applied aspects of the chemistry and processing of dairy foods and ingredients. His team's work has resulted in improvements in dairy science knowledge including a better understanding and use of: infrared milk testing, factors influencing the economics of dairy product manufacture, membrane processing of milk, chemistry of milk and cheese, and farm management practices on dairy manufacture and product quality. His special ability to conduct work applicable to the dairy industry and to work with the industry to solve problems has been another hallmark of Dave's achievements and from which many dairy companies and organizations have benefitted. Dave has truly "extended" his work to the industry through his frequent visits to dairy plants, presentations at industry meetings, and service to professional societies and trade organizations of the dairy industry. Dave's mentoring of generations of dairy industry professionals is another key, lasting, impactful part of his work. Dave's students have carried on his passion and commitment to dairy food processing, science and technology as research and development scientists, plant managers, industry consultants, and professors in the United States and abroad. His body of work and contributions have been recognized by numerous regional, national and international awards for his industry service and scientific accomplishments. Dave and his wife Phyllis, live in Dryden, New York. They have a daughter, Jill. Dave is a Cornell Big Red Hockey fan and in his "spare" time he enjoys restoring and collecting antique Ithaca calendar clocks and polyphon music boxes. The members of ADPI and the entire dairy industry congratulate Dr. Barbano, the 2018 recipient of ADPI’s Award of Merit.

Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation

The American Dairy Products Institute would like to congratulate Lone Star Dairy Products (LSDP) - a joint venture between Hoogwegt U.S. and Lone Star Milk Producers - and Caloris Engineering, as the recipient of the 2018 Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation, a competition sponsored by ADPI and Dairy Foods, that honors achievements by members of the American Dairy Products Institute. A panel of judges representing ADPI and Dairy Foods selected this duo for its venture that set out to consistently and routinely produce high-quality, low-spore milk powders while maintaining continuous and uninterrupted operation of the spray dryer systems. To meet the target of "setting the bar" for low spore quality and reliability, LSDP evaluated best-available-technology and settled on the patent-pending, low spore evaporation concept offered by Caloris Engineering. The key to the Caloris Low Spore Process is well-timed evaporator system CIP cycles, which do not allow for the maturation of biofilms within the most vulnerable zones of the process system. "The concept struck us as simple, robust, and repeatable," Cody Gruwell, general manager of the LSDP Canyon plant stated in the award entry, "We could clearly eliminate the risk of operating with the presence of mature biofilms that, in a traditional evaporator system, serve as a source for contamination of the milk product with spores." A complete article regarding the award and product can be found in the April issue of the Dairy Foods magazine and online at DairyFoods.com. Lone Star Dairy Products and Caloris Engineering will be honored for this achievement at the ADPI/ABI Annual Conference during the Recognition Luncheon on Monday, April 30th. ADPI and Dairy Foods are currently accepting entries for the 2019 award at dairyfoods.com/ADPI-Breakthrough-Award.

Jim Page Memorial Scholarship Recipients

ADPI Announces Jim Page Memorial Scholarship Recipients for 2018

The American Dairy Products Institute is pleased to announce that they have selected three recipients for the 2018 Jim Page Memorial Scholarship. Adiar Pech from Appleton, Wisconsin, Brandon Carter from Raleigh, North Carolina, Jennifer Moehring of Cleveland, Wisconsin, will all be presented with a $2,000 scholarship at the upcoming ADPI/ABI Annual Conference on Monday, April 30th in Chicago, Illinois. A full-time student pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Adiar Pech also works full-time as a maintenance technician at Agropur in Little Chute, Wisconsin. Pech who has already obtained two associates degrees from the Fox Valley Technical College praises Agropur as they have allowed him the flexibility of schedule and provided encouragement as he continues to achieve goals both in life and education. Upon graduation, Pech’s goal is to become a Controls Engineer in the dairy industry. He foresees technology revolutionizing the dairy industry and looks to take part in marking these changes and hoping to create new or improved current ideas for the future in controls. Brandon Carter received a Bachelor’s Degree in Foods Science from Brigham Young University in 2015 and his currently pursuing a master’s degree and ultimately a PhD at North Carolina State University with Dr. MaryAnne Drake. His research focuses on developing new analytical methods to track processing efficiencies, improving the flavor and functionality of liquid and powdered protein ingredients, and improving filtration efficiency in whey protein isolate manufacture. Carter has completed internships at Bolthouse Farms and Glanbia Nutritionals working with whey protein beverages and flavor departments. He currently manages the dairy pilot plant at NC State. Brandon has participated in several poster competitions and received first place honors at the 2016 IFT Dairy Foods Division Poster competition. He also presented at the 2017 Global Cheese Technology Forum on the “Efficiency of Whey Protein Passage during Ceramic Microfiltration for the Production of Whey Protein Isolate.” Brandon’s ultimate goal is to work in the industry and help innovate the future of dairy ingredients and technology. “A dedicated honors student, a full-time employee at Sargento Foods and mother of four, Jennifer Moehring, still finds time to volunteer and give back to her community,” states Tiffany Feller, Demand Planning Manger – Consumer Products Division at Sargento Foods. “Jenny is always looking for new learning opportunities to better herself and other others around her. Her work ethic and dedication is an inspiration to others.” Jennifer Moehring never saw college in her future, however, through the continual encouragement from Sargento Foods, she found the confidence to continue her education. Today she holds an Associate’s Degree in Global Business and is working towards her Bachelor’s Degree in Business with an International Emphasis. Her education has allowed her to accept a promotion within Sargento Foods as Demand Planning Coordinator. Her goals include increasing her roles and responsibilities at Sargento and working within the world of exports and the challenges that come with exporting dairy products. Jim Page Memorial Scholarships are awarded to a dependent of an employee or to an employee of an ADPI member. Scholarship applicants must currently be in good academic standing at a nationally accredited college or university, pursuing a course of study that will lead to a bachelor’s degree, have completed at least one full semester and maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 using the standard 4.0 scale. The award may be used for any educational expenses that a student may have in furthering his/her education. The Jim Page Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of James J. Page who enjoyed a distinguished marketing career in the dairy industry and demonstrated exceptional leadership skills while serving as the Chief Executive Officer of ADPI from 2002 through 2008. If you would like to make a contribution to the Jim Page Memorial Scholarship or if you are a dependent of an employee or an employee of an ADPI member company, and would like more information on the scholarship, please visit www.adpi.org. If you would like to make a contribution to the Jim Page Memorial Scholarship or if you are a dependent of an employee or an employee of an ADPI member company, and would like more information on the scholarship, please visit Jim Page Memorial Scholarship.

2018 Conference Attendees

The 2018 ADPI/ABI Annual Conference was no doubt the meeting "Where The Dairy Industry Did Business!"

The 2018 conference hosted record-breaking attendance with over 1,000 attendees from 17 different countries!

ADPI and ABI would like to thank each and everyone of these attendees for making this conference one of the largest gatherings for dairy decision makers of the year. Below are lists of the registered attendees for the 2018 ADPI/ABI Annual Conference - one is sorted by last name and one is sorted by company name. We hope to see everyone again in 2019!

Click here to download a list of attendees by company name.

Click here to download a list of attendees by last name.

2018 Sponsors

Thank you to all of our 2018 Sponsors.

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

GOLD SPONSORS:

Agropur, Inc.
Arla Foods Ingredients
Berkshire Dairy & Food Products, LLC
FrieslandCampina Ingredients NA, Inc.
Glanbia Nutritionals
Hilmar Cheese & Ingredients
Hoogwegt U.S., Inc.
Ivarson Inc.
James Farrell & Co.
Leprino Nutritionals
MCT Dairies
Saputo Cheese USA
Tetra Pak, Inc.

SILVER SPONSORS:

Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.
Agri-Mark, Inc.
Cheese Market News
Clofine Dairy & Food Products, Inc.
Custom Fabricating & Repair, Inc.
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Darigold, Inc.
Diversified Ingredients
Foremost Farms USA
GEA North America
Olam Americas Inc.
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
T.C. Jacoby & Co., Inc.
Tillamook County Creamery Association
Valley Queen Cheese Factory

BRONZE SPONSORS:

AgMotion Dairy
Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
Great Lakes Cheese Company
High Desert Milk
Idaho Milk Products
International Ingredient Corporation
Keller and Heckman, LLP
Land O’ Lakes, Inc.
Numidia Inc.
Paz Ingredients, Inc.
ProSpect Analytical Technology
TEMA Systems Inc.
United International LLC

INDUSTRY RECEPTION SPONSORS:

101, Inc.
Advance Milk Commodities
Advanced Process Technologies, Inc.
AgMotion Dairy
Agri-Dairy Products, Inc.
Alamfoods Inc.
All American Dairy Products, Inc.
ALS Marshfield LLC
Bassett & Walker International, Inc.
Batory Foods, Inc.
Caloris Engineering
Carlyn Dairy Products, Inc.
Cereal Byproducts Company
Ceres Dairy Risk Management LLC
Chicago Dairy Corporation
Chr. Hansen Inc.
Clofine Dairy & Food Products, Inc.
CoBank
Complete Filtration Resources, Inc.
Cream Limited
Dairy Global Assist, LLC
Dairy Products, Inc.
Dana Foods, Inc.
DSM Food Specialties USA, Inc.
Ecolab, Inc.
Elite Sales & Marketing Inc.
Far West Distributors, Inc.
Foodtec Canada Inc.
Gavilon Ingredients, LLC
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited
GEA North America
Gerber California, Inc.
Gibby Group
Heartland Farms Dairy & Food Products
HighGround Dairy
Hood Packaging Corp.
Hunter, Walton & Co., Inc.
Indian River Transport
Ingredia, Inc.
Interra International, LLC
INTL FCStone Inc.
J.M. Swank Company
Keller & Heckman LLP
Keller Technologies, Inc.
Lacto USA Inc.
Louis Dreyfus Company
Marriott Walker Corporation
Marron Foods
Mead & Hunt
Membrane System Specialists, Inc.
Mercator, Inc.
Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc.
NorthWoods Group Ltd.
Pacific Cheese Co., Inc.
Paras Dairy LLC
Paz Ingredients, Inc.
Powder-Solutions Group
ProSpect Analytical Technology, Inc.
Rice Dairy LLC
Rich Dairy Products, Inc.
Roosevelt Dairy Trade, Inc.
St. Charles Trading Inc.
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions
Synder Filtration
The Charles Stube Company, Inc.
The Milky Whey, Inc.
Vitalus Nutrition Inc.

CHEESE SPONSORS:

Agri-Mark, Inc.
Agropur
Arla Foods
Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
Bongards’ Creameries
Brewster Dairy, Inc.
Cropp Coop/Organic Valley
Dairy Farmers of America
Darigold, Inc.
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Empire Cheese, Inc.
First District Association
Foremost Farms USA
Glanbia Foods, Inc.
Grande Cheese Company
Hilmar Ingredients
Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Lactalis Ingredients
Leprino Foods
Muscoda Protein Products
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Saputo Cheese USA
Tillamook County Creamery Association
Valley Queen Cheese Factory

GOLF SPONSORS:

Great Lakes Milk Products, Inc.
Neogen
SEATAC Packaging
Tetra Pak Inc.

2018 Exhibitor List

Here is a listing of the exhibitors from the 2018 ADPI/ABI Annual Conference.

Alfa Laval Kenosha, WI	ALS Marshfield, WI	Anutra Corporation Thontosassa, FL
Atlantium Technologies Bet Shemesh, ISREAL	Bertoli Homogenizers, N.A. Mendota Heights, MN	bioMerieux, Inc. Lombard, IL
Bulk Lift International Carpentersville, IL	Caloris Engineering, LLC Easton, MD	Cheese Market News Madison, WI
City of Benson, Minnesota Benson, MN	Cheese Market News Madison, WI	Complete Filtration Resources Marshfiled, WI
Corman Bag Company Chelsea, MA	Coveris Chicago, IL	Cuddon Freeze Dry Blenheim, MBH, New Zealand
Custom Fabricating & Repair, Inc. Marshfield, WI	Dairy Foods Troy, MI	DN2K Centennial, CO
ELS Medina, OH	Enzyme Development Corporation New York, NY	Eurofins Mounds View, MN
Evans Adhesive Corp. Northbrook, IL	Extrutech Plastics Manitowoc, WI	GEA North America Columbia, MD
Gelpac Packaging Marieville, Quebec, Canada	Haden & Custance Green Bay, WI	Honle UV America, Inc. Marlboro, MA
Ivarson Inc. Milwaukee, WI	KDY International Inc. Missouri City, TX	Keller Technologies, Inc. Mantorville, MN
Marriott Walker Corporation Birmingham, MI	Marron Foods Harrison, NY	Mead & Hunt Middleton, WI
Membrane System Specialists, Inc. Wisconsin Rapids, WI	MICRODYN-NADIR US, Inc. Goleta, CA	MVTL Laboratories, Inc. Oak Creek, WI
Neogen Lansing, MI	Powder-Solutions Group Chanhassen, MN	Premier Tech Chronos Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
ProLeiT Corp. Chicago, IL	ProSpect Analytical Technology Inc. Plymouth, MN	RELCO Willmar, MN
Russell Finex Inc. Pineville, NC	Schenck Process Kansas City, MO	SEATAC Packaging Puyallup, WA
Sievers Instruments by SUEZ Boulder, CO	Simatek Filter Technology Bellflower, CA	SoftTrace Cork, Ireland
Synder Filtration Vacaville, CA	TEMA Systems, Inc. Cincinnati, OH	The Cheese Reporter Madison, WI
Volflex, Inc. Mokena, IL

Contact Us

For additional conference information:

Dave Thomas, ADPI CEO
American Dairy Products Institute
126 N. Addison Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 USA

Phone: 630.530.8700, Ext. 227
Fax: 630.530.8707

Email: dthomas@adpi.org

Carl Roode, Conference Coordinator
American Dairy Products Institute
126 N. Addison Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA
Phone: 630.530.8700, Ext. 222
Fax: 630.530.8707
Email: carl@adpi.org

Steve Griffin, Registration & Sponsorship
American Dairy Products Institute
126 N. Addison Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA
Phone: 630.530.8700, Ext. 226
Fax: 630.530.8707
Email: sgriffin@adpi.org

Beth Holcomb, Advertising
American Dairy Products Institute
126 N. Addison Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA
Phone: 630.530.8700, Ext. 228
Fax: 630.530.8707
Email: bholcomb@adpi.org