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MARCH 19, 2023
5:45 – 6:45pm – New Member First Timer Reception
7:00 – 10:00pm – SNAXPO23 Opening Reception
MARCH 20, 2023
8:00 – 10:00am – General Session Breakfast with Mainstage Speakers
10:00am – 5:00pm – Trade Show and Education Sessions
5:30 – 6:30pm – SnackPAC Reception
MARCH 21, 2023
8:00 – 10:00am – General Session Breakfast with Mainstage Speakers
10:00am – 5:00pm – Trade Show and Education Sessions
5:00 – 6:00pm – Sponsor Reception
6:00 – 8:00pm – SNAXPO23 Closing Party
At SNAXPO23, attendees have option to purchase a pass with access to the Exhibit Hall only or upgrade to a full conference package. Explore which pass gives you access to show happenings.
| Exhibit Hall Only Pass | Full Conference Package | |
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| Exhibit Hall Hours Monday 3/20/23 and Tuesday 3/21/23 | ||
| Reception inside Exhibit Hall Monday 3/20/23 | ||
| Lunch inside Exhibit Hall Monday, 3/20/23 | ||
| Lunch inside Exhibit Hall Tuesday, 3/21/23 | ||
| Educational Sessions on Trade Show Floor | ||
| Opening Party Sunday 3/19/23 | ||
| Closing Cocktail Reception Tuesday 3/21/23 | ||
| Circle of Honor Award Ceremony | ||
| General Session Breakfast with Keynote Speakers Monday 3/20/23 | ||
| General Session Breakfast with Keynote Speakers Tuesday 3/21/23 |
| SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023 | ||
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| 8:00am - 7:30pm | Exhibit Hall Registration Open | Exhibit Hall Registration AB |
| 5:30 - 6:30pm | New Member / First Timer Reception | Castillo Fort |
| 6:30 - 9:30pm | SNAXPO23 Opening Reception Sponsored by Heat and Control / Ishida | Coquina Lawn |
| MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 | ||
| 7:00 - 7:45am | Annual SNAC International Business Member Meeting | Naples Meeting Room |
| Begins at 7:15am | General Session Breakfast | Osceola Ballroom AB |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Exhibit Hall Registration Open | Exhibit Hall Registration AB |
| 8:00 - 9:00am | Keynote Session: Trends for the Now, Next, and Future of Snacking presented by Jenny Zegler, Director, Mintel Food & Drink and Global Consumer For the next 12 months, brands can give in to consumers’ desires for Unguilty Pleasures and allow consumers the freedom to indulge and to treat themselves. Looking ahead to the next 2-5 years, consumers will be looking for Savvy Sustenance, or affordable food that is also nutritious and filling. Forecasting ahead toward the end of the decade, food has an opportunity to help consumers as they seek to Stay Sharp with formulations that optimize mental performance at work, at home and at play. | Osceola Ballroom AB |
| 9:00am | Snack Producer of the Year presented by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery | Osceola Ballroom AB |
| 9:30am | Circle of Honor Awards Ceremony | Osceola Ballroom AB |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm | Exhibit Hall Floor Open | Exhibit Hall Floor |
| 10:30am | Education Session: LatAm Report: Human Insights and Snacking Trends in Latin America Coca-Cola insights leader Alejandro Prieto and NielsenIQ analyst Julian Frenk present insights and findings from research into Latin American consumer behavior as well as the state of the snack category in the region. | Exhibit Hall Floor: Knowledge Zone |
| 11:30am - 2:30pm | Puppy Lounge | Exhibit Hall Floor |
| 11:30am | Startups @ SNAXPO Exhibit Hall Tours | Exhibit Hall Floor: Startups Hub |
| 11:30am | SNAC Bites: Continuous Mixing for Snack Foods: Why Continuous Mixing May Be a Better Choice For Your Operation Reading Bakery Systems will discuss why the demand for continuous mixing technology continues to soar and how it addresses manufacturing challenges, who has embraced the technology, and why it may be a better choice than batch mixing for your operation. | Exhibit Hall Floor: SNAC Bites Innovation Stage |
| 11:45am - 2:00pm | Complimentary Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall Floor |
| 12:15pm | Education Session: Creating a Sustainable Ecosystem: A Collaboration, Not a Competition A panel discussion featuring Robert Cotton, PepsiCo, and members of the packaging supply chainModerator: Patrick Clark , VP, R&D and Procurement, Bryce Corporation | Exhibit Hall Floor: Knowledge Zone |
| 1:15pm | SNAC Bites: The Future of In-Store Insights - Real-time, Actionable, and On-demand Premise Chief Customer Officer, Kim Bruce, and Solutions Consultant, Marc Ajel, will share insights on solutions to improve display executions and formulate more effective approaches. In this session, you’ll unlock successful executions and benefit from crowdsourced shopper insights. The insights provided by real shoppers will allow you to make better, informed decisions that could lead to higher levels of success for your business. | Exhibit Hall Floor: SNAC Bites Innovation Stage |
| 2:00pm | Education Session: Co-Packing, Grow Snacking: Keys to Successful Co-Manufacturing A panel of co-manufacturers, product development specialists, operations experts, and a startup founder discuss how to find the right manufacturing partner and build the relationship to succeed together.Moderator: Monica Watrous, Managing Editor, Food Entrepreneur Panelists: | Exhibit Hall Floor: Knowledge Zone |
| 3:00 - 5:00pm | Startups @ SNAXPO Sampling Showcase | Startups Hub |
| 3:00pm | SNAC Bites: Heating Methods for Fryers The Director of Processing at PPM Technologies, Daniel Luna, provides an Introduction to the various heating methods used on snack fryers in North America, Latin America, and other global regions, including how different heating systems affects capital investment, fuel efficiency, operating cost; how sustainability initiatives has an affect in deciding which heating method to use; and a review of various fuel/heating methods. | Exhibit Hall Floor: SNAC Bites Innovation Stage |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Exhibit Hall Reception Sponsored by Rudolph Foods | Startups Hub |
| 5:00 - 5:30pm | Annual SNAC International Associate Member Meeting | SNAC Bites Innovation Stage |
| 5:30 - 6:30pm | SnackPAC Reception with Guest Speaker, Stephanie Murphy, Former Member of Congress (D-FL) | Miami Meeting Room |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 | ||
| Begins at 7:15am | General Session Breakfast | Osceola Ballroom AB |
| 8:00am-4:00pm | Exhibit Hall Registration Open | Exhibit Hall Registration AB |
| 8:00 - 9:00am | Keynote Session: A Fireside Chat with Howard Friedman, CEO, Utz Brands | Osceola Ballroom AB |
| 9:00 - 10:00am | Keynote Session: The Art of the Intangible presented by Shane Battier, Two-time NBA Champion and Former Vice President, Analytics and Basketball Development, Miami Heat He can't jump very high. He’s not very fast. In fact, he fails the ‘eyeball’ test in nearly every basketball category. And yet, Shane Battier has proved to be invaluable to every team he has ever suited up for. In this impassioned and inspiring presentation, Battier shares with audiences the ways in which he believes sacrifice, ownership, embracing failure, championship professionalism, and a Hunger Games mentality contribute to the powerful and significant intersection of art and commerce. A genuine team player, he knows that champions are often made when no one is looking and encourages audience members to always do what it takes for the team to succeed—whether their efforts receive recognition or not. Stats don't always tell the story of value, and Battier is living proof. | Osceola Ballroom AB |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm | Exhibit Hall Floor Open | Exhibit Hall Floor |
| 10:30am | Education Session: How PepsiCo Foods North America is Creating a Better Food System through PepsiCo Positive Rachael Lawrence, Senior Director Sustainability for PepsiCo Foods North America discusses how the company is creating growth and shared value with sustainability and human capital at the center. | Exhibit Hall Floor: Knowledge Zone |
| 11:30am - 2:30pm | Puppy Lounge | Exhibit Hall Floor |
| 11:30am | Startups @ SNAXPO Exhibit Hall Tours | Exhibit Hall Floor: Startups Hub |
| 11:30am | SNAC Bites: How Packaging and Food Handling Operations are Increasing Capacity and Reducing Costs with the “Robotics-as-a-Service” Automation Model Bryan McClelland, Sales Director at Formic, discusses a new automation service model can help achieve business goals. Attendees will learn the difference between Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) and a traditional automation equipment purchase, which packaging and food & beverage companies are using RaaS, and see examples of robots in action and their benefits. | Exhibit Hall Floor: SNAC Bites Innovation Stage |
| 11:45am - 2:00pm | Complimentary Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall Floor |
| 12:15pm | Education Session: In the Weeds: Legal and Technical State of Cannabis for Food Consumer interest in the functional properties of cannabis-derived food ingredients continues to grow, so cannabis legal and regulatory expert Steven Schain joins us to explore what this could mean for the snack food category. | Exhibit Hall Floor: Knowledge Zone |
| 1:15pm | SNAC Bites: Snack Trends: If Snack Seasonings were Social Media Platforms & What’s the Next Flavor Presented by Mandy Sakar, Senior Customer Marketing Manager, MANE, Inc. | Exhibit Hall Floor: SNAC Bites Innovation Stage |
| 2:00pm | Education Session: Regulatory Crunch: Policy Update for Snack Foods Martin Hahn, SNAC International general counsel, Hogan Lovells partner, and a SNAXPO favorite, leads a lively discussion of regulatory and policy issues facing the snack food industry in 2023. As is always the case, Martin’s presentation is a can’t-miss stop on your SNAXPO agenda. | Exhibit Hall Floor: Knowledge Zone |
| 5:30 - 6:30pm | Sponsor Reception | Castillo Fort Meeting Room |
| 6:30 - 8:30pm | SNAXPO23 Closing Party | Coquina Lawn |
Keynote: Trends for the Now, Next and Future of Snacking with Jenny Zegler
Monday, March 21 | 8:00 – 9:00AM
Presented by Jenny Zegler, Director, Mintel Food & Drink and Global Consumer
Ms. Zegler has 15 years of experience covering the beverage and food industry. She has led the creation of Mintel’s Global Food & Drink Trends since 2015. Jenny regularly shares data-driven insights on what consumers want in food and drink and why with clients, in the media, and at conferences in the US and around the world. Prior to joining Mintel in 2012, she spent six years as a journalist, primarily writing for food and beverage trade magazines.
LatAm Report: Human Insights and Snacking Trends in Latin America
Monday, March 20 | 10:30AM
Coca-Cola insights leader Alejandro Prieto and NielsenIQ analyst Julian Frenk present insights and findings from research into Latin American consumer behavior as well as the state of the snack category in the region. This session will offer a live Spanish translation.
Alejandro Prieto has more than 20 years understanding consumers, customers and shoppers through different research experiences including standard methodologies, modeling and data science, neuroscience and even creating new ways of doing research or analyzing data. All these with the only purpose of creating business value and enable growth.
He has extensive experience in all aspects of market research for well-known local and global brands in diverse categories and countries, and through his career, he has been on the client and vendor side. Alejandro holds a BA in Marketing (Tecnologico de Monterrey) and a specialization in Business Analytics (Wharton).
Julian Vargas Frenk is NIQ BASES commercial leader for Latin America and has extensive experience in an array of research methods, business verticals and product segments. A social scientist by trade with a master’s degree in social anthropology and an MBA in business intelligence, Julian has also thought in prestigious universities in Brazil.
Education Session: Film of the Year: Sustainable Snack Packaging Solutions
Monday, March 20 | 12:15PM
A panel discussion led by PepsiCo executive Robert Cotton, this session will explore the development and commercialization of sustainable packaging materials for the snack food category.
Rob is the R&D Director for Foods Packaging Materials and Standards at PepsiCo. He leads a global team that is accountable for qualifying and specifying packaging materials for all Foods structures. Rob joined PepsiCo in 2009 after spending 18 years at The Dow Chemical Company in technical service and development for Plastics.
Rob’s responsibilities include material selection and film development for PepsiCo flexible packaging in addition to ensuring the packaging materials meet PepsiCo’s Global Snacks Group standards for quality and performance and sustainability.
SNAC Bites: The Future of In-Store Insights – Real-time, Actionable, and On-demand
Monday, March 20 | 1:15PM
Premise Chief Customer Officer, Kim Bruce, and Solutions Consultant, Marc Ajel, will share insights on solutions to improve display executions and formulate more effective approaches. In this session, you’ll unlock successful executions and benefit from crowdsourced shopper insights. The insights provided by real shoppers will allow you to make better, informed decisions that could lead to higher levels of success for your business.
Kim Bruce is the Chief Customer Officer at Premise. She brings more than 25 years of sales and executive management experience to Premise, growing and scaling sales teams. Kim is a 2x Kona Ironman Finisher who brings the discipline and focus to her leadership style. Previously, she ran a Global Enterprise Account Executive team managing and selling to Fortune 500 Companies and Organizations to help eliminate brand, security, and compliance risks that stand in the way of their social media success. Kim serves as an Honor Board Advisor to the Gamma Chapter at the University of California Berkeley. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Davis in Organizational Studies with a minor in Rhetoric and Communication.
As a Solutions Consultant at Premise focused on the Commercial sector, Marc Ajel brings over 10 years of CPG market research experience, specializing in Beverage/Alcohol. He comes to Premise from IRI, where he spent nearly 4 years as a Client Insights Consultant for a major US beer/wine/spirits supplier with an emphasis on Innovation and Emerging Opportunities. Marc recharges his batteries with healthy doses of friends, family, tennis, travel and of course good food and drink.
Co-Packing, Grow Snacking: Keys to Successful Co-Manufacturing
Monday, March 20 | 2:00PM
A panel of co-manufacturers, product development specialists, operations experts, and a startup founder discuss how to find the right manufacturing partner and build the relationship to succeed together.
Moderator:
Monica Watrous, Managing Editor, Food Entrepreneur
Monica Watrous is managing editor of Food Business News and Food Entrepreneur. When she is not writing about food trends or interviewing startup founders, she enjoys running marathons, rescuing dogs and raising money for blood cancer research. Monica has a magazine journalism degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Panelists:
Pete Brennan, VP, Innovation, Mattson
As Vice President of Innovation at Mattson, Pete is responsible for identifying client opportunities and leading the discovery of insights, development of innovation strategies and product concepts, positioning, all the way through to commercialization. Pete has deep experience across food & beverage CPG channels, categories, & companies.
Jamie Valenti-Jordan, Catapult Commercialization Services
Chuck Woods, Senior Director – Commercial, MSI Express Inc.
Successful results driven executive with a proven track record of achievement in business development, strategy, product line and financial management. A strong analytical and trusted team player who adds value through a dynamic diverse skill set demonstrating success in a variety of roles. Have a strong commercial awareness and the ability to successfully develop new business opportunities and commercialize growth strategies. Demonstrated leadership success in large and small sized companies with the ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced, challenging dynamic environment.
SnackPAC Reception Keynote Speaker Stephanie Murphy
Monday, March 20 | 5:30 – 6:30PM
The SnackPAC Reception with Stephanie Murphy will take place on site at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center during SNAXPO. Contributions will also be accepted on-site at the SNAC International booth as well as prior to the reception on Monday evening. This exciting event benefits SnackPAC activities and is the first fundraiser of the year for this important industry advocacy resource.
Keynote: A Fireside Chat with Howard Friedman
Tuesday, March 21 | 8:00 – 9:00AM
Presented by Howard Friedman, CEO, Utz Brands
Mr. Friedman brings more than 25 years of experience in the food and beverage sector leading some of America’s most iconic brands, including UTZ Brands, PEBBLES™ cereal, LUNCHABLES™ snacks, PHILADELPHIA™ cream cheese, KOOL-AID™ drinks, and KRAFT™ foods. Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Friedman has built a proven track record of profitably growing businesses through world-class marketing, strategy, and innovation. Additionally, he has deep experience in new business integration, commercial execution, and value creation.
Keynote: The Art of the Intangible with Shane Battier
Tuesday, March 21 | 9:00 – 10:00AM
Shane Battier is a two-time NBA Champion and Former Vice President, Analytics and Basketball Development, Miami Heat
He can’t jump very high. He’s not very fast. In fact, he fails the ‘eyeball’ test in nearly every basketball category. And yet, Shane Battier has proved to be invaluable to every team he has ever suited up for. In this impassioned and inspiring presentation, Battier shares with audiences the ways in which he believes sacrifice, ownership, embracing failure, championship professionalism, and a Hunger Games mentality contribute to the powerful and significant intersection of art and commerce. A genuine team player, he knows that champions are often made when no one is looking and encourages audience members to always do what it takes for the team to succeed—whether their efforts receive recognition or not. Stats don’t always tell the story of value, and Battier is living proof.
How PepsiCo is Creating a Better Food System through PepsiCo Positive
Tuesday, March 21 | 10:30AM
Rachael Lawrence, Senior Director Sustainability for Pepsico Foods North America
Rachael Lawrence is a Senior Director on our PFNA sustainability team. Rachael has been with PepsiCo for 15 years with a focus on marketing our most beloved snacks brands and driving commercial success.
Rachael has had various Marketing roles in Sustainable Marketing, Cheetos, Sports, Rold Gold, Fritos, Shopper Marketing, Innovation and Stacy’s. Most notably, she led the execution of an evergreen program called Cheetos Museum that garnered the brand 1.5B earned impressions, 10% growth, 130M+ submissions, and Gold Cannes Lions. She also led the negotiation for a best in class renewal agreement with the Dallas Cowboys and The Star, which resulted in better/more actionable assets for sales, ownable space for Tostitos and Pepsi brands, and platform for activation across our largest sports partnership.
Rachael now looks after PFNA Sustainability, where she is working to provide the strategic leadership and oversight required to scale sustainable packaging to meet our PEP + goals.
How Packaging and Food Handling Operations are Increasing Capacity and Reducing Costs with the “Robotics-as-a-Service” Automation Model
Tuesday, March 21 | 11:30AM
Bryan McClelland, Director of Sales, AMER Southeast region for Formic
Bryan McClelland, P.E. is a Sales Director at Formic, helping manufacturers use automation to improve productivity, quality and safety, while reducing dependence upon labor. Prior to joining Formic, Bryan has held various positions in engineering, material science, and manufacturing. Bryan has a bachelor’s degree in material science engineering from Michigan Technological University and his JD from Michigan State University.
In the Weeds: Legal and Technical State of Cannabis for Food
Tuesday, March 21 | 12:15PM
Presented by Steven Schain, Senior Counsel, Smart-Counsel, LLC
2019 National Law Journal “Finance, Banking, & Capital Markets Trailblazer” award winner, Senior Counsel Steve Schain runs 100% woman owned, national cannabis law firm Smart-Counsel, LLC’s PA and NJ practices and Chair its Financial Services Group. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Steve represents entities, governments and individuals in litigation, regulation, compliance, preparing and submitting license applications, entity formation, and drafting legislation. A nationally recognized consumer finance litigation, banking law and cannabis law expert, Steve is a The Legal Intelligencer, New Jersey Law Journal, and Cannabis Business Executive columnist, frequent Pennsylvania Bar Institute and National Bar Institute author and lecturer and serves as a court appointed judge pro tempore and arbitrator. Steve is also an Adjunct Faculty Member of, and teaches “Cannabis Law” at, Stockton University, one of only 5 universities offering a minor in Cannabis Studies. Steve serves on, and makes regular presentations to, National Cannabis Industry Association, International Cannabis Bar Association, Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Group, Cannabis Professional Advancement Series, and Marijuana Business Daily. Steve also serves on both Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia County administrative committees charged with drafting and revising state and local cannabis related regulations. Steve earned his B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Law Review and graduated with honors.
Snack Trends: If Snack Seasonings were Social Media Platforms & What’s the Next Flavor
Tuesday, March 21 | 1:15PM
Presented by Mandy Sakar, Senior Customer Marketing Manager, MANE, Inc.
A science nerd and foodie at heart, Mandy Sakar brings nearly 20 years of account management, business development and strategic marketing in the specialty chemicals market, specializing in encapsulation technologies. Mandy earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of Toledo and an MBA from The Ohio State University. In her role as Senior Customer Marketing Manager, Mandy monitors trends regionally/globally using MANE’s Trend Capture® platform and her knowledge of MANE’s expertise in flavor delivery system technologies across food, sweet goods and snacks categories.
Education Session: Regulatory Crunch: Policy Update for Snack Foods
Tuesday, March 21 | 2:00PM
Presented by Martin Hahn, SNAC International general counsel, Hogan Lovells partner
Using his background in food technology and his comprehensive understanding of the laws governing the food industry, Martin Hahn helps clients navigate through the countless regulatory and business issues impacting the industry from farm to table.
He recognizes the demands clients face and finds innovative and creative solutions, particularly when responding to observations raised by regulators during inspections. Whether the issue involves obtaining the authorization of a new food or dietary ingredient, complying with manufacturing requirements, labeling or advertising, product recalls, or enforcement, Martin serves as an effective advisor and advocate.
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