2017 Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference

New cheese packaging technology improving aesthetics, form and seal shrink film, and bags to personalize your brand and stand out from the competit... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE Tetra Pak – Introducing the Cheeseformer from Tetra Pak (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

Speaker(s): Pawel Palich

New look at fresh cheeses. The traditional technology for fresh cheese production without moulds. Solutions that allow to: Decrease labor engagemen... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE Bemis North America – Concept to Commercialization: The Fast Track (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage B)

12 Apr 17

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Speaker(s): Suzanne Betker

Discover new opportunities for your brand to win by putting your concepts of the fast track to commercialization. Learn how to launch or relau... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE Ecolab – The Internet of Things: Mining CIP Data in a Cheese Plant to Enhance Operation and Product Quality (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Speaker(s): Tony Simas

Tony Simas, Automation & Product Development Manager for Ecolab Food & Beverage, will help processors identify where their facilities are o... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE ePac – How to Leverage Digital Printing for Flexible Packaging for Greater Marketing Impact (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage B)

12 Apr 17

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Speaker(s): Kyle Rogers

ePac is the first flexible packaging converter built entirely around the latest in digital printing technology. Ideal for economical short to mediu... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE Quest Industrial– Planning the Sites in Your Plant that will Benefit from Robotic Automation (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Speaker(s): Don Wickstrum

Reliable labor is proving difficult to find, but Quest understands your needs and has developed equipment for those hard to fill, difficult, and re... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE GEA – Innovations in Cream Cheese Production Technology (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Speaker(s): Juan Postigo

Cream cheese is a light, paste like, spreadable soft cheese with a slightly tangy taste. Typically cream cheese has a fat content of at least 60% a... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE The Probst Group – Getting the most out of your anaerobic reactor with high-strength waste segregation, automated diversion, and process selection (Room Stage B)

12 Apr 17

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Speaker(s): Jenchie Wang Ph.D.

Anaerobic treatment systems utilizing the diversion technique provide reliable, flexible, and effective wastewater treatment that allows facilities... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE Chr. Hansen Inc. – Clean Label, Natural Advances in Food Protection Ingredients (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Speaker(s): Shannon Neuens

Chr. Hansen is breaking new ground in natural cheese ingredients with Bioprotection, the art of using natural microbial food cultures to inhibit un... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE KROHNE – Monitoring of Product Loss and Increased Solids Recovery Via Self-Compensating Total Solids Sensor (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage B)

12 Apr 17

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Speaker(s): Thomas Roemer

A common method for measuring solids concentration in F&B processes are turbidity sensors. However, biofouling and other types of coating cause... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE DSM Food Specialties – Maxiren XDS and the Improvements to Your Cheese (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Speaker(s): Kent Vogel

Maxiren® XDS offers cheese producers more efficiency and flexibility in your production processes. Also, improves shredding, strechting a... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE Foth Industrial and Environmental – Present Pollutant Trading as a Potential Management Tool in lieu of Installing Additional Treatment (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage B)

12 Apr 17

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Speaker(s): Robert Brillhart

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IDEAS SHOWCASE Hydrite Chemical Co. – OptiPhos: New Technology in Processed Cheese Applications (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Speaker(s): Jamison Vanden Einde

Introducing Opti-Phos. Break out of production constraints and add flexibility to production planning, through on demand DSP and TSP, deliver... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE SEH – Improving Plant Efficiency, A Focused Review of Water and Wastewater (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage B)

12 Apr 17

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Speaker(s): Kevin D. Christensen

In today's competitive market, manufacturers need to seize every opportunity to improve plant efficiency. Join us and hear more about new... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE AVEBE America – Whey Binding for Cream Cheese (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage A)

12 Apr 17

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Speaker(s): Daan Wagter

AVEBE using its Etenia 457® allows the whey to be kept in the products and therefore 100% of the milk to be used in producing valuable high qua... More...

IDEAS SHOWCASE Mainsail Global – Multi-Dimensional Approach Improving the Reliability, Dependability, and Efficiency of Cheese Wastewater Treatment Systems (Room Exhibit Hall - Stage B)

12 Apr 17

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Speaker(s): Michael Berns

Mr. Berns will describe Mainsail’s multi-dimensional approach to: 1. Compare alternative systems, 2. Quantify the “total cost of owners... More...

ARTISAN Cheesemaking 101: A Hands on Learning using Milk from Sheep, Goat and Various Cow Breeds (Room Babcock Hall)

13 Apr 17

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Many Milks: A Cheese Make and Lecture at Babcock Hall - Special Artisan Track (Day 2)

Speaker(s): Andy Johnson ; Gina Mode ; Jeremy Johnson ; Joey Jaeggi ; John Jaeggi

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ARTISAN Comparative Sensory Evaluation of Goat, Sheep, and Cow Breed Cheeses (Room Babcock Hall)

13 Apr 17

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Many Milks: A Cheese Make and Lecture at Babcock Hall - Special Artisan Track (Day 2)

Speaker(s): Andy Johnson ; Gina Mode ; John Jaeggi

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CDR Innovation in Milk Filtration for Cheese and Dairy Ingredients- International Perspective and Latest Practice (Mendota Rooms 1-2)

13 Apr 17

9:30 AM - 10:25 PM

Tracks: New Frontiers in Milk Proteins, Whey Proteins

Speaker(s): Michael Culhane

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FOOD SAFETY Artisan Dairy Producer Food Safety Initiative Update (Mendota Rooms 3-4)

13 Apr 17

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Food Safety for Value-Added Cheese Producers

Speaker(s): Jim Mueller ; Marianne Smukowski ; Matt Mathison

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WORKFORCE A Tale of Two (or More) Employees: The Employee Life Cycle in Three Acts

13 Apr 17

9:30 AM - 10:25 AM

Tracks: Human Resources Boot Camp - Special Workforce Connections Track (Day 2)

Speaker(s): Marla Rybowiak ; Mike Beringer

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FOOD SAFETY Safety of Warm Whey Challenged with Staph Aureus (Mendota Rooms 3-4)

13 Apr 17

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Food Safety for Value-Added Cheese Producers

Speaker(s): Kathy Glass

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CDR The Regulatory Environment for use of Filtered Milks in Dairy Product Manufacturing (Mendota Rooms 1-2)

13 Apr 17

10:25 AM - 11:05 PM

Tracks: New Frontiers in Milk Proteins, Whey Proteins

Speaker(s): Cary Frye

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WORKFORCE Enhancing Diversity in Your Workplace (Waubesa, Kegonsa Rooms)

13 Apr 17

10:25 AM - 10:45 AM

Tracks: Human Resources Boot Camp - Special Workforce Connections Track (Day 2)

Speaker(s): Delora Newton

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FOOD SAFETY FDA Draft Listeria Guidance Update (Mendota Rooms 1-2)

13 Apr 17

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Food Safety for Value-Added Cheese Producers

Speaker(s): Mickey Parish

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WORKFORCE Hiring Our Heroes (Waubesa, Kegonsa Rooms)

13 Apr 17

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM

Tracks: Human Resources Boot Camp - Special Workforce Connections Track (Day 2)

Speaker(s): Gary Meyer

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FOOD SAFETY Food Safety and FSMA Preparedness among Value-Added Cheesemakers (Mendota Rooms 3-4)

13 Apr 17

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Food Safety for Value-Added Cheese Producers

Speaker(s): Bob Wills ; Cathy Strange ; Kathy Glass ; Marianne Smukowski ; Mickey Parish ; Tim Stubbs ; Vickie Lewandowski

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CDR Milk Protein Ingredients for Infant Formula (Mendota Rooms 1-2)

13 Apr 17

11:05 AM - 11:30 PM

Tracks: New Frontiers in Milk Proteins, Whey Proteins

Speaker(s): Richa Singh

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WORKFORCE New Administration, New Rules: A Discussion on Immigration and Health Care Policy (Waubesa, Kegonsa Rooms)

13 Apr 17

11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

Tracks: Human Resources Boot Camp - Special Workforce Connections Track (Day 2)

Speaker(s): Congressman Mark Pocan ; Congressman Sean Duffy ; Rebekah Sweeney

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CDR Improved Functionality of MPC and WPC in Yogurt Production (Mendota Rooms 1-2)

13 Apr 17

11:30 AM - 11:50 PM

Tracks: New Frontiers in Milk Proteins, Whey Proteins

Speaker(s): KJ Burrington

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LUNCH Complimentary Lunch (Room Hall A)

13 Apr 17

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: LUNCH

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WORKFORCE Interactive Session: Engaging Employees for a Positive, Productive Workplace (Waubesa, Kegonsa Rooms)

13 Apr 17

1:05 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Human Resources Boot Camp - Special Workforce Connections Track (Day 2)

Speaker(s): Steve King

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TRADE The Case for the Consortium of Common Food Names (Monona, Wingra Rooms)

13 Apr 17

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Tracks: Opportunities and Challenges in World Dairy Trade

Speaker(s): Errico Auricchio

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TRADE Geographic Indicators in Current Free Trade Agreements and Opportunities for Dairy Product Sales in Asia (Monona, Wingra Rooms)

13 Apr 17

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Opportunities and Challenges in World Dairy Trade

Speaker(s): Shawna Morris

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TRADE New Opportunities for Dairy Product Sales in Mexico (Monona, Wingra Rooms)

13 Apr 17

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Opportunities and Challenges in World Dairy Trade

Speaker(s): Rodrigo Fernandez

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TRADE Industry Panel: The Business Impact of Geographic Indicators (Monona, Wingra Rooms)

13 Apr 17

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Opportunities and Challenges in World Dairy Trade

Speaker(s): Errico Auricchio ; Jeff Schwager ; Lisa Stout ; Ron Buholzer

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