Here’s what industry experts had to say about how to “Invest in the Future” at NAMA’s 2011 Annual Meeting:
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Board Member Howdy Holmes (center), CEO of family-owned “JIFFY” Mixes in Chelsea Michigan, engages speaker Ann Kinkade, NAMA Vice Chairman Greg Schlafer (left), General Mills, Inc. and NAMA Chairman Paul Maass (right), ConAgra Foods during Kinkade’s Q&A.
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The meeting, attended by more than 120 representatives of the milling and related industries, was held October 6-8, 2011, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.
How America Eats Grains: Then, Now and Next, Darren Seifer, food & beverage analyst, The NPD Group, Inc.
Opportunities and Challenges for Agriculture, in the U.S. and Globally, Dr. Roger N. Beachy, president emeritus, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
Changing the Public Image and Public Policies Impacting Family-Owned Businesses, Ann Kinkade, president, Family Enterprise, USA.
Nutrition Roundtable
The leaders of the Grain Chain hosted a round table discussion of hot button nutrition issues. NAMA President Mary Waters was joined by Robb MacKie, President and CEO, American Bakers Association; Dana Peterson, CEO, National Association of Wheat Growers; and Judi Adams, President, Grain Foods Foundation and Wheat Foods Council, to review developments on regulatory activity involving nutrition. Key takeaways:
Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act – the Grain Chain supports the bill that gives U.S. Department of Agriculture the authority to set science-based standards for foods sold in schools through rulemaking and following the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs – the Grain Chain has expressed concern to federal regulators that the programs do not follow federal guidelines outlined in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommends the consumption of both whole and enriched grain products.
Nutrition Principles in Food Marketed to Children – the Principles do not include enriched and some whole grain as foods that can be marketed to children. The Grain Chain is advocating the principles be based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines.
Gluten-Free Labeling – the Grain Chain agrees with the federal government definition of gluten-free but is concerned gluten allergies or gluten intolerance are health conditions not fully understood by consumers. Consumer education about gluten allergies and gluten intolerance is a priority for the group.
The impact of the new book, Wheat Belly, which promotes no consumption of any grain foods, was also discussed. The Grain Chain is working through the Grain Foods Foundation scientific advisory panel to refute false claims made in the book.
Other Annual Meeting Highlights
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Executive Committee Meeting and strategic planning session (left). NAMA President Mary Waters leads strategic planning session (right).
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