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SEPTEMBER 2009 VOL. 28, NO. 1 Chicago Section IFT: The First Section Chicago Section IFT Kick Off Dinner Meeting Monday, September 14, 2009, 5:00 pm Mike Ditka’s of Oakbrook Terrace Two Mid America Plaza—Route 83 & 22nd Street, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 (630) 572-2200 Registration is Limited to 100 Guests INSIDE THIS ISSUE Health & Wellness: How Flavanols Can Help You Perform Your Best! September Meeting 2 Speaker Bio Your Chicago Section IFT Program Committee is honored to be September Dinner 2 able to host Dr. Mary Wagner, General Manager / Chief Meeting Details Technology Officer of Mars Botanical as our September Dinner Meeting speaker. Mars Botanical is a world leader in research Communication 2 involving flavanols, naturally occurring plant compounds or Committee phytonutrients. Message from the 3 As a newly established division of Mars, Incorporated, under Chair Wagner's leadership, Mars Botanical continues to build on its 2009-10 Officers & 4 15 year heritage of scientific leadership related to the study of Committee Chairs Dr. Mary Wagner cocoa flavanols - the phytonutrient in cocoa that has been Suppliers’ Night 2009 5 widely studied for its vascular benefits, which hold tremendous potential for reducing Info cardiovascular disease risk. CSIFT Golf Outing 6 The mission of Mars Botanical is to further develop leading edge science and technologies University of 6 in the field of phytonutrients with the goal of creating new plant-derived products aimed at Wisconsin Program improving human health, and do so in a sustainable way that helps both farming communities and their local environments. 2009 CSIFT 7 Programs Recent data from clinical studies in humans associate the intake of dietary flavanols, WIFT Golf Outing 8 phytonutrients found in cocoa, tea grape and certain fruits and vegetables, with tangible cardiovascular health benefits. Young Professionals 9 Evening @ Ravinia With nearly two decades of research, Mars Inc., has focused their cocoa flavanol (CF) Section of Excellence research at 3 areas: 1. The role of agricultural practices and post-harvest processing in 9 the context of high CF cocoa manufacture, 2. The chemical analysis, as well as the Award biomedical properties of cocoa flavanols and 3. The development of CF-containing EXCOM Minutes 10 ingredients and food products. Employment/ Job 11– To advance the knowledge in the area described, Mars Inc. is globally collaborating with Seekers 12 various internal as well as academic partners. More than 100 peer-reviewed scientific pa- Welcome New pers, and approximately 30 patents were published as a result of this work. 12 Members Of particular interest in the context of diabetes are recent findings that demonstrate that Dinner Meeting Res- 13 the dietary intake of CF improves nitric-oxide dependent vascular function in various ervation Form populations at risk of cardiovascular disease. Page 2 September 2009 September Dinner Meeting Speaker Bio Dr. Mary Wagner Mary Wagner is the General Manager/Chief Technology Officer for Mars Botanical, a division of Mars, Incorporated, founded on developing and marketing healthy components from cocoa called flavanols. Prior to joining Mars Botanical, Wagner was the Chief Technology Officer for E. & J. Gallo Winery, a global, privately held company, headquartered in Modesto, Calif., which produces and sells more than 30 table, sparkling, beverage, dessert and fortified wines and distilled spirits. Wagner was also previously Vice President of Research and Development and Quality and Regulatory Operations for Gorton’s, a subsidiary of Unilever and formerly a subsidiary of General Mills, Inc. Wagner is active in several professional societies, on regulatory committees and in community projects. She is past president and treasurer of the Institute of Food Technologists. She has also authored and co-authored several publica- tions. Wagner has a B.S. in Bacteriology, an M.S. in Food Technology from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in Food Sci- ence from the University of Minnesota. Schedule .Menu Directions 4:00 - 5:00pm EXCOM Hors D’oeuvres include Artichoke Parmesan Ditka’s is located on the Meeting Crostini, BBQ Chicken Quesadillas, Avocado northwest corner of Route 83 Rolls, Tomato Bruschetta, Veggie & Cheese & 22nd street, across the 5:00—6:00pm Social Hour Platters. street from the Oak Brook with Cash Bar and Hors Choice of “Da Pork Chop w/ Mashed Sweet Center. Take I 294 or I 290. D’oeuvres Exit I88. Stay right and merge Potatoes & Asparagus or Pesto Penne 6:00pm Dinner served Primavera or Self Sustainable Whitefish w/ onto Roosevelt Rd. Take Asparagus, Rice & Crispy Shallots. Roosevelt to Route 83 South. 7:00pm Speaker & Mixed Green Salad Mid-America Plaza will be on Presentation Flourless Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream the right side of the street. Chicago Section IFT is now LinkedIn! Chicago Section IFT is happy to welcome Susan Nielsen as our new Communication Committee Chair. Many members expressed an interest in participating in a LinkedIn professional networking group. As a member you should have received an invitation on August 12 from Susan to join the LinkedIn group. Please accept the invitation! We hope that this LinkedIn group provides our Section with new opportunities to network and exchange information. Susan is also looking for committee members! If you are interested in joining the Communication Commit- tee and sharing ideas on how to better communicate with our membership, contact Susan Nielsen at [email protected]. Phone: 630.916.4960 www.ChicagoIFT.org Fax: 630.889.0845 September 2009 Page 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Diane Dawson, Chair I am very honored to be serving the membership of The Chicago Section Institute of Food Technologists as Chair for the 2009-2010 year. I want to thank Past Chair, Anna Lovis, for her dedication to the Section, and for her many hours of help. As we begin our new year, I wanted to review our Section’s mission with everyone. That mission is: To serve the Chicago Section IFT by providing educational opportunities for members and future members by: Increasing awareness of the vital role of food science in everyday life; Supporting causes to advance the profession; and Providing a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information Your officers, executive committee, chairs, and committees are working very hard to achieve this mission. Our speakers at our monthly meetings educate us on topical issues affecting the food industry. The Tan- ner Lecture recognizes research on unique technology in food science which has impacted the food industry. To advance the profession, we award several scholarships to students pursuing food science majors. As a sponsor of the IFT Foundation Fun Run at the annual Expo, we also contribute to national scholars. We also host a very popular Student Night, where we provide mentoring sessions, mock interviews, and resume writing. Our Young Professionals create their own events and advance the profession, of those with ten years or less experience in the industry. Our Suppliers’ Night Expo and Innovation Now! Forum provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information. As does our newly launched LinkedIn Site (check it out)! As you can see, all of these events support our mission. In addition, CSIFT offers social networking at our annual Golf Outing, our social hour at the Suppliers’ Night, and our Holiday party. This Chair invites you to get involved this year. There really is something for everyone. And for those who know me, we will have some fun along the way! I welcome all of your comments and can be reached at [email protected] Best regards, Diane Dawson Chicago Section IFT Chair Phone: 630.916.4960 www.ChicagoIFT.org Fax: 630.889.0845 Page 4 September 2009 Chicago Section IFT 2009-2010 Officers Chair Diane Dawson [email protected] 630-574-8100 Chair Elect Pam Vaillancourt p,[email protected] 206-510-0400 Past Chair Anna Lovis [email protected] 630-784-0432 Secretary Jennifer Padilla [email protected] 773-517-7028 Treasurer Uwe Nienaber [email protected] 847-646-4623 Current Section Committee Chairs (2009—2010) Audit Committee Tom Gush [email protected] 630-365-9649 Awards Committee Anna Lovis [email protected] 630-784-0432 By-Laws Mona Reinhard [email protected] 847-649-3866 Career Guidance Terri Cummings [email protected] 217-244-4405 Education Committee CFAR Nathan Matusheski [email protected] 847-646-3444 Communications Susan Nielsen [email protected] 847-738-1552 Directory Bill Becht [email protected] 630-322-9622 Employment Gary Willis [email protected] 708-214-6689 Finance Luci Landberg [email protected] 630-655-0338 Golf Outing Mike Hosler [email protected] 630-941-8554 Historian (None at this time) Hospitality John Chambers [email protected] 773-706-9430 House Jan Miller [email protected] 262-250-0861 Long Range Planning Dean Duxbury [email protected] 630-834-5256 Membership John Schuette [email protected] 847-381-1980 GAC Committee Linda Perucca [email protected] 847-646-3821 Pat Sullivan [email protected] 630-455-9906 Minuteman Jim Anderson [email protected] 708-579-5050 Newsletter Dean Duxbury [email protected] 630-834-5256 Sue Monckton [email protected] 630-784-0708 Nominating Anna Lovis [email protected] 630-784-0432 Program Pam Vaillancourt [email protected] 206-510-0400 Scholarship Mike Wanous [email protected] 847-714-9527 Dr. John Budin [email protected] 847-645-7361 Supplier’s Night Joe Stout [email protected] 630-258-8188 Tanner Lecture Zuoxing Zheng [email protected] 847-646-3388 Young Professionals Dayna Syperek [email protected] 773-304-8807 Phone: 630.916.4960 www.ChicagoIFT.org Fax: 630.889.0845 September 2009 Page 5 Chicago Section IFT’s Suppliers’ Night 2009 America’s Premier Food Industry Exposition Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:30-11:45 AM Innovation NOW! Forum 12:00-5:30 PM Suppliers’ Night Exhibit Hall Open 5:30-6:30 PM Social Hour Donald E.