8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Operating Within A Global Supply Chain
8:40 am Looking at Alternative Options To Overcome Short Supply of Formulation Ingredients
Synopsis
- Evaluating the current challenges faced in material procurement within supply chain disruptions.
- Analyzing different options and adapting to potential alternatives of inaccessible formulation ingredients.
- Building different product formulation options to make fast decisions during periods of supply chain disturbance.
9:20 am Audience Discussion: Mapping Out Current Regulatory Guidelines Across Various Geographies to Abide by International Food Standards Without Commercial Impact
Synopsis
- Assessing the differences in regulatory systems and how this impacts products on the market today.
- Looking at how we can build a widely applicable regulation systems that will allow for universally agreed standards.
- Learning from different regulation systems on what preferable standards should be applied in the future.
10:00 am Morning Refreshments
Enhancing Existing Products
10:40 am Case Study: Implementing a New Sugar Technology into an Existing Product Line to Match the Taste of Current Products
Synopsis
- Analyzing the most important sensory features of the current product line.
- Understanding how to replicate taste of existing products during formulation.
- Looking at how to market the new product line to current consumers.
11:20 am Structured Networking: Delving Into Specific Food & Beverage Categories to Benchmark How to Build High Quality Product Lines
Synopsis
This session is your opportunity to connect with fellow Biotechs, CPGs, Independent Food Brands, and Ingredients Suppliers focused in your product category to evaluate trends, discuss current challenges, and share thoughts on the latest innovations in beverage, confectionary, snacks, and baked goods product lines. Make new connections and reconnect with others to gain invaluable insights and partnership opportunities in your industry.
12:00 pm Lunch Break
Delivering for the Consumer
1:00 pm A Tour d’Europe on Precise Versus Non-Rational Bioprocessing of Natural Sweeteners Brazzein & Stevia
1:40 pm Case Study: Creating High-Quality Sugar Reduction Technologies Through Fermentation
Synopsis
- Looking at the benefits of using fermentation technology in sugar reduction.
- Building a novel sugar reduction technology through fermentation innovations.
- Seeing how this technology can be advanced in the future to satisfy different end user needs.
2:20 pm Looking at the Further Applications of Fermentation in Sugar Reduction to Fill Current Technology Gaps
Synopsis
- Understanding the current innovations within sugar reduction that use fermentation.
- Analyzing the opportunities where fermentation can fill the current technology gaps in the sugar reduction field.
- Evaluating the future roles of fermentation in the sugar reduction space.