March 17, 2010
Integrated Food Safety Traceability Systems
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Why Should You Attend: As the government at a complete loss and incapable of identifying and requiring an approach to food traceability and safety, hundreds of approaches are currently under development by private enterprises. Government is moving to electronic food traceability requirements and hence the pressure will be on to comply at all levels in the food supply chain. When the government finally specifies a standardized electronic approach, it will be up to an army of consultants and hardware and software vendors to help implement it throughout America's food supply systems. Nation-wide and international traceability requirements will move through the entire food supply chain and include farmers, distribution centers, processors, packers, shippers, retailers and restaurants. European food traceability requirements already exceed America's implementation movements. It is also likely that Asian countries will leapfrog America's capabilities simply because they have no legacy systems to eliminate. This webinar will explore current traceability capabilities, costs and trends and how traceability will become part of an integrated food safety system.

March 18, 2010
Record Keeping for a Food Recall
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This Food safety training will provide valuable guidance to management, supervision, and quality staff that are involved with record keeping for product and ingredient traceability and recall. "Food Recalls continue to be a major concern for food, beverage, dairy, and other consumer product manufacturers. Recalls over the last few years have gotten media attention, and businesses and industries have been destroyed.The average major recall costs a manufacturer upwards of 40 million dollars. Most recalls have gone poorly, because the correct information was not available at the beginning of the incident." The key to reducing the exposure of a recall is to have records that can quickly identify and isolate the products to be recalled. FDA and State regulators have expectations, if met, that can reduce the extent of the recall. This presentation will cover what FDA and State regulators are being taught in conferences, and how you can better prepare.

March 18 - 20, 2010
2010 Foodservice Consultants Society International Conference
Minneapolis, MN
The 2010 FCSI Conference, themed New Times, New Tools, New Solutions, will make sure participants can make future transitions—such as sorting out what LEED and sustainability mean to the industry, learning how to present ideas as three-dimensional models, how to use the latest technology to communicate and be more efficient, as well as understanding the technology that clients will be using for customer interfaces and graphic displays—now so that when the economy recovers, they are ready to do business in a new and competitive way. There will be a grant program to cover up to $1,000 of travel and registration costs for first-time attendees and consultants that haven’t attended a conference in three years. For the most up-to-date information, online conference registration, and hotel reservations see details online at the FCSI Conference Web site, http://www.fcsi.org/conference2010/. Register by January 15, 2010, to be eligible to win one of two $50 gift certificates from the Mall of America, courtesy of Visit Minneapolis Convention Bureau and FCSI.

April 10, 2010
BCA 17th Annual Cultural Awareness Salute Dinner
New York, NY
Former New York Knicks shooting guard John Starks will deliver the keynote address "Getting Back on Track: Eating Healthy and Urban Communities" at the BCA's Cultural Awareness Salute and Black Tie Gala on Saturday, April 10th, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Now in its 17th year, this event honors the achievements of people of color in the hospitality and culinary business, provides a space for industry networking and dialogue about the advancement of diversity, and gives culinary students from around the country the opportunity to cook alongside nationally renowned chefs.

April 15, 2010
NPD 2010 Foodservice Summit
Chicago, IL
An executive-level, one-day meeting that brings together leading operators, distributors, and manufacturers to discuss and share insights on the major issues challenging the foodservice industry.

April 21, 2010
Electronic Record Keeping - eSignatures: 21 CFR Part 11 Record Keeping for Food, Dairy, and Beverage Facilities
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This Electronic Record keeping training will offer clear, simple methods to maintain compliance with electronic signatures and record keeping. Any food, dairy, or beverage facility that keeps compliance records electronically must follow 21 CFR Part 11. Yet, the electronic signature and record keeping regulation is confusing and typically expensive to follow. Inspectors and ratings officers aren't a lot of help in establishing good practices. Software companies and consultants give varying opinions depending on the products and services they represent. This presentation will offer clear, simple methods to maintain compliance with electronic signatures and record keeping. It is presented by the individual that the Grade A branch of the FDA asked to write the clarification of this regulation.

May 22 - 25, 2010
NRA Show
Chicago, IL
The annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show is the largest single gathering of restaurant, foodservice and lodging professionals. NRA Show 2010 will be held May 22-25, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event attracts attendees and visitors from all 50 states and 100+ countries, and showcases more products, services, innovative ideas and other growth opportunities than any other industry event.

July 24 - 27, 2010
80th Semi-annual Hospitality Training Conference
New Orleans, LA
Celebrating 40 years, this CHART conference will be held at the Ritz Carlton in New Orleans, LA. It is the premier gathering of hotel trainers, restaurant trainers and human resource professionals, who meet to learn from inspiring keynote speakers, participate in interactive educational break-out sessions, network together, and share best practices. The 3 day conference (and the pre-conference day) is packed with informative sessions designed to help hotel and restaurant training professionals' best solve key issues facing the hospitality industry. Training is at the core of creating and retaining engaging employees. In addition to the learning sessions, attendees will again participate in community service events off site to work side by side giving back to the host community. Information on past conferences and the 2010 conferences can be found on CHART's website at: www.chart.org

August 01 - 04, 2010
31st Annual NFSSC Conference
St. Louis, MO
The NFSSC annual meeting brings together loss prevention, safety and risk management professionals from the major casual dining, quick service restaurant and food service chains along with industry vendors for educational networking, benchmarking and professional development opportunities. Speaking, exhibit and sponsor opportunities are available - as well as particpation in our new hosted buyer program. The mission of NFSSC is to educate and inform its members on those topics that help improve and enhance the safety and security of their employees and customers, while being an advocate for the food service industry.

September 12 - 14, 2010
Dine America
Atlanta, GA
What makes Dine America such a great draw for restaurant executives across the nation? First and foremost, it's the innovative and often outside-the-box educational program developed by some of the brightest minds in the business and designed to generate winning ideas for restaurants. Combine that with exclusive, invitation-only attendance, and you have a unique restaurant conference that has garnered a reputation as a powerful yet intimate event.