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TIA Technical Conference Saturday, October 5 – Sunday, October 6 | Room N250 | $295 Things change fast in today’s business climate—government regulations, competition, formulation, tools and equipment— even your staff. To stay on top and get ahead, the Tortilla Industry Association (TIA) provides you with the latest information on the key topics you need to thrive and prosper in today’s competitive marketplace. In addition to the Annual Convention, whose educational sessions are more focused on business topics, the TIA Technical Conference focuses more on the operational aspects of running your operation profitably and efficiently as well as on the safety and regulatory issues. You also meet others in your industry and learn from each other’s experiences through networking. The Conference is held on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6 and is co-located with the International Baking Industry Exposition. Everyone registered for the TIA 2013 Technical Conference will also receive a badge to enter the IBIE 2013 tradeshow floor. For more information about the Tortilla Industry Association, visit www.tortilla-info.com. Day 1 – Saturday, October 5 8:30AM – 9:00AM Introduction & Overview of the Conference and This Year’s Theme – Presented by Dr. Charlie Kraut, Vice President of Technology and Partner at Mesa Foods 9:00AM – 9:30AM Key Note Speaker: McDonald’s on Future Healthy Wraps State of the Tortilla and Wrap Industry 2012-2013 – Presented by Jim Kabbani, CEO of the Tortilla Industry Association 9:45AM – 10:05AM 10:15AM – 10:50AM 11:00AM – 11:50AM 60 I Major Ingredients Strategy for 2014: Wheat, Corn and Oils Price Projections, Proven Hedging Practices – Presented by Chris Morley of Global Risk Management Inc. Minor Ingredients Strategy for 2014: Gums, Salt, Sugar, Fumaric, etc. – Presented by Dr. Charlie Kraut, Vice President of Technology and Partner at Mesa Foods OFFICIAL IBIE SHOW DIRECTORY Dr. Kraut will outline how each of the conference’s topics will contribute elements of this year’s theme of “Improving quality and increasing yields for tortillas and other flat breads.” Although these topics and techniques are applicable primarily to tortilla production, they are applicable to other bakery products as well. Gain knowledge and statistics that will help you plan, understand and benefit from this fastest growing sector of the baking industry. With prices of major ingredients and commodities from which they are produced fluctuating so significantly, effective techniques for hedging on your contracts for wheat, corn and oil are essential and can make the difference between profit and loss for the year. Learn such proven techniques from one of the leading experts in the area of commodity price hedging. Dr. Charlie Kraut will discuss cost projections of key minor ingredients used in today’s recipes. http://www.tortilla-info.com

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