Testimonials
|
| “It is a great opportunity to get directly to the decision makers at the R&D level in one meeting. The process allows you to communicate information about your company, find out more about your potential customers specific needs, meet in a comfortable setting with no distractions to convey your strengths and capabilities.” |
– Kevin McDole, Ventura Foods, LLC
Sr. National Accounts Sales Manager - Industrial Division
|
| “PIX proved to be a very effective way of having meaningful discussions with prospective clients on targeted initiatives that will result in future business. The quality of the attendees, the facilities and the event organization significantly exceeded my expectations. The NFL will be returning to PIX next year!” |
– Lucinda Wisniewski, The National Food Lab
Vice President, Innovation
|
“The attending companies accepted to share with us their core projects - and granted us therefore their confidence- during the pre-event sessions, which allowed us to identify the needs and to act as a consequence as a solution provider. We could therefore establish a privileged partnership relation rather than just have another supplier/consumer meeting.
PIX concept leads to a concrete discussion without wasting time and the 45 minutes timing is excellent, it is just enough to cover the subjects / objectives set by each party.” |
– Patrick Finan, Colloides Naturels
Sales Director
|
| “PIX is a wonderful venue for development of lasting relationships between suppliers and processors. Suppliers learn the specific needs of particular processors and are able to demonstrate how specifically they can address those needs. Processors can discover new and novel ideas from suppliers allowing them to follow different paths for resolution of particular issues that they might have otherwise. It’s a win-win situation for both parties!” |
– Dr. Joseph A. Formanek, Ajinomoto Food Ingredients
Associate Director - Business Development and Application Innovation
|
| |
| "PIX is a clear path to shorten the process of fitting solutions with needs, collaboration rather than selling. I look forward to next year!” |
– Scott Riefler
President
TIC GUMS, INC.
|
|
“We were very impressed by the communication and organization on this event. Quite amazing given all the variables to manage. There is an obvious interest in making this event successful by fine-tuning and LISTENING to customers. This is a focused problem solving event without the interruptions of phones and surrounding chaos. A good opportunity to network with research and strategic decision makers.
Thank you and your colleagues for making it happen.” |
|
– Ariella Gastel
Manager Marketing & Business Development
Health & Nutrition
Danisco USA
|
|
“I feel PIX 2005 allowed our company the “opportunity to meet one on one with the key decision makers at the leading food and beverage companies”, it was an “invaluable opportunity especially when you consider having six meetings in less than a day and half. Not only the level of the meetings, but the time and money saved by having all these companies on one site at one time.” |
|
– Bo Nickoloff
President and CEO
Larex, Inc.
|
|
“The most Productive and Professional conference we attend each year.
PIX’s total program allows our company to meet key decision makers within their company that typically would be beyond our reach within the normal course of business calls.
We could not find a bigger bang for our time management results.” |
|
– Fred Hartfelder
National Accounts Manager
Athens Foods Inc.
|
| “The PIX Conference was a meaningful experience for the WILD Team as well as for the processors with whom we met. The program enabled us to meet with customers face to face to review their key initiatives, demonstrate what WILD could do in assisting with their product development challenges (via product proto-types), and allow for later discussion and follow-up. The "private" meetings encouraged open discussion and a feeling of true partnership. WILD has already signed up for PIX '06.” |
|
– Tim Truby
Vice President - Sweet Applications
WILD Flavors
|
|
“This year's PIX was outstanding. Quality time with Quality accounts. What PIX really provides is the opportunity to meet with the correct high caliber decision makers, who truly can make an impact on your sales growth. These are contacts which on a routine sales call usually are not available or even called on. You have their uninterrupted attention for 45 minutes with which to deliver your message. I could not think of a more perfect sales call.
PIX also provides a relaxing environment for establishing a much deeper relationship with true decision makers. A relationship that can continue for many years to come.
The staff member's only add to the pleasure of participating in PIX's. They are extremely helpful, friendly and attend to you all your needs. You could not ask for a more perfect sales presentation setting. We are already discussing next year's.” |
|
– Bob Coyne
Manager Sales & Marketing/Culinary
Danisco USA
|
| “PIX was a successful event for Alcoa. Being able to plan and meet with senior level decision makers provided us with a very efficient and effective way to tell our story, and make a positive impact.” |
|
– Larinda Becker
Vice President Business Development
Alcoa
|
| “The Hormel group found the meetings very informative. We felt that the conversations were very productive. We have a number of new projects to follow-up with and I sincerely hope and expect new business as a result. At this point in time, we are planning on attending next year's meetings.” |
|
– Mike Buttshaw
National Sales & Marketing Manager
Hormel Foods Corporation
|
|
“You did a good job once again!! PIX is a conference where you can meet key decision makers in a productive environment that allows both parties to solve industry issues and R&D challenges.” |
|
– Frank Stynes
Senior Vice President
Ventura Foods, LLC
|
|
“PIX is the most progressive program I have participated in, and as we discussed, Tree Top has taken this approach in the market place the past two years on our own, but it is great to have this venue to support those efforts. Congratulations on what I think will be “THE” R&D Conference of the future; it takes vision and guts to really initiate change!!” |
– Greg Bainter
V.P., Dried & Frozen Sales
Tree Top Ingredient Sales
|
| "I think it is a much more cost effective way to get one on one with key customers than taking the chance of it happening at something like a trade show." |
— Graham Keen
Vice President of Corporate Marketing
ADM
|
| “We've actually got several projects that we're going to be starting from the meetings over the last 2 days, very worthwhile time.” |
— Rosaleen Doherty
Business Development Manager
Innophos
|
| “Excellent use of sales time. We met qualified and prepared potential customers. It is a much more effective format than a traditional trade show. This is a case of less is more.” |
— Frank Stynes
Senior Vice President
Ventura Foods
|
| “It would have cost 3 times as much to make the kind of contacts that we made at this particular event.” |
— Mike Parsons
Director Sales & Marketing
Danisco
|
| “We are all very excited about the potential new business opportunities which Athens may realize as a result of our meetings at last week's PIX. It truly was one of the most productive meeting experiences which I have participated in my 34 years in the food industry. Thanks to all of the PIX and Prepared Foods staff for executing such an "on target" event.” |
— Bill Buckingham
VP Sales & Marketing
Athens Foods
|
| This was an excellent way to speak with levels of management that would have taken, literally, years to get to. |
– Athene Daria
Director Refined Oil Sales
Omega Protein |
To register or learn more about this unique, customized product development event, please contact Caitlin Lewis, 952-277-0040, clewis@verticalxchange.com or Elizabeth Lange, 952-736-9394, elizabeth@verticalxchange.com |
