| “Really efficient use of time. Best two day vendor meeting / conference I attend.” |
– Naomi McKay,
Director, R&D Program Leadership
Continental Mills
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| “Great meetings- focused one on one discussion; it was my first time at a forum like this, very valuable experience.” |
– Greg Cheng
VP, R & D
Bongrain Cheese USA
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“Great experience. As we try to meet our growth objectives, innovation with our suppliers is key. This is a great way to focus the effort.” |
– Peter Goggi
Director Supply Management Specialty Raw Materials
Unilever
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| “Productive, time and cost efficient event.” |
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– Gerry Amantea
VP Technical Service
The Hain Celestial Group
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| “Very valuable experience, and fulfills the purpose of PIX.” |
– Ravi Mennon
Principal Scientist
General Mills
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| “The event exceeded my expectations. I participated as both a supplier and a processor and my company received tremendous value from both situations. I am looking forward to attending next year!” |
– Robert Wotzak
VP, R &D /QA
Griffith Laboratories
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| “I was pleased that I met with suppliers that don’t normally call on my company. In one case, the company sales person calls, but it was more helpful to visit with Technical and Marketing.” |
– Susan Collinge
R & D Director
JR Simplot
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| “I appreciated the fact that agenda were set ahead of time. Suppliers came with relevant information, and meetings were productive and educational.” |
– Michael Berlanger
Executive Chef
Whole Foods Market International
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| “It was a valuable experience for us this year as we had the appropriate initiative in the works.” |
– Christi Calhoun
R & D Manager
Advanced Brands
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| “The event exceeded my expectations. My contacts were excellent and the PIX staff was terrific.” |
– Kevin Harbine
R & D / QA Manager
Icicle Seafoods
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| “The event was a very productive way to meet new and existing suppliers.” |
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– Scott McCormick,
Senior Product Development Specialist
C. H. Gunther & Son
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| “A really productive two days!” |
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– Steve Schalow
Vice President of Research & Development
Advanced Food Products
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| “This is an event designed to eliminate the negatives of a convention atmosphere and individual company sales visits. The conference facilities and organization allows a complete focus with 10-12 suppliers and peers over a two day period. I would highly recommend to both suppliers and processors.” |
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– Myron Cooper,
Vice President, Technical Services
The Hain-Celestial Group
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“The event exceeded my expectations. We found it very beneficial to meet with existing suppliers along with those we did not know. We were shown resources and product lines that we were unaware of prior to the meetings. Great use of my time.” |
– Michael Maney,
Vice President Quality Assurance / Research & Development
Dean Specialty Foods Group
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“I strongly suggest PIX for anyone involved in Food Operations or Marketing…it’s an amazing event!” |
– David Holdsworth,
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Old Home Foods
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| “I believe we all have ongoing ingredient issues that just don’t go away. The PIX meetings gave me several new ideas to try, when I had basically been up against the wall, with little or no hope of finding a solution. We don’t know yet if we have the solutions, but we certainly have some excellent ideas to try.” |
– Rudy Bergen
Vice President,
Technical Sales Rogers Foods
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| "Definitely much more in-depth than what you could have in an office environment & It was a structured agenda, it was tailored to our needs so the depth of the conversation and the solutions presented far surpassed anything you could do in the office." |
— Tom Kowalski
Director Innovation & Business Development
Sara Lee Foods
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| “Bonding with your own team members as well as your suppliers in a hassle free environment fosters great ideas and focuses decision making. Well worth the trip!” |
— Charlie Green
Sr. V.P. Corporate Logistics and New Product Development
Cabot Creamery
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“We were able to meet with suppliers that typically wouldn't call on us...
and put our product lines together and go forward to create new products.” |
— Robert Brooks
VP Operations
Old Home Foods
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| “I was paired with 3 new vendors that I had seen in other situations, mainly trade shows, that I had actually walked past & they brought to me new light of what they are all about and so I found 3 new vendors that our company can use.” |
— Karl Adams
VP of R & D
McCain Snack Foods
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| “I was a little skeptical about coming to this event since there were only 20 suppliers present vs. the normal 300+ at a trade show. We had meetings with six suppliers and we got more information we could use in those meetings than we would ever have walking a trade show.” |
— Scott McCormick
Sr. Product Development Specialist
C. H. Guenther & Son
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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 |
