If you are seeking specific products and services for your company, you've come to the right place. The companies listed below, IDFA's Gold Business Partners, offer many choices available to serve your company's needs. IDFA's Gold Business Partner member companies deserve our special thanks for their increased support and participation of IDFA and its activities. We are pleased to provide the opportunities for suppliers and their customers to establish new business relationships. (For information on the benefits of Gold Business Partner Membership, see IDFA's Gold Business Partner Membership benefits section.)

All Star Dairy Association, Inc., Lexington, KY
www.allstardairy.com
Jeff Sterne, Executive Director
jeff@allstardairy.com
(859) 255-3644

All Star Dairy Association, Inc. is an organization of dairy, ice cream, water, beverage, and food companies throughout the United States whose members have joined their efforts to bring about more economical and efficient operations. Services include group purchasing, trademark branding, quality control, training, frequent memos, carton designs, and other services. The association is owned by its members.

APV, Park Ridge, IL
www.apv.com
Amy Roback, Director of Marketing, Americas
amy.roback@apv.com
(847) 691-4517

APV is a global supplier of high quality process engineering solutions and automation to the dairy, food, beverage, and healthcare industries. From engineered components to a complete, fully automated process plant, APV focuses on adding value to its customers' business performance and profitability. APV's range of manufactured products includes: heat exchangers, homogenizers, pumps and valves for a wide variety of applications. Plus, APV also offers a complete range of process technologies including: UHT/ESL systems, aseptic systems, membrane filtration systems, plate evaporators, butter packers/churns and batching/blending systems. In addition, APV offers genuine aftermarket parts and a wide range of lifetime maintenance services to keep your equipment up and running at peak performance and maximum operating efficiencies.

Blimling & Associates, Inc., Cottage Grove, WI
Phil Plourd, Vice President, Research
pplourd@blimling.com
(608) 839-9860

Blimling & Associates is a leading provider of dairy market analysis and forecasting, as well as a consultant on risk management issues.

CME Group, Chicago, IL
www.cme.com
Errol Baxter, Associate Director, Commodity Products
errol.baxter@cmegroup.com
(312) 930-8202

CME is the largest and most diverse financial futures and options exchange in the world. CME commodity products, which include futures contracts based on cattle, hogs, pork bellies, dairy products, lumber and fertilizer, help farmers and agribusinesses manage the constant price risks they face, enabling them to lock in profits, enhance business planning and more effectively serve their markets. For more information, please visit cme.com/commodities.

Cargill, Inc.

Cargill Flavor Sytems, Cincinnati, OH
www.cargillflavorsystems.com
Don Finch, Vice President, Sales
don_finch@cargill.com
(513) 771-8748
Cargill Flavors provides all major segments of the food and beverage industries with specialized flavors. Our experienced flavor chemists and applicationists can customize flavor solutions to make and keep food and beverages fresh, tasty, healthy and safe.

Cargill Texturizing Solutions, Wayzata, MN
www.cargilltexturizing.com
Andrew C. Dederich, North American Sales Manager
andy_dederich@cargill.com
(770) 986-6226

Cargill Texturizing Solutions is one of the world's leading suppliers of texturizers and emulsifiers to the global food and beverage industry, as well as the pharmaceutical and cosmetics markets. Cargill Texturizing Solutions offers specific solutions for providing texture in multiple food applications, based on a wide palette of ingredients, including hydrocolloids, emulsifiers, lecithins, cultures, starches, soy flour and functional systems. From design through development to manufacturing, Cargill Texturizing Solutions is committed to creating with its customers innovative new products for consumers to enjoy.

Chr. Hansen, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
www.chr-hansen.com
Mike Neu, Business Manager
usmnu@chr-hansen.com
(414) 607-5815

Chr. Hansen is among the world's top ingredient suppliers and a global market leader of cultures for cheese, yogurt, wine and meat; enzymes for cheese production; colors, flavors and seasonings for food and beverages; probiotics and phytonutrients for human health; and microbial and food safety products for agriculture. Our aim is to improve the quality of food and health for people all over the world.

Cintas Corporation, Cincinnati, OH
www.cintas.com
Robin Pacey, Marketing Manager
paceyr@cintas.com
(513) 573-4851

Cintas designs, manufactures, and implements corporate identity and contamination control uniform programs, providing rental services and direct sale items to customers throughout U.S. and Canada. Cintas has a unique microbe-inhibiting laundry process that cleans and sanitizes the garments which independent laboratory results have shown 6 log bacteria reduction. This process enables companies to achieve and maintain a sound HACCP and SSOP program. Other services provided include mats, sanitation supplies, fire protection and first aid products and services. Cintas is the official uniform supplier of IDFA

Dairy.com/DairyCareers, Dallas, TX
www.dairy.com
Scott Sexton, Chairman & CEO
scott.sexton@dairy.com
(214) 360-0061, ext. 102

Dairy.com is the industry's e-business hub, providing 1) trading exchanges and contracting services for dairy commodities, 2) transportation services with 180+ haulers, 3) scheduling and supply chain management solutions for milk and other commodities, and 4) recruiting and career services with over 3,500 registered dairy professionals through its DairyCareers subsidiary. Dairy.com's dedicated service personnel are committed to helping its 350 company members and 5,000+ industry users achieve their trading, operational and staffing objectives.

DairyCareers, A Dairy.com Solution, Britton, SD
www.dairycareers.com
Lucas Lentsch, Founder & General Manager
lucas.lentsch@dairycareers.com
(605) 448-2600

Dairy Industry Job Board Contingency & Retained Search Services--DairyCareers.com serves as a direct link between employers and candidates in the dairy ingredient, manufacturing and equipment industries. Employers manage their employee search with career listings and candidate applications. Career listings are sent to registered candidates through the "Direct Connect" Process. DairyCareers.com profiles industry career opportunities and currently has over 1,700 registered professionals. Please visit www.dairycareers.com for more information or contact Lucas Lentsch at (605) 448-2600, ext. 10.

Danisco USA Inc., New Century, KS
www.danisco.com
Michael W. Parsons, Dairy Sales Director
mike.parsons@danisco.com
Telephone: (800) 255-6837, ext. 1424

Danisco is one of the world's leading producers of ingredients for food and other consumer products. The group employs approximately 10,300 employees in more than 40 countries. Danisco's broad technology platform and product portfolio includes antimicrobials, antioxidants, emulsifiers, enzymes, stabilizers, cultures, sugar and sweeteners such as xylitol and fructose. The majority of these ingredients are produced from natural raw materials. Danisco's products are mainly used in the food and beverage industry to improve the texture in bread, beverages and ice cream, but are also applied to feed, cleaning, textiles and plastics.

David Michael & Company, Philadelphia, PA
www.dmflavors.com
Skip Rosskam, President, C.O.O.
skiprosskam@dmflavors.com
(215) 632-3100

Since 1896, David Michael & Co. has been a leading international manufacturer of flavors, stabilizers, and natural colors for the dairy industry. We have over 32,000 formulations for ice cream, soft serve, yogurt, dips, cheese, egg nog, dairy drinks, coffee creamers, frozen novelties, and so on. In addition to doing total product development, we also have stabilizers for dairy applications, including our MichaeLite base and stabilizer systems for making low and non-fat dairy products. From fruit flavors to our popular Adults Only® flavors, to the most comprehensive line of vanillas anywhere, David Michael can help you hit your flavor target faster®.

DF Ingredients, Inc., Washington, MO
www.dfingredients.com
Michael J. Husmann, President
michael@dfingredients.com
(636) 583-4801 or (888) 583-0802

DF Ingredients, Inc. is a broker of dairy ingredients, including whey powders, casein/caseinates, nonfat milk powders, buttermilk, cheese, lactose, specialty ingredients and butter.

Downes-O'Neill LLC, Division of FCStone, Chicago, IL
www.downesoneill.com
Tom Gaughan, Vice President - Food Service Division
tom.gaughan@downesoneill.com
(312) 456-3616

Founded in 1994, Downes-O’Neill is the dairy industry’s largest futures and options broker, providing the world’s leading food companies with a range of dairy risk management services. Downes-O’Neill is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a member of the National Futures Association.

Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN
www.ecolab.com
Thomas Schnack, Senior Vice President
tom.schnack@ecolab.com
(651) 293-4139

Sanitation products, systems, and services including in-house CIP system design, fabrication, installation, and controls. Water care products and services, including boiler treatments and waste water treatments. Pest elimination services.

Ellison Bakery, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
www.ebakery.com
Todd Wallin, General Manager
todd@ebakery.com
(260) 747-6136

Baked goods supplier: we specialize in custom developed baked goods to compliment or complete your ice cream or confection creation. Our job is to help you create innovative and great tasting new products. We offer a complete line of baked cookie products for ice cream sandwich cookies, inclusion pieces and small crunch products for bar coatings or crunchy pieces for candy inclusions. Call us today for help!

ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Houston, TX
www.exxonmobilpe.com
David G. Sellers, Sales Manager, Southern Region Film and Blow Molding
david.g.sellers@exxonmobil.com
(281) 870-6758

ExxonMobil Chemical Company manufactures and sells Paxon^® high density polyethylene blow molding resin for the food and dairy industry. The resin is used to mold containers for milk, juice, water and other food products. Technical service engineers and special training programs are utilized to service industry requirements.

ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Films Business, Macedon, NY
www.oppfilms.com
Michael Hubbard
michael.a.hubbard@exxonmobil.com
(315) 966-1000

The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical is the largest supplier of oriented polypropylene film for the flexible packaging and labeling industries. ExxonMobil Chemical manufacturers Bicor^®, Hicor^®, OPPalyte^®, Metallyte^™ and Label-Lyte^® films to enhance the shelf appeal, preserve the freshness and protect the quality of a wide array of food, beverage, personal care, and household products. OPPalyte^® white opaque film was developed specifically for the frozen novelty industry as a replacement to traditional paper wrappers.

FCStone, St. Louis Park, MN
www.fcstone.com
Gordy Elliott, Dairy & Food Risk Management Consultant
gordye@fcstone.com
(952) 852-2903

FCStone's innovative financial strategies help you manage and improve your company's bottom line. Our commodity risk management services are designed to anticipate — then limit, control, and offset — the factors that could negatively impact the success of your business.

Fruitcrown Products Corporation, Farmingdale, NY
www.fruitcrown.com
Robert E. Jagenburg, President
info@fruitcrown.com
(631) 694-5800

Manufacturers/Custom Creators of bulk-packed aseptic fruit bases/flavors for the dairy industry for all uses (yogurt, ice cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, smoothies, beverages, etc.). Complete line of fruits, flavors and specialties including spectacular ASP^® 'whole' fruit aseptic bases for frozen desserts. Tropicals, chocolate, coffee, etc. Certified Organic. Certified Kosher. Natural and/or artificial as well as sugar, aspartame, or sucralose sweetened available. Innovative packaging featuring exclusive MINITOTE^® and other bulk aseptic totes. Strong and creative R&D with rapid sample submission and follow-ups. Each product custom made to meet individual needs.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME
www.idexx.com
Cathy Costa, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
cathy-costa@idexx.com
(207) 556-4564 or (800) 321-0207

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the development of technology-based products and services for veterinary, food and water applications. Reducing the risk of antibiotic drug-residue contamination worldwide—from processing plants to regulatory agencies, co-ops to dairy farms—customers rely on IDEXX technologies for detecting residues and ensuring milk safety and quality. Our innovative technologies and unmatched service can help make drug-residue and water testing a simple part of your quality routine.

Inland Marketing Services, La Crosse, WI

Inland Label & Marketing Services, LLC, La Crosse, WI
www.inlandprinting.com
Paul Hatlem, National Account Manager
phatlem@inlandprinting.com
(608) 783-4700
Inland's Marketing Services Division provides customers with all the necessary resources to make their marketing programs even more successful—project management, print production, kit packing, binder assembly, drop shipping, mailing, fulfillment, and inventory storage and control.

Inland Label Services (A Division of Inland Label & Marketing Services, LLC), La Crosse, WI
www.inlandprinting.com
(608) 788-5800

As the #1 independently owned beverage label producer in North America, we understand the importance of unique product labels and continue to craft label solutions specific to each customer's needs. Our offering includes: cut and stack, pressure sensitive, injection in-mold, blow mold, roll applied shrink and roll to roll labels.

Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, Rice Lake, WI
www.johnsontruckbodies.com
Dana Nielsen, Inside Sales/Marketing Coordinator
dnielsen@jtb.carlisle.com
(715) 234-7071, ext. 329

Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, headquartered in Rice Lake, Wis., is the innovator and manufacturer of fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies and trailers that range from 6 to 36-ft. in length. The company's niche is the manufacture of quality, durable, custom engineered refrigerated truck bodies designed for maximum thermal efficiency and many years of maintenance-free service. Markets for Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies include store, restaurant, or home delivery of dairy, meat, frozen food, keg beer, live poultry, vending products, flowers and plants, and ice. In business since 1932, Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies is A CARLISLE Company.

Kerry Americas, Beloit, WI
www.kerryamericas.com
Denis Neville
Commercial Director, Fresh and Cultured Dairy
dneville@kerrygroup.com
(608) 436-2940

Kenny Haller
Director of Sales, Frozen Desserts
khaller@kerrygroup.com
(773) 927-4000

Kerry is a provider of flavors, ingredient systems, nutritional components and creative solutions, with a clear focus on all dairy segments, including cultured dairy products, dairy desserts, spreads, creamers and toppings, dairy and soy beverages, processed cheese, fresh cheeses and frozen desserts. Technologies include:
• Dairy ingredients (wet and dry) including MELOCREME™, MELOBLEND™, CHEESETREME™, CREMEE™, BEATREME™ and ENRICH™ providing specific functionalities, flavors and nutrition;
• Flavors and flavor ingredient systems including MASTERTASTE™ flavor systems;
• Bio-ingredients including FARGO™ Cultures and DURAFresh™ ingredients to maintain freshness and SHEREX™ texture systems;
• Lipid systems including ADMUL™, MYVEROL™ and MYVATEX emulsifiers;
• Sweet ingredients and systems including bakery and confectionery inclusions along with crisps, clusters, variegates and coatings for frozen and chilled desserts;
• Beverage bases and solutions (tea, flavored milks);
• Proteins and nutritional ingredients including ULTRANOR™;
• Culinary and dairy seasonings including yeast extracts, culinary powders, flavor systems and topical seasonings.

Kidron, Kidron, OH
www.kidron.com
Mike Tucker, President & COO
mtucker@kidron.com
(330) 857-3011

Kidron continues the Hackney Brothers tradition in the dairy industry by developing the Hackney Classic series. Developed with the features and benefits specified by leading dairies, the Hackney Dairy Classic provides the most optimum thermal efficiency and operator friendly features availabe in today's market place. Continuing in the Hackney tradition, our proprietary vari-temp refrigeration system has been upgraded to include the latest solid state technology. Our newest innovation, the Ultra Temp refrigeration system, combines cold plate and blower technology for longer length truck bodies and extended delivery routes.

Martek Biosciences Corporation, Columbia, MD
www.martekbio.com
Phil Fass, Executive Director, Sales & Marketing
pfass@martekbio.com
(410) 740-0081

Martek Biosciences Corporation is a leader in the innovation and development of omega-3 DHA products that promote health and wellness through every stage of life. The Company produces Martek DHA™, a vegetarian source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), for use in foods, infant formula, and supplements, and ARA (arachidonic acid), an omega-6 fatty acid, for use in infant formula.

McNeil Nutritionals, Ft. Washington, PA
www.lactaid.com
Jack M. Powitchko, Executive Director
jpowitch@mccus.jnj.com
(215) 273-7206

Licensor of Lactaid^®.

Mettler-Toledo Safeline Inc., Palm Harbor, FL
www.mt.com/safelineus
Viggo Nielsen, President
viggo.nielsen@mt.com
(813) 889-9500

Safeline manufactures metal detection systems that meet 3A Dairy Sanitary Standards, USDA requirements and the Baking Industry endorsed BISSC sanitary standard. Also, Safeline designs its systems to meet HACCP and FDA requirements and exceed NEMA 4X/IP69K washdown specifications. Safeline meets or exceeds the most stringent sanitary demands of dairy, meat and other food processing industries while supplying solutions that minimize metal contamination in packaged or loose products.

Miron Construction Co., Inc., Neenah, WI
www.miron_construction.com
Jack Michler, Vice President, Pre-Construction Services
jmichler@mironconst.com
(920) 969-7000

Miron Construction Co., Inc. is headquartered in Neenah, WI with regional offices in Madison and Wausau, WI and Cedar Rapids, IA. Miron had 2006 revenue of $421 million and is ranked among the top 150 contractors in the United States according to Engineering News-Record magazine. Miron provides construction management, design-build, and general construction services to industrial, commercial/retail, healthcare, educational, religious, governmental/institutional, and environmental markets throughout the Midwest. Food processing specialty work includes production facilities, food process line, coolers, freezers and warehouses. In addition, Miron's industrial services division offers crane rental and rigging, machinery moving and installation, laser alignment, optical alignment, maintenance assistance, certified welding, steel erection and field fabrication, and 24-hour emergency services.

Murzan, Inc., Norcross, GA
www.murzan.com
Luis Uribe, Vice President of Sales
murzan@aol.com
(770) 448-0583

Murzan, Inc. presents its complete range of CIP capable sanitary pumps for transferring viscous fluids, shear sensitive liquids, and large fragile particles. Murzan, Inc. also presents its complete line of drum, mixing bowl, kettle and bin unloading systems. Exceptional in suction lift, it offers the most efficient way of unloading drums and other containers.

National Starch Food Innovation, Bridgewater, NJ
www.foodinnovation.com
Max Koxholt, Senior Associate — Dairy
max.koxholt@nstarch.com
(908) 685-7010

Wide range of products and services to help dairy companies better understand the sensory attributes that influence consumer liking, rapidly formulate food products incorporating those attributes, and deliver those attributes through specified manufacturing processes.

NatureWorks LLC, Minneapolis, MN
www.natureworksllc.com
Brian Glasbrenner, Business Development, Films & Bottles
brian_glasbrenner@natureworksllc.com
(952) 742-0568

NatureWorks LLC is a stand-alone company wholly owned by Cargill. Dedicated to meeting the world's needs today without compromising the earth's ability to meet the needs of tomorrow, NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available polymers derived from 100-percent annually renewable resources with cost and performance that compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibers. The company applies its unique technology to the processing of natural plant sugars to create a proprietary polylactide polymer, which is marketed under the NatureWorks^® PLA and Ingeo^® fibers brand names. For more information about NatureWorks and its brands, please visit www.natureworksllc.com.

Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Inc., Waukegan, IL
www.nielsenmassey.com
Craig Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer
craign@nielsenmassey.com
(847) 578-1550

As specialists in pure vanilla, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas offers a full line of pure vanilla products. We extract superior quality pure vanillas from the sweet and creamy Madagascar Bourbon, spicy and creamy Mexican, wood Indonesian and the fruity Tahitian vanilla beans. Our unique cold process method of extraction protects the over 250 different flavor components found in vanilla beans from the damaging effects of heat during extraction. This process allows us to extract the total bouquet of flavor and provide a true vanilla profile, not one which has been altered by heat or pressure. All of our vanilla products are 100% all natural, and are kosher certified. Additionally, we offer certified organic vanilla products.

Norse Dairy Systems, Columbus, OH
www.norse.com
Gunther Brinkman, Vice President, Marketing
gbrinkman@norse.com
(614) 421-5307

International supplier of ice cream novelty manufacturing systems. Our systems will create cone, sandwich, tube, and cup novelties, and include cones, wafers, cups, tubes, filling machines, field service, technical service, product R&D, and consulting services.

Osio International, Inc., Anaheim, CA
www.osiopack.com
Robert C. White, Chief Operating Officer
rcwhite@osiopack.com
(513) 237-5501

Osio International is a direct importer of photographic-quality, rotogravure-printed flexible packaging materials. We established our business in 1994 and since have become one of the most respected suppliers of shrink sleeve labels, bar wraps, and bags and pouches in the US. We take great pride in being able to respond as only a small business can, while also having the assets behind us to be able to produce just about anything. Our success and continued rapid growth are results of providing our customers with exceptional product quality, service, and value.

Packaging Technologies, Davenport, IA
www.packt.com
Thomas C. Riggins III, Vice President, Marketing & Sales
tom.riggins@packt.com
(563) 391-1100

Filling, lidding, and overcapping systems accommodate a broad spectrum of containers ranging in size from less than one-ounce to several gallons with single or multiple compartments, constructed from paper, metal, glass and plastic tapered or straight wall containers. These highly versatile and efficient machines are built to last and meet 3A third party verification with servo driven clean-in-place (CIP). Packaging Technologies machines are hard at work in the food, snack, dairy, cosmetic and industrial products industries around the globe.

Pall Corporation, Raynham, MA
www.pall.com
Kathleen S. Berry, Global Marketing Leader – Food & Dairy
kathleen_berry@pall.com
(508) 386-3374

Pall Corporation is the largest and most diverse filtration, separations and purifications company in the world. You can rely on Pall for a proven solution to all of your filtration or separations needs. We design, develop and manufacture an unparalleled range of advanced filter media, associated equipment, separation systems and membrane processes. For the food and beverage industries, Pall has developed filtration and advanced filtration systems that meet market needs for reliability and cost effectiveness. Easy to install and simple to use, the space-saving systems satisfy a wide variety of filtration requirements. Pall filters remove particulate contamination, ensure the absence of spoilage microorganisms, and provide high quality air and gases. Membrane processes can additionally concentrate products without heat, purify and clarify, selectively remove components, and even deal with process effluent. Contact us today!

Pecan Deluxe Candy Company, Dallas, TX
www.pecandeluxe.com
Bennie Brigham, President
bennie_brigham@pecandeluxe.com
(214) 631-3669

Ice cream ingredients: cookie dough, brownies, pralines, toffee, truffles, candies, chocolate covered nuts, pie crust, ribbons, flavor bases, fat free ingredients, sugar free products, baked pieces, and name brand flavors. Services: R&D, flavor development, low fat formulations, chocolate shapes, bon bons, carton designs and marketing.

POWER Engineers, Inc., Boise, ID
www.powereng.com
Connie Taylor, Marketing Director
ctaylor@powereng.com
(208) 685-6211

POWER Engineers is a full-service multidiscipline engineering firm that serves a variety of food, dairy and beverage clients. Count on our material handling, processing, and packaging engineers for solutions. Our electrical, controls structural and civil engineers know the unique needs of a food plant. Our experienced team will bring more to the table than just drawings and lists-we bring ideas. Let us bring a solution if your existing plant has a production or automation challenge, or if you're planning for a new building or system within a building. POWER has 16 offices across the United States, including Idaho, Wisconsin, Georgia and Washington.

Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
www.pg.com
Scott Van Diest, Associate Director
vandiest.sa@pg.com
(513) 983-1658

Nutritional ingredients, technology, consumer understanding, and marketing.

Quality Chekd Dairies Inc., Naperville, IL
www.qchekd.com
Peter W. Horvath, Managing Director
phorvath@qchekd.com
(630) 717-1110

Quality Chekd is a member-owned organization of more than 35 independent dairy processors with over 60 manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States, Guatemala, Mexico and Colombia. Headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, Quality Chekd member companies provide consumers with world-class dairy products that are endorsed by the familiar Blue Q, Red Chek trademark. Member services are comprised of management and production training programs, sales and marketing services, plant quality and food safety consultation, a product testing program through their partnership with Silliker, Inc., as well as supply procurement through its subsidiary QCS Purchasing LLC based in DeLand, Florida.

Randolph Associates, Inc., Birmingham, AL
www.raiconsult.com
Henry E. Randolph Ph.D., President
henry.randolph@raiconsult.com
(205) 595-6455

Randolph Associates, Inc. (RAI) is an international food processing solutions firm. We provide technical solutions to companies in the areas of quality control, sanitation, food safety, productivity, shrinkage control and preventive maintenance. Our services include quality programs, facility audits, operation review/assessments, troubleshooting and crisis management. In addition, we offer technical training programs such as good manufacturing practices, HTST pasteurization, plant sanitation, sensory evaluation, weight and fill control and many others.

Rice Dairy LLC, Chicago, IL
www.ricedairy.com
Peter Turk, Principal
ppt@ricedairy.com
(312) 756-3462

Rice Dairy LLC is a commodity brokerage firm that is positioned on the floor in the dairy pit of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Rice Dairy provides their customers proprietary execution in all dairy futures and cash markets as well as they provide procurement/inventory risk hedging services.

Richmond Baking, Richmond, IN
www.richmondbaking.com
Robert Quigg, Co-Owner
robq@richmondbaking.com
(765) 962-8535

Richmond Baking is a supplier of baked products to the frozen dessert industry. Richmond Baking is an industry leader in ice cream cookie inclusions and granola. We are a leading provider of ice cream inclusions and dessert toppings.

Sensient Flavors, Indianapolis, IN
www.sensient-tech.com
GKen Iwanusa, Sales Director, Dairy
ken.iwanusa@sensient-tech.com
(317) 240-1498

Sensient Flavors is a leading supplier of flavor and flavor ingredients for use in frozen, cultured and fluid dairy applications. A key strength of our dairy business lies in our ability to create new products and customize them for today's rapidly changing consumer market. Our product expertise covers fruit preparations, fruit bases, fudges, caramels, cherries, syrups, confections, egg nog bases, fruit drink bases, flavor powders and stabilizing systems.

Silliker, Inc., Homewood, IL
www.silliker.com
Russell S. Flowers, Ph.D., CSO
russ.flowers@silliker.com
(708) 957-7878 ext. 202

Silliker, Inc. food safety experts provide comprehensive support in helping food manufacturers, restaurants and retailers ensure product safety and nutrition. With 41 labs in 13 countries meeting and exceeding ISO 17025 requirements, Silliker is the leading international network of accredited food testing laboratories. Working together, we'll help your company assess product safety, assure quality, guard against contamination and spoilage, verify products and processes, keep your costs under control and empower employees through education programs.

Star Kay White, Inc., Congers, NY
www.starkaywhite.com
James Taft, Vice President, Sales
jimt@starkaywhite.com
(845) 268-2600 ext. 311

Ice cream ingredients, fluid milk flavors, egg nog base, unique, innovative, and creative. Chocolate, caramel, fruit, marshmallow, candy, chocolate nuts, and flavors. Quality products and service, product development, and custom formulation.

Sympak Group provides flexible, high quality machinery for the food processing industry. From a single unit to a complete processing line with packaging, Sympak has the full range. Our Stephan Division has specialized in both continuous and batch processing equipment for 50 years. We have the finest solutions for all your processed cheese, spread cheese, natural cheeses, cream cheese, butter, herbal emulsions, dips, dressings, and a full range of convenience food solutions.

Tampico Beverages, Chicago, IL
Scott Miller, CEO
(773) 296-0190

Manufacturers of TAMPICO^® fruit juice drink concentrates.

Tate & Lyle Custom Ingredients, Sycamore, IL
www.tateandlyle.com
Tom George, President
thomas.george@tateandlyle.com
(815) 895-6300

Tate & Lyle is a world leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients. Through the use of innovative technology, we transform corn, wheat and sugar into value-added ingredients for customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper, packaging and building industries. We are a leader in cereal sweeteners and starches, sugar refining, value added food and industrial ingredients and citric acid. We are the world number one in industrial starches and the sole manufacturer of SPLENDA® Sucralose. Stabilizer/emulsifier ingredient systems are designed to impart the desired texture and shelf-life characteristics to processed foods with an emphasis on dairy products. The flavored systems group provides dairy cocoa powders, eggnog bases, fruit drink concentrates, and customized flavor and vitamin blends to dairy processors. Another group specializes in custom contract packaging with packaging capabilities ranging from gram pouches to 2,000 pound super bags.

T.C. Jacoby & Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO
www.jacoby.com
Theodore C. Jacoby, Jr., President
ted@jacoby.com
(314) 822-5945

Milk commission merchants to the dairy industry arranging sales and marketing of fluid and finished products since 1949.

Tetra Pak Inc., Vernon Hills, IL
www.tetrapakusa.com
Alan Murray
President & CEO
alan.murray@tetrapak.com
(847) 955-6688

Laurens van de Vijver
Vice President, Strategic Business Development
laurens.vandevijver@tetrapak.com
(847) 955-6680

Goran Olsson
Vice President, Processing
goran.olsson@tetrapak.com
(847) 955-6350

Suleyman Muratoglu
General Manager, Aseptic Dairy, Coffee, & Tea
suleyman.muratoglu@tetrapak.com
(940) 565-8799

Tetra Pak Inc. provides total systems solutions, including complete processing systems or individual components, gabletop packaging systems, and our signature technology, aseptic carton packaging systems. In addition, the company provides systems engineering, technical field service and spare parts support.

Tetra Pak CPS, Winsted, MN
www.tetrapak.com/cheese
Tim High, Vice President
tim.high@tetrapak.com
(320) 485-4401

Tetra Pak Cheese and Powder Systems (Tetra Pak CPS) is a world leading systems and equipment business supplying the cheese and powder industries. Offering innovative solutions, Tetra Pak CPS provides custom manufacturing, process piping, process control systems, engineering, design, installation, start-up, plant renovation and turn-key projects for cheese and powder plants.

Tetra Pak Hoyer, Lake Geneva, WI
www.tetrapakhoyer.com
Gustav Korsholm, General Manager
gustav.korsholm@tetrapak.com
(262) 249-7411

Tetra Pak Hoyer is a supplier of ice cream processing and packaging equipment for the industrial ice cream producer, covering all capacity ranges and market needs, including equipment upgrades, add-ons, reconditioning, spare parts and technical services.

TIC Gums plays an active role in developing stabilizers for the dairy industry. We offer innovative technology, a state of the art production facility, and a full scale dairy pilot plant. When looking for a custom stabilizer system, look to the Gum Gurus® at TIC Gums. Visit us at www.ticgums.com.

Uniloy Milacron Inc., Tecumseh, MI
www.uniloy.com
Richard K. Smith, Commercial Director – Uniloy N.A.
richard_k_smith@uniloy.com
(517) 424-8967

Complete line of blowmolding equipment, including intermittent and continuous extrusion, as well as injection-stretch blowmolders. Structural foam molders. Machines, molds and tooling, parts, operator training, service, and aftermarket support.

Virginia Dare, Brooklyn, NY
www.virginiadare.com
Howard Smith, Jr., President
hsmith@virginiadare.com
(718) 788-1776

Virginia Dare is a leading manufacturer of the highest quality Vanilla, Tea, Coffee and Cocoa extracts and concentrates as well as a uniquely varied line of sweet, fruit and brown flavors for a broad spectrum of baked goods, beverages, confections, and dairy products.

WILD Flavors, Inc., Erlanger, KY
www.wildflavors.com
Donna Hansee, Director of Marketing
dhansee@wildflavors.com
(859) 342-3526

Flavors, colors, ingredients, process technology and beverage packaging equipment.

ZENTIS FOOD Solutions North America LLC, Plymouth, IN
www.zentis.com
Norbert Weichele, CEO
norbert.weichele@zentis.com
(574) 941-1100

Zentis supplies fruit preparation for the dairy, ice cream and bakery industries. Zentis has developed a particularly careful processing process especially for dairies. With the mixing of delicate materials such as milk and prepared fruit, a quality and freshness of the goods is of the highest significance.