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 SFA keeps its members abreast of the latest developments
in a rapidly changing business environment by offering a
wide array of educational opportunities. From seminars with
top-notch
speakers to sponsorship of research at leading universities,
SFA helps its members remain on the leading edge of
knowledge needed to successfully manage and grow their businesses.
Experts-On-Call
SFA
retains expert consultants, allied with major universities,
who are available to advise members on food technology,
snack manufacturing techniques ,nutrition, and corn
and potato research.
Additionally, SFA's Regulatory and Technical Affairs
staff is always on call to answer member questions on various
issues
ranging from environmental compliance to nutrition labeling.
Snack Production Manuals
SFA publishes
comprehensive technical manuals that provide guidelines
and standards for labeling, quality assurance,
good manufacturing
practices, edible oils, corn quality, environmental
compliance, inspection, chipping potatoes and more.
Leaders
Interfacing With Leaders
SFA's Top Management Seminar is
a three day annual member meeting designed for the industry's
senior
leaders. SFA's
Top Management
Seminar features highly acclaimed speakers who
educate participants on labor/management relations, strategic
planning, employee
motivation, current political topics, economic
trends
and other pertinent topics. The meeting also
provides attendees with
an
opportunity to interact with their industry colleagues,
and to participate in a variety of recreational
activities.
Technical Seminars
Throughout the year, SFA sponsors a series
of technical workshops targeted to specific sectors of
the snack industry on the latest
production, quality control and marketing
trends. Seminars include: Management Workshop (with
manufacturing and
sales/marketing tracks), Corn Technology,
Chipping Potato, Pretzel and
Total Quality Assurance. In addition to lectures
from leading industry
experts, these seminars also feature plant
and field tours, as well as hands-on laboratory experiments.
SNAXPO
SFA's SNAXPO is the largest trade show and
exposition devoted exclusively to the
international snack
food market. SNAXPO
attracts the snack food industry's leading
manufacturers and suppliers
from around the world and provides unparalleled
networking opportunities. State-of-the-art
equipment, innovative ingredients, leading
products and services aimed at improving
snack manufacturers' operations are demonstrated on SNAXPO's
exhibit floor.
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