40th Annual Texas Food Processors Conference May 17-18, 2017 Omni Dallas Hotel Park West

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1 President ALLEN MIZE Del Monte Foods Crystal City, Texas Vice President ASHLEY SEELIG Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Fredericksburg, TX Treasurer DAVE OSBORN Leon C. Osborn Co. San Antonio, Texas Secretary BECKY PFUNDHELLER Analytical Food Labs Grand Prairie, Texas Executive Director AL B. WAGNER, JR. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension College Station, Texas Directors HARRELL BANKS Vollmer Products Intl. San Antonio, Texas MICHAEL BILLINGS Creative Foodworks San Antonio, Texas JERRY BROWN Del Sol Food Co. Inc. Brenham, Texas ELIZABETH CURTIS Bolner s Fiesta Products San Antonio, Texas RON DOBBS United Salt Corp. Houston, Texas BRIAN DURST TricorBraun The Colony, Texas GREG HANKS Advanced Spice & Trading Carrollton, Texass JAMES RENFRO Renfro Foods Fort Worth, Texas April th Annual Texas Food Processors Conference May 17-18, 2017 Omni Dallas Hotel Park West Attention: TFPA Members and Invited Guests! Enclosed is your Annual Meeting information including: copy of program registration form scholarship auction information contribution form Dove Hunt registration The meeting is set for May 17-18, 2017, at the Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West in Dallas (1590 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, 75234). Hotel reservations must be made by April 17 in order to guarantee a room. For reservations, call or and mention Texas Food Processors. The group rate is $145. We have a reception time on Wednesday evening. And our auction will be held Thursday evening in conjunction with dinner. This year s program is designed to provide great information on improving your business while leaving ample time to socialize. I hope you and many of your employees and coworkers will be able to attend. Come ready to network with fellow food industry people. Please complete the enclosed registration form and return along with the proper fees to: Texas Food Processors Assn., P.O. Box 341, College Station, TX ; ; fax I look forward to seeing you in Dallas for our annual meeting! Sincerely, Al Wagner TFPA Executive Director P.O. Box 341, College Station, TX Fax:

2 TEXAS FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING May 17-18, 2017 Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West Wednesday, May 17, :00-1:30 p.m. TFPA Board Meeting AGENDA NOON Registration Opens 2:00-2:45 p.m. Business Meeting - All TFPA members 2:45-3:15 p.m. Product Recall: Mitigating Risk for a Challenging Time Matt Bottorff, Sales Executive, Soules Insurance Agency, Conroe, TX 3:15-3:45 p.m. Working with Food Banks Bo Soderbergh, Executive Director, Tarrant Area Food Bank, Fort Worth, TX 3:45-4:15 p.m. COFFEE BREAK 4:15-5 p.m. Controlling Cost of Job-Related Injuries - Pat Crawford, Div. of Workers Compensation, Texas Dept. of Insurance, Austin, TX 6:00-6:30 p.m. New Member Reception for all attendees 6:30-7:30 p.m. Reception for all attendees (heavy hors d oeuvres) Thursday, May 18, p.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:45 a.m. Legislative Update Michael Gruber, Senior VP for Federal Affairs, GMA, Washington, D.C. 9:45-10:30 a.m. Preventative Controls for Human Foods Dr. Gary Smith, Food Safety Net Services, College Station, TX 10:30-11:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK 11:00-11:45 a.m. Working with Millenials Tracy Timm, R.H. Sweeney & Associates, Dallas, TX 12:15-2:30 p.m. Luncheon Scholarship Presentations Featured Speaker: Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX The Game-Winning 3 6 6:30 p.m. Silent Auction 6:30 7 p.m. Buffet Dinner 7-9 p.m. Live Auction P.O. Box 341, College Station, TX Fax:

3 REGISTRATION FORM 40th Annual TFPA Meeting May 17-18, 2017 Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West Please print or type names as they should appear on badges: Name Spouse Name Spouse Name Spouse Registration* charges are as follows: First registrant, before April 24 First registrant, after April 24 Non-Member Firm (before April 24) Non-Member Firm (after April 24) Additional Registrants from Same Firm (per person) (member or nonmember) Thursday Dinner/Auction Only (**IMPORTANT! please see footnote below before you check this line)** Annual Meeting Contribution (fill out enclosed form) Raffle Tickets (fill out enclosed form) Scholarship Gift (fill out enclosed form) Auction or Theme Table Sponsor (fill out enclosed form) Dove Hunt (fill out enclosed form) Total Amount Enclosed Amt. enclosed $ $ $ $ $ $ $ How many from your company (include spouses*) will attend the following social functions? Please mark the appropriate number beside the function(s) you will be attending. Wednesday Night Reception Thursday Lunch Thursday Night Dinner/Auction Method of Payment: Check MasterCard VISA AmericanExpress Credit card number Exp. Date Signature Name on credit card Company Address PLEASE CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER OR FIRST-TIME ATTENDEE City State Zip Complete and return with payment to: TEXAS FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 341, COLLEGE STATION, TX *Registration includes: reception, one luncheon, one dinner, refreshment breaks, all meetings and hospitality functions. Spouses may participate in the conference free of charge. **You do not need to purchase a dinner ticket if you are paying the registration fee. This option is for registered companies who wish to have additional individuals attend ONLY the dinner and auction. Please note at least one person from the company must pay the full registration fee if dinner tickets are being purchased for additional individuals attending the dinner/auction only.

4 Attention TFPA Members: The 40th Annual Texas Food Processors Conference is requesting your assistance. This year s meeting will be May 17-18, 2017 at the Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West. TFPA continues to be committed to providing our members with a networking forum that provides information, services, support and strengthens the food processing industry in Texas. However, we need your financial help. Your CONTRIBUTION to the annual meeting fund provides support for the scheduled events, assists in obtaining interesting speakers for the convention, and helps keep membership dues and registration costs low. We do not sell exhibits at our annual meeting; therefore, our way of raising funds to offset meeting expenses, keeping registration fees down and expanding the minds of the future is through your generosity at this time. PLEASE help us either by making a contribution or participating in the Scholarship Auction activity or BOTH! YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED in two areas! Annual Meeting Contribution $600 and over $400 - $599 $200 - $399 GOLD SILVER BRONZE Your Name: Company: Please send this form and your contribution to: Texas Food Processors Assn., P.O. Box 341, College Station, TX ; fax If paying with credit card, please complete the following (not necessary if this info has already been included on registration form): MasterCard VISA American Express Card number Expiration date Name on card Signature_ P.O. Box 341, College Station, TX Fax:

5 2017 Theme Table Sponsorship Information Please consider being one of our $1,500 Theme Table Sponsors for our Raffle tables at the upcoming TFPA meeting. Your sponsorship includes: Signage recognition on table, company information displayed, There can be up to 3 sponsors per table Company information and giveaways will be put into registration packet Company information may be placed on table for full sponsors Special recognition in the conference program if turned in prior to May 5, 2017 Verbal recognition during the auction Yes, I would like to sponsor one of the theme tables at $1,500 per table. Please indicate here how you wish your Company Name to appear in promotional material. Please provide your contact name and here: Name: Raffle Ticket Purchase Information I would like to pre- buy the following raffle tickets for my chance to win one of the Theme tables discussed above. I understand that the value of the items on the table will be approximately $1,000 in value. Tickets purchased during your registration are discounted from the price at the TFPA event. Please be sure to give your co- workers an opportunity to purchase some tickets in their name if they will be unable to attend. Single Tickets at $20 each = $ A 10 pack of tickets for $150 = $ A 25 pack of tickets for $250 = $ Winners will be announced at the live auction. You do not need to be present to win. Name: _ Company Name: cindy@tfpa.org Fax: Questions:

6 2017 DONATION FORM LIVE OR SILENT AUCTION Cash Donation for Auction Items I do not have an item to donate but would like to make a cash donation in the amount of $ to the TFPA Auction committee so that they can purchase an item to place in the live or silent auction on my behalf. Business Contributor(or Individual): _ Contact Person: _ Phone: I would like to donate the following to the TFPA Scholarship Auction: Type of Contribution: Product Service Gift Certificate Cash Approximate Retail Value of Donation or Cash Amount for Auction Committee to purchase items: $ Description: Please be specific and include any information such as number of seats or participants, sizes, items included or excluded and any restrictions such as expiration dates or excluded dates. Signature of Donor: Date: Please fax or this donation form or request information no later than May 1, 2017 in order to have the item and information included in the auction. cindy@tfpa.org Fax form: Questions: CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW The TFPA Scholarship Foundation is a 501c3 organization representing food processing companies engaged in the manufacture of various food and allied products. The group is dedicated to supporting and promoting the achievement of young men and women students in the fields of food science and food technology.

7 2017 Scholarship Foundation Donation I would like to make a monetary donation to the Texas Food Processors Scholarship Foundation in the amount of _, or as noted on the donation level indicated below. Donation Levels: $0 - $999 All donators of this level will receive recognition in the registration packet. $1,000 All donators of this level will receive recognition in the registration packet. $2,500 All donators of this level will receive recognition in the registration packet, special recognition during the 2017 TFPA Auction, May 18, $5,000 + All donators of this level will receive recognition in the registration packet, special recognition during the luncheon, during which the scholarships are awarded to the deserving students and special recognition during the 2017 TFPA Auction. Please send this form and your contribution to the address below or mail this in with your event registration TFPA Scholarship Foundation PO Box 341 College Station, TX Make checks payable to: TFPA Scholarship Foundation Or if paying by credit card, you can fax this form to: If you wish to make your donation via credit card, please complete the following: MasterCard VISA American Express Card Number: Expiration Date: Name on Card Phone Billing Address My donation amount is $ cindy@tfpa.org Fax: Questions:

8 TFPA's 7th Annual Warriors Skeet Shoot & Dove Hunt Our 7 th Annual event honoring our wounded warriors will take place on October 7, 2017 starting around 1:00 p.m. and TFPA wants to encourage everyone to attend and support our organization and our troops. This is a great event for the entire family. If you cannot attend, we strongly encourage you to consider making a donation to the TFPA Scholarship Foundation designated for this event. Monies donated will be split evenly between the TFPA Scholarship Foundation (for student scholarships) and the Combat Marine Outdoors ((combatmarineoutdoors.org) a 501(c)(3)Corporation)) that provides the wheelchairs, transportation and outings for wounded warriors from the various bases and military hospitals around San Antonio. We will have 40 to 50 warriors and possible more from past Wars along with their families for this special event. The Texas Food Processors Association had our first annual dove hunt in the fall of 2010 with over 30 participants from the TFPA and the fine company of 20 wounded warriors. This event is designed to be a family fun event for the TFPA members and their guests, to raise monies for the TFPA Scholarship Foundation, and also as a way for us to show our appreciation to the fine men and women of our military forces. Even if you are not a hunter, your support and participation is meaningful. I hope you are willing to step up and sponsor one of our wounded warriors. Please see all the details below or feel free to contact John Vollmer or Greg Hanks to discuss. The Details Cost: $ per hunter (TFPA members and their invited guest) Combat Marine Outdoors Sponsorship: $ per hunter Additional 2 week Split Season Hunting Option: $ extra per hunter When: Saturday, October 7, 2017 starting at 1 p.m. The event will be held during the North Zone season Where: Just outside of Jourdanton, Texas, approximately 45 miles south of San Antonio Includes: Dove hunting & skeet shooting with your fellow TFPA members, family, guests & warriors Dinner & Libations: Bar- B- Que, tea with all of the trimmings Live Country Music to enjoy as you sit under the live oaks and finish the evening visiting with new found friends Additional hunting option: the owner of the property has offered his ranch for the two weeks in December when the Zone opens up for the second Dove season. Great fellowship with some of America s Finest Soldiers that have sacrificed so much for our freedoms. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW The TFPA Scholarship Foundation is a 501c6 organization representing food processing companies engaged in the manufacture of various food and allied products. The group is dedicated to supporting and promoting the achievement of young men and women students in the fields of food science and food technology.

9 2017 Dove Hunt Registration Form Business Contributor(or Individual): _ Contact Person: _ Phone: Spots purchased for you and your guest: spots at $300 ea. Spots purchased to sponsor a Wounded Warrior: spots at $300 ea. Additional 2 week Split Season Hunting Option: spots at $200 ea. Total $_ Total $_ Total $_ Grand Total $ Please send this form and your contribution to the address below or mail this in with your event registration TFPA Scholarship Foundation, Dove Hunt PO Box 341 College Station, TX Make checks payable to: TFPA Scholarship Foundation - Dove Hunt Or if paying by credit card, you can fax this form to: Please complete the following: MasterCard VISA American Express Card Number: Expiration Date: Name on Card Signature jvollmer@vpitexas.com Fax form to: Questions: John