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January 18, 2010

NJFPA Annual Meeting Draws Larger Crowds, More Exhibitors

Bridgeton, NJ - The New Jersey Food Processors Association's Annual Conference on January 21 has drawn a record number of registrations and attracted double the number of exhibitors than in previous years. The 22 exhibitors include local, statewide, national and international food industry-related organizations. The meeting, State and Federal Partners to Strengthen New Jersey's Food Industry, will provide networking and educational opportunities for New Jersey companies representing all facets of the food processing industry.

This year will be our best-attended annual conference in the organization's history, said Lou Cooperhouse, president-elect of the NJFPA, and director of the Rutgers Food Innovation Center. More and more food processors are realizing that the New Jersey Food Processors Association is looking out for the best interests of the industry, and vendors are realizing that this meeting is the best place to make contact with food processing businesses in New Jersey.

The keynote speaker at the meeting will be New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher, whose presentation will be entitled Processing New Jersey's Farm Gate: The Secretary's View. Other speakers include Richard Ritota, program manager of the Food and Drug Safety Program at the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, who will speak about food safety issues and priorities; and Vijay Juneja, Ph.D., lead scientist, predictive microbiology at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, who will talk about emerging technologies for controlling food-borne pathogens. Luncheon speakers Brian Schilling, associate director of the Rutgers Food Policy Institute, and David Brogan, vice president of environmental policy at the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, who will give updates from their respective organizations.

Exhibitors will include:  BD Engineering, Bunzl, City Supply Company, Cumberland County Economic Development, Delaware Valley Packaging Group, Eurofins|S&S Labs, Foote & Jenks Corporation, Gloucester County College, Hess Corporation, Holophane Lighting, Infection Control Technologies, Interstate Sales of New Jersey, Land Resource Recycling Management Inc., MPS Associates, Organic Diversion, Scientific Marketing Services, Securitas Securities Services, Stanker & Galetto, The Pump Shop, USDA Rural Development, Water Dynamics and Widerman & Company Insurance.

The meeting will be held on January 21, 2010 at the Buena Vista Country Club, located on Route 40 in Buena, NJ. The cost is $50 per person. For more information, and to register online or to pay by check, please go to the New Jersey Food Processors Association website at http://www.njfoodprocessors.org/.

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