Thank you to everyone that came to the 2016 AFOA Annual Meeting. A special thanks to all the AFOA sponsors. Below is an evaluation, the final list of attendees and powerpoint presentations from the speakers. To see photos from the event, click here and scroll to the bottom on the Annual Meeting Recap page.
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Click here for a final list of 2016 AFOA Annual Meeting Attendees
Click the speaker’s name below for the 2016 AFOA Annual Meeting presentation
-Dr. Charles Starkey, Auburn University Topic: Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
-Ryan Standard, The Jacobsen Publishing Topic: Current Market Conditions for Animal Proteins and Fats
-Sara Fagen, DDC
-Doug Sosnik
-Kurt Barth, The Brock Report
-Leon Bruner, DVM, PHD, Grocery Manufacturer’s Association Topic: Changing Consumer Preferences as they relate to vegetable oils, (including non-GMO, clean labels, etc.)
-Graham Noyes, Noyes Law Corporation Topic: low Carbon Fuel Standard in CA (LCFS)
-John Cusick, RBF Topic: Biodiesel World Trade Patterns
-John Cusick, RBF Topic: Biodiesel World Trade Patterns
-Larry Schafer, National Biodiesel Board Topic: Biodiesel Update
-Dan McLaughlin, Grain and Grain Product Marketing & Sales at Union Pacific Topic: State of the Railroads
-Bob Collette, Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils Topic: Food Safety and Modernization Act
Thank you to all the 2016 AFOA Annual Meeting Sponsorship
Thank you sponsors from your AFOA Staff!
Platinum Sponsorship:
Lanyard Sponsorship:
Coffee Break Sponsorship:
Gold Level:
Adamant BioNRG S.r.l
Agri Trading Corporation
Chembulk Maritime USA, LLC
Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.
D.A. Lorentzen, Inc.
Darling Ingredients
Gavilon, LLC
Geo. Pfau’s Sons Co., Inc.
Gersony-Strauss Company, Inc.
Hudson Tank Terminals Corporation
Hurley Brokerage, Inc.
INTL FCStone
Jacob Stern & Sons
Kinder Morgan’s Delta Terminal
Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC
Mendota Agri Products
MPB Commodities, Inc.
Netco
Odin Marine Group, LLC
Oilseeds International, Ltd.
Pasternak, Baum & Co., Inc.
Sanimax Marketing, Limited
Solmar-Universal Tanker Chartering, Inc.
Stolt-Nielsen USA, inc.
Sunbelt Commodities, Inc.
The Jacobsen Publishing
The Scoular Company
Third Coast Commodities
Trans Ocean Bulk Logistics
Urner Barry
Victory Tropical Oil USA, Inc.
West Coast Reduction Ltd.
Silver Level:
Florence Commodities
Global Seaport Services, Inc.
Richardson Oilseed Limited
Table Luncheon Sponsor:
Grain Processing Corp.
Hudson Tank Terminals Corporation
MPB Commodities, Inc.
Norfolk Oil Transit
Odin Marine Group, LLC.
Renewable Materials, LLC.
South Chicago Packing/Ed Miniat, Inc.
Victory Tropical Oil USA, Inc.
