2011 Annual Meeting and Conference
January 31, 2011
2020 Foresight:
Planning for Success in a Changing
Environment
Welcome and Introductions
• NJFPA Overview
– Who We Are
– Introduction of Our Keynote Speakers
– Introduction of Your NJFPA Board of Directors
– Introduction of Our Conference Sponsor
– Introduction of Our Exhibitors
– 2010 Recap
• Meeting Agenda
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Who We Are
The New Jersey Food Processors Association
(NJFPA) is an organization of manufacturers and
suppliers of food and agricultural products and
services, joined together to promote best practices,
share information and expand the food industry of
New Jersey and the surrounding region
Sharing Our Experience for the Benefit of All
Since 1934
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Our Keynote Speakers
Lt. Governor
Kim Guadagno
NJEDA CEO
Caren Franzini
NJDA Secretary
Douglas Fisher
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Your NJFPA
Board of Directors
NJFPA Executive Board
President and Chairman
Lou Cooperhouse
F & S Produce Co., Inc.
First Vice President
Sam Pipitone
F & S Produce Co., Inc.
Secretary and Treasurer
Pearl Giordano
Limpert Brothers
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NJFPA Directors
David Baldwin
Pinnacle Foods Group
Carmine Catalana, Sr.
Cumberland Dairy
Dennis Doyle
Atlantic Blueberry
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NJFPA Directors
Cliff Johnson
Surfside Products
Steve Kiszely Sr.
Delaware Valley
Packaging Group
Shawn R. Knechtel
Widerman & Company, Inc.
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NJFPA Directors
Joe Lacotte
Bumble Bee Foods
Tom Mangus
Campbell Soup Co.
Dimitri Pappas
Clement Pappas & Co.
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NJFPA Directors – Strategic Partner
Linda Doherty
NJ Food Council
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NJFPA Executive Board - Retirement
Second Vice President, and
Past-President
Sam Ragusa
Violet Packaging
Recently Retired
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Thank You to Our Conference Sponsor!
Herb Cohen
Araceli Guenther
John Vairo
Keith Haber
Stephen Kramer
www.emergingstrategiesgroup.com/
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Thank You to our Exhibitors!
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Emerging Strategies Group
Wiss & Company LLP
Hess Corporation
Delaware Valley Packaging Group
S.M.C. Data Systems Inc.
Curtis Financial Group LLC
Infection Control Technologies
Grace Construction
EMSL Analytical Inc.
10. Gloucester County College
Continuing Education Center
11. MPS Associates LLC
12. Widerman & Co. Insurance
13. J.H. Cohn LLC
14. HelioSage
15. Johnson Building Systems Inc.
16. Land Resource Recycling Mgmt.
17. Arbor Material Handling
18. Vineland Syrup
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Thank You to our Exhibitors!
19. Constellation Energy
20. Rochester Midland Corp.
21. Stanker & Galetto Inc.
22. Condor Technologies
23. CSG Partners LLC
24. South Jersey Energy Solutions
25. American Water
26. Pro-Motion Industries
27. Water Dynamics
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Sonitrol Security of Delaware Val.
Garvey Corporation
Standard Warehouse & Distrib.
Marshall Industrial Technologies
Sentry Insurance
Rutgers Ctr. for Adv. Energy Systems
Gloucester County Economic Devel.
MPE Group
Safe Pac Pasteurization LLC
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Vendor’s
Entrance
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Salon 3
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Grand Ballroom
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Registration
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Entrance
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Thank You to our Executive Secretary
Michele Hujber
Executive Secretary, NJFPA
mhujber@njfoodprocessors.org
2010 Review
2010 Activities
Continually Increasing Association Value
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Annual Conference
Golf Outing
Networking Dinners
Roundtables
Website Enhancements
Ongoing e-Newsletters
Members Only Benefits
Member Directory
Member Listserv
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Annual Conference - 2010
Theme: State and Federal
Partners to Strengthen New
Jersey’s Food Industry
• 2010 was largest-ever meeting, with
50% higher attendance than 2009
– 130 attendees
– 22 exhibitors
• 2011 has greatly surpassed 2010
conference, with >50% attendance
and >50% exhibitors
– 200 attendees
– 36 exhibitors
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Peter Pappas Memorial Golf Outing
Renamed to honor
Peter Pappas,
NJFPA past
president, board
member, and longtime Golf
Tournament
chairman. More than
140 NJFPA
members, spouses
and guests attended.
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Peter Pappas Memorial Golf Outing
• First Place Winners
Mike Zarrella, Brian Romani, Dan Gorski, Matt Enriquez
• Second Place Winners
Art Galetta, Bob Porter, Anton Landgraf, Jeff Danner
• Third Place Winners
Pete Irvin, Joe Cummons, Glenn McKellar, Steve Larro
• Closest to Pin #12
Dave Catalana
• Closest to Pin #17
Scott Anderson
• Longest Drive (Men’s) #7
Sam Pipitone III
• Longest Drive (Women’s) #7
Kathy Roeder
• Straightest Drive #16
Jay Friel
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Networking Dinners
April 15, 2010
• Sponsored by Curtis Financial Group
• Steve Economou and Tom Harvey provided overview of
economic factors, industry trends and valuation metrics
affecting the food industry.
October 20, 2010
• Sponsored by Hess Corporation
• Tim Bigler and Bob McGrew present “Sustainable Energy
Solutions: From Conservation to Renewable Energy”
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Roundtable Events Throughout the Year
• Quality Assurance and Food Safety
• Human Resources
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2011 Annual Conference
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda
7:30 Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits
8:30 Welcome and Introductions
8:45 Opening Keynote Addresses
Kim Guadagno, Lt. Governor of New Jersey
Caren Franzini, CEO of the NJEDA
9:30 NJFPA Annual Meeting and 2011 Strategic Plan
9:45 Speaker: John Stanton, St. Joseph’s University
10:15 Speaker: Herb Cohen, Partner, ESG
11:00 Break: Exhibits, Networking
12:00 Lunch
Speaker: David Brogan, NJBIA
Closing Keynote: Douglas Fisher, Secretary of NJDA
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New Jersey: The Innovation State
• The New Jersey: #4 in the US (behind MA, CA, CT) in the Risk
Capital and Entrepreneurial Index in 2010
– Milken Institute index, just released in January 2011, measures each
state’s entrepreneurial culture through the analysis of risk capital
vehicles such as venture capital investment, initial public offerings,
business creation, and patent activity.
– New Jersey was #21 in 2008, and jumped 17 positions!
– Overall, NJ is #11 nationally in Science & Technology Index, up one
position from 2008.
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Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno
NJEDA CEO Caren Franzini
NJDA Secretary Douglas Fisher
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2011 Annual Meeting and Conference
January 31, 2011
2020 Foresight:
Planning for Success in a Changing
Environment
2011 Save the Dates!
• Next Networking Dinner
– March 16, 2011, at the Westin Mt. Laurel
– Sponsored by Wiss & Company
– Jim Duffy, Partner-in-Charge, Food Industry Group
• Extension of Bush Tax Cuts Through 2012
• Depreciation, Tax Credits, Domestic Production Deduction
• Your Financial Questions Answered!
• Annual Golf Outing
– June 9, 2011, at the Buena Vista Country Club
• Opportunities for Event Sponsorships
• Please complete our Survey!
– Enter Raffle to Receive $50 Gift Today
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Roundtables – Food Safety
Donna Schaffner, Rutgers Food Innovation Ctr
dfschaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Doug Nicoll, F&S Produce
dnicoll@freshcutproduce.com
Future Meetings
– Feb. 8: Rutgers Food Innovation Center, Bridgeton
• Regulatory Concerns & Reporting Rqmts. For Chemicals in
Food Processing Plants
– Mar. 15: Pinnacle Foods, Cherry Hill
• Handling Food Allergens in Food Processing Plants and Label
Scanning for CCP Verification
– Apr. 12: Rutgers Food Innovation Center, Bridgeton
• Training Programs for Food Processors
– May 10: Rutgers Food Innovation Center, Bridgeton
• Highlights from the Food Safety Summit, held in Wash. DC 31
Roundtables – Human Resources
Kelly Tondo, F&S Produce
ktondo@freshcutproduce.com
Dimitri Pappas, Clement Pappas
dipappas@clementpappas.com
Potential Future Topics
– Controlling health care costs/benchmarking against your
peers in the area
– Hiring - how to find capable food manufacturing
employees
– Managing workers comp and FMLA/NJMLA issues in
NJ's high-cost environment
– Developing/training/engaging your workforce
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Visit our Website!
www.njfoodprocessors.org
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Help Expand Our Membership!
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2011-2013 NJFPA Board Nominations
Karen Kritz, NJDA
Expanded NJFPA Board
• In 2011, Increased to 12 Members
• Previously composed of 8 Board of Directors
• Now includes two sets of five processor members and
one associate member, elected to alternating 2-year
terms
• In addition, Board now consists of up to two nonvoting advisory board members, selected from a
strategic partner food industry association or state
or federal agency.
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2011-2013 Board Nominations
Processors
Carmine Catalana, Sr.
Cliff Johnson
Dimitri Pappas
David Baldwin
Denny Doyle
Strategic Partner
Linda Doherty
Associate
Shawn Knechtel
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Please Welcome our Next Speakers
John Stanton
St. Joseph’s University
Herb Cohen
Emerging Strategies Group
Executive Leaders Radio
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