The Tortilla Industry Association is betting on a highly successful convention this year. Check out the updated convention schedule, including session speakers and more.


The Tortilla Industry Association (TIA), Arlington, Va., is betting on a highly successful convention this year. Recognized as the most important event for all tortilla and flatbread manufacturers, producers, suppliers, consumers and others involved in this growing industry, the TIA Convention, set for Sept. 12-13 in Las Vegas, will showcase equipment, materials, ingredients, packaging and services all in one place.

Check out the updated convention schedule:

Sept. 10
1–5 p.m.                     Exhibitor Move-in and Registration, Forum Ballroom Foyer

5–9 p.m.                     TIA Board Meeting

Sept. 11
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.           Exhibitor Move-in and Registration, Forum Ballroom Foyer

12:30–5:30 p.m.        TIA Annual Golf Tournament, RIO Secco Golf Course

6–7:30 p.m.                TIA Welcome Reception and Raffle, Forum 12-24

Sept. 12
8:30–9:00 a.m.          TIA Annual Members Meeting, Forum 12-24

9–10 a.m.                    Improving Tortilla Production
                                      Sharon Nowak, K-Tron, Forum 12-24

10–11 a.m.                  Latest Solutions for Tortilla Freshness
                                       Scott Hackbrath & Hoyte Sillevis, Forum 12-24

11 a.m. – Noon          Going Forward Without Forgetting – Avanzando & No Olvidando
                                      Consuelo Kickbusch, Forum 12-24

Noon–5 p.m.               TIA Exhibition Opens (Luncheon at Noon), Forum 1-11 & 25

6:30–7:30 p.m.            Entertainment Banquet Reception, Forum 12-14 Foyer

7:30 p.m.                       TIA Entertainment Banquet, Forum 12-24

Sept. 13
8:30–9 a.m.                   Effect of Enzymes on Tortillas
                                        John Fanon, Allied Blending, Forum 12-24

9–10 a.m.                     Keys To Successful Product Innovation
                                       Daniel Brooker, Brooker Laboratories, Forum 12-24

10–11 a.m.                   New Frameworks For Latino Nutrition
                                       Sylvia Melendez-Klinger, Hispanic Foods Communications, Forum 12-24

11 a.m. – Noon            Soulmaize…More Than Just Masa
                                        Soulmaize, Grupo Masa, Forum 12-24

Noon–4 p.m.                TIA Exhibition (Luncheon at Noon), Forum 1-11 & 25

For more information about the show, go to www.tortilla-info.com.