BEMA expects one of its largest speaker programs at annual event
The Bakery Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA) Conventions and Programs committee has developed one of the strongest programs ever for its 2013 annual meeting, which will be held June 20-25 at The Broadmoor, a resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. The program includes speakers from Aryzta NA, The Kroger Co., Walmart, Flowers Foods, Pepperidge Farm Inc. and Nestlé among others.
BEMA recently adopted a question-and-answer format for its baker panels that has been well-received. At its annual meeting, BEMA will present two hosted Q&A sessions, the baking executive panel and the international session. Members of the baking executive panel include Irwin Gordon, CEO, Landes Foods; John Likovich, CEO, Sterling Food; and Frank Cole, group manager, Nestlé. The panel will be moderated by Jay Hardy, region vice president, AB Mauri Fleischmann’s. The international session will take the form of a casual conversation with Dan Bailey, senior vice president, Supply Chain, Aryzta NA, focusing on his company’s recent overseas expansion. Sophia Pai, Walmart’s director of quality, private brands, will describe the company’s culture and operations principles and how its private label plays a role in the company.