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Leigh Wickersham

Jan 09

Expand Your Professional Network

By Membership, Uncategorized

Membership in the NIOP affords you opportunities to connect with other industry professionals.  Bring awareness to your company and learn what your peers are doing at events that include membership meetings, business and after hours mixers and the annual convention. “One of the biggest frustrations for folks is that as they attend virtual meetings, even if they get the education they are looking for, they’re not getting what they perceive to be extremely valuable: contacts and connections that build and…

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Jan 08

A Member Says It Best!

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Just before yearend, the NIOP staff received a phone call to let us know that Columbus Vegetable Oils would sponsor lunch on both Monday and Tuesday at the 2021 Convention.  This sponsorship was unexpected since the company had already signed up for a golf hole sponsorship. During a recent Convention Committee meeting, Chairman Liam Rogers asked his committee to help share the need and opportunity to be a sponsor of the 2021 Convention even if a member’s company was unable to attend due to travel restrictions….

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Jan 05

Arizona’s Open Spaces Offer Safer Spaces for the 2021 NIOP Convention

By Events

Sweeping vistas framed by spectacular mountain ranges. More than 325 days of sunshine each year. Outdoor sightseeing galore, spacious indoor and outdoor venues for hosting safe, social distanced meetings and events. There’s no better place to spread out — than the 2021 NIOP Convention to be held in Tucson, Arizona.  (Picture above NIOP’s 2021 host hotel:  the JW Marriott Starr Pass, Tucson, AZ.) Thanks to near perfect weather, being outdoors is the norm. In fact, the majority of Arizona’s hotels…

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Jan 04

Dr. Shelley Balanko to Address How the Pandemic has impacted Consumer Behavior and Trends

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  Shelley Balanko, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of The Hartman Group to Address NIOP Members and Attendees in March (2021)     Dr. Balanko has an informed understanding of social and cultural influences impacting the marketplace of today and tomorrow. Shelley regularly engages a diverse audience spanning the foodservice, consumer packaged goods and retail segments as she shares leading-edge consumer insights and implications from the field. As a member of The Hartman Group leadership team and head of business development, her…

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Dec 30

One of the many safety measures that will be taken at the 2021 Convention

By Events

The NIOP will be employing many health and safety measures at the 2021 Convention. Each day of the convention, attendees will have their temperature taken prior to entering the meeting/meal space.  A “I’m cool” sticker will be applied to the required convention nametag to indicate that the attendee’s temperature is within the safe and healthy range as indicated by the CDC. This will be one of the many ways in which the NIOP will do what it can to keep…

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Sep 28

It’s OOOoo-I-T Week!

By Events

A sold out class of attendees will participate in NIOP’s 2020 OIT (Oilseed Industry Training) this week.  Thank you in advance to the companies who are supporting the OIT by allowing their team members to partipate either as presenters or as attendees. AMCOM ADM Ag Processing, Inc. Agri Trading Agrimin Control International Pte, Ltd. Bridgewell Agribusiness, LLC Bunge Cargill, Inc. Clasen Quality Chocolate CMC Foods, Inc. Foresta Foods Inc. Fuji Vegetable Oil, Inc. StoneX Group PYCO Industries, Inc. Refinitiv Renewable…

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