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Purchasing power in
Sosland's annual Purchasing
Seminar will be held June 12-14

ponsored by MEAT&POULTRY's parent company, Sosland Publishing
Co., the 28th annual Purchasing Seminar, held June 12-14 in Kansas
City, Mo., arms buyers of raw materials and ingredients for food production with insight into supply and demand issues affecting their businesses.
This marks the second year meeting organizers have included programs addressing specific trends related to the meat and poultry industry. The Purchasing Seminar will also address more global factors, many of which overlap into
a wide variety of food industries, including grainbased foods and baking.
Presentation topics
Steve Kay, contributing editor
to include:
to M&P and editor of Cattle Buyers Weekly, will address market
Grain markets:
trends and purchasing drivers im* Wheat feed grains
pacting the beef and pork indusand millfeed
tries, while Susan Trudell, senior
* Weather
director with Express Markets
Ingredient markets:
Analytics, will take a broad look
Kay
* Bakery flour
at the poultry complex and discuss
* Shortening
factors impacting this segment's supply chain.
* Sweeteners
The Purchasing Seminar has become an essential
* Cocoa
annual
event for food industry executives involved
* Dairy
in ingredient purchasing and supply chain manage* Eggs
ment. The program includes 20 individual presenta* Spices
* Fruits
tions covering commodity markets, agricultural pol* Nuts
icy, and economic and consumer trends. The event
provides attendees the opportunity to listen to leadMeat and poultry markets:
ing authorities and to exchange views with industry
* Beef Complex
* Poultry Complex
peers. The ingredient markets covered range from
* Pork Complex
grain and oil seeds to the meat and poultry complex.
The Purchasing Seminar is designed for executives
Trends and developments:
in the food processing industry who are involved
* Consumer attitudes
* Washington and ag policy
in ingredient procurement, market analysis, supply
* Economic trends
chain management and corporate planning. It serves
* Energy supply and demand
those needing to be current on major supply and demand issues affecting food processors.

MEAT&POULTRY

April 2005

www.MEATPOULTRY.com

K.C.
DATES AND LOCATION
June 12-14, 2005
The Fairmont Kansas City

SUNDAY SESSION
REGISTRATION FEE
$175

REGULAR REGISTRATION FEES
(After May 13)
$1,000 first registrant
$875 additional registrants from
same company

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Registrants are responsible for making
their own hotel reservations. Blocks of
rooms have been set aside at both The
Fairmont Kansas City and The Raphael
(across the street) for Purchasing
Seminar participants. Be sure to
mention the Sosland Publishing Co.
Purchasing Seminar when making the
reservation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara Mount
Sosland Publishing Co.
4800 Main Street, Suite 100
Kansas City, Mo. 64112-2513
phone: 816.756.1000
fax: 816.968.2876
E-mail: bmount@sosland.com

http://seminars.sosland.com http://www.MEATPOULTRY.com

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