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Goin' to

Kansas City

announced.
The American Association of Meat
Educational sessions are open to all
Processors (AAMP) will be in
+
attendees
throughout the convention.
MEAT POULTRY's backyard this
Some
of
the
sessions include:
summer as the 79th annual convention
*
Retail
Space
Marketing, "Lipstick on
comes to Kansas City, Missouri.
a
Pig";
Processors, packers, retailers,
* Reducing STEC in Beef Produced by
wholesalers, HRI operators, caterers,
Small Business Meat Processors;
deli operators, home foodservice
* Ask the Lawyers;
dealers and catalog marketers, plus
* How to Make a Best of Show Product;
both members and non-members of
* Meat Trends;
AAMP, are encouraged to attend the
* Driving Demand...What Does this
annual event from July 19-21 at the
Mean?; and
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at
* How to Grow Your
Crown Center.
Business, Multi-Generation.
Attendees can kick
EXHIBIT HOURS
July 19:
The exhibit hall will
off their show visit with
1 - 4:30 p.m.
open with a ribbon cutting
the pre-convention bus
July 20:
at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday,
tour on Wednesday, July
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
July
19. The exhibit
18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
July 21:
floor
will
be open every
The tour will go to Bunzl
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
day - July 19-21 - for three to
Processor Division/Koch
three-and-a-half hours.
Supplies, Multivac Inc. and
Various networking opportunities
UltraSource LLC.
will also be part of the annual
AAMP President Louis E. Muench
convention. The Welcome Reception
will host the President's Reception at
is from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July
the Sheraton from 6 to 8 p.m., July 18.
19 at Union Station and a Cocktail
The first full day of the convention,
Reception and Closing Social will be
Thursday, July 19, will kick off with
held on Saturday, July 21 starting at 5
the Welcoming Session at 8 a.m.
p.m. in the Sheraton ballroom.
The keynote speaker has yet to be

During the Closing Social, AAMP's
annual awards will be presented
and a drawing will be held for a
trip for two to the 2019 American
Convention of Meat Processors &
Suppliers' Exhibition in Mobile,
Alabama. The prize will include
airfare, accommodations, convention
registration and tickets to the social
events during the 2019 show.
Always a highlight of each year's
AAMP event is the American Cured
Meat Championships, this year held in
conjunction with the University Class
competition. The University Class
provides a venue for students who
have an interest in processed meats to
compete at the intercollegiate level.
The ACMC awards will name a
Grand Champion, Reserve Grand
Champion, Champion and Reserve
Champion in 29 different classes
including the 2018 Featured Class of
Small Diameter BBQ Sausage.
AAMP has already selected dates
and locations for the 2019 and 2020
conventions - July 25-27, 2019, in
Mobile, Alabama, and July 30-Aug. 1,
2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Non-AAMP members are welcome
to attend the convention - those
belonging to other national trade
organizations will receive the same
AAMP member registration rate.
For more information on the
conventions, go to www.aamp.com.
RYAN MCCARTHY | rmccarthy@sosland.com

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will hold its annual
convention and expo,
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