Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
2 Albany St
New Brunswick, NJ
United States
FEMA members and industry stakeholders joining this Deep Dive Workshop will hear from experts on one of the flavor industry’s most important supply markets: vanilla. This day-long workshop will feature vanilla specialists to share insights on vanilla bean growth, harvest, and proper curing methods, updates from primary growing regions, an overview of farming techniques, and an outlook on emerging growing regions.
PROGRAM
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9:00 – 10:00 am |
Vanilla Lifecycle: Cultivation, Harvest, and Curing Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Batko Flavors |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am |
Nethervanilla – Vanilla from a Dutch Greenhouse Filip van Noort, the University of Wageningen |
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Sustainable Vanilla Initiative: Activity Update Don Seville, Sustainable Vanilla Initiative |
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12:00 – 12:45 pm |
Lunch |
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12:45 – 2:00 pm |
Growing Region Round-Up & Panel Discussion Moderator: Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Batko Flavors Confirmed Panelists: Chris Richard & David van der Walde, Aust & Hachmann; Craig Nielsen, Nielsen Massey Vanilla; Vincent Cellier & Stéphane Leveque, De Monchy Natural Products; Henry Todd, Jr., Virginia Dare; Doug Daugherty, Vanilla Corporation of America |
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2:00 – 2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:15 – 3:15 pm |
Domestic Vanilla Production – Opportunities in Southern Florida Dr. Alan Chambers, KeyGene USA |
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3:15 – 4:30 pm |
Global Vanilla: Tasting Vanilla from Different Growing Regions Henry Todd, Jr., Virginia Dare Extract Co. |
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4:30 – 5:00 pm |
FEMA Science Affairs Committee: Methods and Specifications Project on Vanilla Joanna Drake, FEMA |