November 2012 APC Newsletter DOMESTIC NEWS AND UPDATES Program Set for APC Winter Con- ference, December 5-6, 2012! Totebag Task Force Update eTDE Task Force Update INTERNATIONAL NEWS APC Hosts Mexican Trade Semi- nar in Texas APC WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS Mississippi Peanut Growers Association Old Home Foods Bell Plantation Almalla International, Inc. THE PEANUT FOUNDATION UPDATES TPF Announces Plans for 2013 Quick Notes PEANUT NUTRITION Nutrition News You Can Use: Peanut skins may improve nutri- ent profile and flaour of peanut butter INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENT FAAN and FAI Merge to Become FARE NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS National Peanut Board NPB Names Robert T. Parker IV as New President & CEO NPB Sets Schedule for Quar- terly Board Meeting Domestic News and Updates Program Set for APC Winter Conference, December 5-6, 2012! We hope you are planning to at- tend the APC Winter Conference which will take place in Washing- ton, DC, December 5 and 6 at the Washington Marriott Hotel, located in the West End of downtown and near Georgetown. In addition to committee and board meetings, we have several good presentations planned for the Gen- eral Session, including the intro- duction of John Lehr, the CEO of FARE (the new allergy organization formed by the merger of FAAN and FAI). We also are very pleased to have with us Dr. Daniel Rotrosen who is the Director of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Trans- plantation at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH. He will update us on the latest research into finding the causes of and potential remedies for peanut allergy. A representa- tive of the FDA will also talk about the new food safety law as the agency moves forward with imple- mentation. Maria Casparian from Edesia, the U.S. affiliate of Nutriset which makes Plumpy’nut ®, will speak about their food aid opera- tions. Cocktail receptions are planned for both Wednesday and Thursday nights and as always, you are encouraged to invite any gov- ernment or political representa- tives that you wish. Just let us know who they are so name badges can be prepared in ad- vance. And, with the Congress expected to still be in lame duck session, it is a good time to come to town and visit your political repre- sentatives. We have a big turnout for this year’s Winter Conference. If you are planning to come to the meet- ing and have not registered, please do so immediately so that we can make final meal function guaran- tees and ensure that you are on the registration list and have a badge. The tentative agenda and registra- tion can be found here . We still have a few exhibit spaces and meeting sponsorships available. Please contact Cindy Stickles at 703 -838-9500 or at cstick- [email protected]to take ad- vantage of these opportunities. We look forward to seeing you in Washington. Sponsorships are still available for APC Winter Conference Not too much time left to take advantage of a huge targeted mar- keting opportunity: exhibiting and/ or sponsoring an event at the APC Winter Conference. Space is limited, so take advantage of this special opportunity to be more visible to your target audi- ence. Contact Cindy Stickles cstick- [email protected]today. Don’t delay and sign up before they are all gone. Totebag Task Force Update There will be a meeting of the Totebag/Barcode Taskforce on December 5 at 4:30 pm. There will be discussions on the new pro- posed barcode tag, the results of the breathability test, and finaliza- tion of the traceability data on the totebag manufacturer tag. This meeting is open to everyone, but shellers and manufacturer users of the totebags are encouraged to attend. Totebag manufacturers have started adding traceability informa- tion on totebags manufactured after July 1. Each tote should con- tain a 3 digit tote manufacturer ID followed by a series of characters identifying the shipment from source. We still have some suppli- ers not complying and the Decem- ber meeting will discuss ways to get full compliance. Data is being collected on top fab- ric breathability to determine what standard should be established for the top fabric. Results of tests at the Dawson Lab this summer using various top fabric weave will be reviewed with the idea to establish a new standard for top fabric breathability. This change is ex- pected to eliminate the last few mold issues. All the tote manufac- turers are exceeding the current standard. Testing is continuing on a new stickier barcode tag and results of those test will be covered during the meeting. Data collected on all totebag tested will be handed out at the meeting and discussed if there are non-standard results.
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November 2012
APC Newslet ter
DOMESTIC NEWS AND UPDATES
Program Set for APC Winter Con-ference, December 5-6, 2012!
Totebag Task Force Update
eTDE Task Force Update
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
APC Hosts Mexican Trade Semi-nar in Texas
APC WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Mississippi Peanut Growers Association
Old Home Foods
Bell Plantation
Almalla International, Inc.
THE PEANUT FOUNDATION UPDATES
TPF Announces Plans for 2013
Quick Notes
PEANUT NUTRITION
Nutrition News You Can Use: Peanut skins may improve nutri-ent profile and flaour of peanut butter
INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
FAAN and FAI Merge to Become FARE
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
National Peanut Board
NPB Names Robert T. Parker IV as New President & CEO
NPB Sets Schedule for Quar-terly Board Meeting
Domestic News and Updates
Program Set for APC Winter Conference, December 5-6, 2012!
We hope you are planning to at-tend the APC Winter Conference which will take place in Washing-ton, DC, December 5 and 6 at the Washington Marriott Hotel, located in the West End of downtown and near Georgetown. In addition to committee and board meetings, we have several good presentations planned for the Gen-eral Session, including the intro-duction of John Lehr, the CEO of FARE (the new allergy organization formed by the merger of FAAN and FAI). We also are very pleased to have with us Dr. Daniel Rotrosen who is the Director of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Trans-plantation at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH. He will update us on the
latest research into finding the causes of and potential remedies for peanut allergy. A representa-tive of the FDA will also talk about the new food safety law as the agency moves forward with imple-mentation. Maria Casparian from Edesia, the U.S. affiliate of Nutriset which makes Plumpy’nut ®, will speak about their food aid opera-tions. Cocktail receptions are planned for both Wednesday and Thursday nights and as always, you are encouraged to invite any gov-ernment or political representa-tives that you wish. Just let us know who they are so name badges can be prepared in ad-vance. And, with the Congress expected to still be in lame duck session, it is a good time to come to town and visit your political repre-sentatives. We have a big turnout for this year’s Winter Conference. If you are planning to come to the meet-ing and have not registered, please do so immediately so that we can make final meal function guaran-
tees and ensure that you are on the registration list and have a badge. The tentative agenda and registra-tion can be found here. We still have a few exhibit spaces and meeting sponsorships available. Please contact Cindy Stickles at 703-838-9500 or at [email protected] to take ad-vantage of these opportunities. We look forward to seeing you in Washington.
Sponsorships are still available for APC Winter Conference
Not too much time left to take advantage of a huge targeted mar-keting opportunity: exhibiting and/or sponsoring an event at the APC Winter Conference. Space is limited, so take advantage of this special opportunity to be more visible to your target audi-ence. Contact Cindy Stickles [email protected] today. Don’t delay and sign up before they are all gone.
Totebag Task Force Update
There will be a meeting of the Totebag/Barcode Taskforce on December 5 at 4:30 pm. There will be discussions on the new pro-posed barcode tag, the results of the breathability test, and finaliza-tion of the traceability data on the totebag manufacturer tag. This meeting is open to everyone, but shellers and manufacturer users of the totebags are encouraged to attend. Totebag manufacturers have started adding traceability informa-tion on totebags manufactured
after July 1. Each tote should con-tain a 3 digit tote manufacturer ID followed by a series of characters identifying the shipment from source. We still have some suppli-ers not complying and the Decem-ber meeting will discuss ways to get full compliance. Data is being collected on top fab-ric breathability to determine what standard should be established for the top fabric. Results of tests at the Dawson Lab this summer using various top fabric weave will be reviewed with the idea to establish
a new standard for top fabric breathability. This change is ex-pected to eliminate the last few mold issues. All the tote manufac-turers are exceeding the current standard. Testing is continuing on a new stickier barcode tag and results of those test will be covered during the meeting. Data collected on all totebag tested will be handed out at the meeting and discussed if there are non-standard results.
APC Calendar of Events DECEMBER 2012 5 - 6 APC Winter Conference Washington Marriott Washington, D.C. FEBRUARY 2013 15 - 18 National Peanut Buying Points Association Annual Meeting and Convention Harrah’s Hotel and Casino New Orleans, LA JANUARY 2013 19 - 21 PTNPA Convention 2013 Rancho Mirage, CA MAY 2013 21 - 23 INC Barcelona Barcelona, Spain JUNE 2013 22 - 25 17th Annual USA Peanut Congress Amelia Island, FL
The eTDE Taskforce will be meet-ing in Washington at the APC meeting at 3:00 pm on December 5. All shellers and manufacturers are encouraged to attend. The eTDE system interface with the TRACES electronic document system for Europe has been ap-proved and was tested during the week of November 12. Upon completion, eTDE will become the EU requested interface for all documents from USDA. In January, the TRACES system will begin testing peanut documents in preparation for requesting the
addition of all plant exports to the EU. Animal products are already approved and many electronic documents are ready to flow through eTDE for these products. Over 300 Dairy exporters in the US will be added to the system in January-February as USDA AMS/FSIS begins to require their docu-ments delivery through eTDE. Contact work has begun with Can-ada on utilizing eTDE with their eManifest system which is cur-rently receiving electronic docu-ments for entry into Canada. This electronic format will be required starting in May 2013. If you are a
US sheller exporting to Canada, we encourage you to get signed up on eTDE. Please email Steve Calhoun [email protected] for information to sign up. Many sheller and manufacturers feel that all domestic and interna-tional markets will be embracing this technology over the next few years and that the industry will find lots of ways to make the sys-tem more efficient and save the industry money. Work will begin soon on adding Mexico, Russia, Japan, and India to the active list.
eTDE Task Force Update
APC Hosts Mexican Trade Seminar in Texas
This year’s Texas Crop Tour took place from October 21-24 in Fort Worth and central Texas. Over 30 buyers representing 16 Mexican companies attended the crop tour; with many companies send-ing multiple representatives to learn about American peanut quality, sanitation, harvesting and processing. Sunday night the delegation was treated to lovely wel-come dinner at Joe T. Garcia’s Restaurant, generously hosted by the Southwest Peanut Shellers Association. On Monday, the tour kicked into high gear as we traveled to Madill, Oklahoma to visit the Clint Williams Company. Alan Ortloff, Steve Ortloff and Tony Gunter led tours of their shelling and blanching facili-ties. We then enjoyed a tradi-tional Texas barbecue lunch at their facilities. On Tuesday, we traveled first to Dublin, Texas. Ann King organized the delegation’s visit to the blanching facility for Olam Edible Nuts. Olam staff separated the
delegation into smaller groups for a detailed tour of the blanching facility where Golden Peanut pea-nuts were being blanched. The group was able to ask questions about the process and see all the machinery and plant operations.
The buffet lunch at Blue Moon cafe was hosted by Olam Edible Nuts and Golden Peanut Com-pany. After lunch, we visited the Golden Peanut shelling facility in DeLeon, Texas. The delegation had the opportunity to tour the plant and the cold storage facili-
ties on site, which was a treat for the buyers. That evening, the group attended the final dinner at Riscky’s, which was sponsored by the Texas Pea-nut Producers Board. The Mexican and American participants com-
pleted surveys about the quality of the activity plan-ning and organization, planned business for the future and suggestions for future tours. The APC would like to thank the following companies for their assistance and participa-tion in this year’s Texas Crop Tour with special thanks to the Texas Peanut Producers Board staff who organized a great tour. Your participation is what makes the Crop Tour such a great event for our Mexican buyers!
Texas Peanut Producers Board
Southwest Peanut Shellers Association
The Clint Williams Company
Olam Edible Nuts
The Golden Peanut Company
INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND UPDATES
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The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association is organized and oper-ated for educational and scientific purposes, to bring together, for cooperation and coordination, all persons, both public and private, interested in enhancing the produc-tion, marketing, distribution, and utilization of peanuts. The Associa-tion was organized in 2006 with 12 growers and today has grown to over 150 members. The Mississippi Peanut Growers top priority is a three to five-year initia-tive to increase the economic im-pact peanuts have on the overall economy of Mississippi as well as the education and promotion of the health benefits of peanuts and its byproducts including an allergy management plan for schools in Mississippi. Other facts
In Mississippi over 41,000 acres of peanuts were grown in 2012.
The economic impact of peanut farming in Mississippi is $38 - $40 million.
Market promotion - Education - Research
To expand acres, improve prof-itability and increase member-ship in Mississippi
To work with National Peanut Board, Southern Peanut Farm-ers Federation, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Depart-ment of Agriculture, Mississippi School Nutrition Association and Mississippi Diabetes Foun-dation as well as other agricul-tural organizations and busi-nesses to promote the peanut industry and peanut research.
Increased peanut acreage and increased membership and membership support in Missis-sippi will result in increased check off dollars allocated to research and increased dollars for marketing and promotion.
Program Activities
Participation in the Mississippi Diabetes Foundation "Walks for Diabetes" past 3 years reaching over 15,000 individuals with educational information about
peanuts.
Currently a Platinum Sponsor with the Mississippi School Nu-trition Association reaching 300 school lunch directors at their annual conference with presen-tation and booth, bi-annual newsletter and web page. These directors plan the lunches for over 900,000 stu-dents in Mississippi public schools. In 2012 an exhibit booth was displayed at the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents Sum-mer Convention with 1,300 attendees.
Past 2 years have exhibited at the Mississippi Dietetic Associa-tion annual conference and provided speaker for the 2012 conference. Their membership of over 250 reaches from uni-versity faculty, state institu-tions, hospitals, to private prac-tice state-wide.
Each year during March, peanut product gift baskets and inter-views are used by 7 television stations across Mississippi to promote "National Peanut Month".
Participated with Peanut Proud to provide peanut butter for tornado relief and food banks.
Old Home Foods
Old Home Foods has been in the business of manufacturing Cul-tured Dairy products and Yogurts for over 85 years. The company started in Minnesota in 1925 when Mr. Francis A. Davies came up with the idea of manufacturing and distributing cottage cheese
Old Home Foods was one of the first companies to manufacture, package and distribute sour cream and is one of the early pioneers in the yogurt business. Many of our products are recognized nationally as the highest quality products in their categories. Old Home Foods products have achieved market leading brand shares according to IRI in the core markets they are sold in. In 2012, Old Home Foods launched their line of 100% all natural peanut
butter products into the refriger-ated dairy case. The company is privately held by the Hanson Family and key em-ployees. For more information, contact: Geoff Murphy President/CEO Old Home Foods, Inc. 651-312-8900 www.oldhomefoods.com
Bell Planta-tion, Inc. was originally created as a farmer-based company with the ex-
press purpose of increasing the income of farm families and thereby improving the economy of rural America. The goal is to create viable uses for the commodities American farmers produce. The Company is engaged in devel-oping, marketing and distributing four peanut-based products in a variety of sizes: PB2 and Chocolate PB2 are powdered peanut butter products that contain 85% less fat calories per serving than traditional peanut butter. They are sold in 1-lb vacuum packs, 6.5 oz jars and individual, 2-serving packets. Roasted Peanut Oil, aromatic, extra virgin oil packaged in a 12.5 fluid oz. jar. PB Thins, an all-natural peanut butter cracker, packaged in a 7 oz bag and in 100-calorie pack-ets (0.81 oz).
With the recent acquisition of a 109,000 square foot manufacturing-warehouse facility in the Tift County Industrial Park, the Com-pany will consolidate production operations and transition from an internet marketing-based retailer into an established manufacturer and national distributor of recog-nized brand name healthy and innovative peanut based food products ranging from low-fat pea-nut butter to nutritious snack crackers. Bell Plantation’s mission is to de-velop original, healthy and tasty consumer ready products using traditional farm commodities; thereby, positively contributing to national, state, and local econo-mies, providing healthier food choices for all and creating new, higher paying jobs. Bell Plantation began selling PB2 and Roasted Peanut Oil in 2007. Chocolate PB2 was introduced in 2008 and PB Thins in 2011. Since 2009, total income has increased
100% each year and is projected to double again in the fiscal year that began July 1, 2012. The Company markets its products through more than 4,000 grocery and specialty stores and on the internet. Bell Plantation’s rapid expansion and increased market penetration is the fundamental driver in the decision to expand manufacturing capability and bring it in-house. At the Company’s cur-rent rate of growth, within four years Bell Plantation anticipates it will require between 50 - 55 million pounds of farmer stock peanuts annually to manufacture its prod-ucts. When the new facility is fully op-erational, all production and distri-bution will be consolidated in Tif-ton, with raw product being pur-chased and processed at two facili-ties in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Bell Plantation
Almalla International, Inc.
Almalla International, Incorporated has supplied bulk material handling solutions for many years. Specializing in bulk bags, particularly for APC member applications, Almalla provides custom solutions and personalized service to match and exceed your requirements. We leverage qualified offshore manufacturing plants to pro-vide competitive bulk bag solutions. Please contact us to learn what we can do for you. For more information, contact: ALMALA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2457 Barkdoll Rd., IL 60565 USA Tel: (630) 747-3929 Fax: (630)637-9219 Email: [email protected]
The Peanut Foundation Board is meeting in Washington on De-cember 5 at 1:30. The primary focus of the meeting will be a review of the Peanut Genomics Project. This meeting is open to all industry members. The Peanut Foundation is begin-ning its final genomic fund raising effort with letters going out on Tuesday, November 20 to mem-bers of the manufacturer segment of the industry. Allied members will also be solicited at the same time. Commitments from the three sheller associations for $2,000,000 and a commitment from the National Peanut Board for $2,000,000 have completed their portion of the $6,000,000 amount needed to fund this five year effort.
Work has begun on developing the structure for the bioinformat-ics system for housing the se-quencing and marker data. There will be a WebEx on November 20 to build the outlines for this stor-age system and the descriptors for the phenotyping of segregat-ing populations (segregating for desired traits). This work will be the basis for identifying the ge-netic markers for the desired traits and the bioinformatics sys-tem will be a tool for breeders to use in their work with the mark-ers. Proposals are being submitted for genomics projects for 2013. All proposals are due by November 30. A review panel representing each of the industry segments, plus four non-peanut genomic/genetic researchers, will meet later in December to rank the submitted proposals. Their rank-ing will be based on technical
merit, adherence to the Genomic Strategic Plan www.peanutbioscience.com, capability of the submitting re-searchers, and institutional facili-ties. The Peanut Foundation will then meet by conference call to assign a budget to the selected projects and make the final deci-sion on approved projects. Se-lected proposals will be an-nounced in January. Final dates are now set for the 7th International Peanut Genomics meeting in Zhengzhou, China. It will be held on June 17-19, 2013. Attendance is expected to be around 100 participants from over 11 countries. This meeting will be used to review the progress glob-ally on this project and to update our progress versus the strategic plan and make necessary revi-sions to the plan.
2011 UPPT Results Available Bill Branch, coordinator for the Uniform Peanut Performance Test, has made available copies of the 2007 field test for potential new varieties. You may obtain a copy by e-mail, fax or mail. Send your request to: Dr William Branch University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station Tifton, GA 31793-0748 Fax: 229-386-7293 Email: [email protected]
2011 Crop Post Harvest Test Re-sults Available Test results are now available on the Post Harvest attributes meas-ured at the National Peanut Re-search Lab in Dawson, Georgia and the Market Quality & Handling Research Lab in Raleigh, North Carolina. Copies of the data will be distributed on a CD or can be electronically emailed. If you are interested in a copy contact: Marshall Lamb 229-995-7434 Tim Sanders 919-515-6312 Howard Valentine 706-579-1755
Important Industry Research Websites Information on peanut genomics http://www.peanut.bioscience.com Peanut Research Data Base http://www.apps.caes.uga.edu/peanuts/ Peanut Allergy Research http://www.allerg.qc.ca/peanutallergy.htm#proteins
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Traditionally viewed as low-value “waste” des-tined for the biomass incinerator or added to animal feeds and remov-ing them by blanching adds to processing costs. They create thousands of tons of residue. But pause and reconsider
what peanut skins might contribute to prod-uct nutrient quality and flavour if we under-stood and utilised them better instead of seeing them as a problem.
The papery reddish skins (seed coats) of pea-nut kernels are coming more into the spot-light as nutrition scientists reveal their chemi-cal complexity, particularly antioxidant com-pounds such as polyphenols which are part of their astringent taste. The latest study to emerge from North Carolina State University, published online in the Journal of Food Sci-ence, on supplementing peanut paste and peanut butter with different levels of peanut skins is a case in point.*
We are learning about the procyanidins and other phenolic compounds in peanut skins as
part of the emerging “antioxidant story” about peanuts. In the body, these peanut skin components may help protect cells against oxidative stress, a process linked to chronic inflammation and increasingly be-lieved to underlie the development of athero-sclerosis (heart disease), diabetes and some types of cancer. The question is, how would adding peanut skins to products change nutri-ent profiles and flavour characteristics with-out creating negative tastes? This study pro-vides a big part of the answer to that ques-tion.
The researchers added peanut skins in con-centrations of 0.5% to 20.0% to peanut paste and peanut butter and analysed the results for antioxidant content and – crucially – fla-vour using a sensory analysis test panel. How the product tastes is the crucial consumer acceptability factor. What they found was that at around 1% added peanut skins there was little change in taste or sensory profiles, but at around 5% added skins and above the changes became significantly negative in how the product tasted and felt when eaten.
The good news is that the level of added pea-nut skins does not have to be very great to
get gains in overall nutrition profile (greater antioxidant content can also extend shelf life) and flavour. So thinking around the 1% added peanut skins level could be an incen-tive for product development and also add value to existing products.
The researchers concluded: “The use of this [peanut skins ] to improve antioxidant capac-ity and shelf-life of foods can add value to the material and improve the nutritional value of foods. The improved nutritional qualities and unchanged flavour profile occurring with low levels of peanut skins in peanut paste and peanut butter suggest potential application of this technology in various food industries.”
With this knowledge, the challenge to peanut manufacturers is to think what it could mean to their existing or future products. The door is now open wider to product opportunities.
* Hathorn CS and Sanders TH. “Flavor and Antioxidant Capacity of Peanut Paste and Peanut Butter Supplemented with Peanut Skins”. Journal of Food Science. published online before print, October 2012. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02953.
Nutrition News You Can Use - Peanut skins may improve nutrient profile and flavour of peanut butter
PEANUT NUTRITION
FAAN and FAI Merge to Become FARE
The completion of the merger between FAAN and FAI has recently been announced. The new organization, dedicated to food allergy research and education, will be known as FARE. Building on the significant accomplishments of FAAN and FAI over the past two decades, FARE’s mission is to ensure the safety and inclusion of all individuals with food allergies while relentlessly seeking a cure. This will be accomplished by: Funding world-class research that advances
treatment and understanding,
Providing evidence-based education and resources,
Undertaking advocacy at all levels of gov-ernment, and
Increasing awareness of food allergies as a serious public health issue.
The merger comes at a crucial time in the national discourse around food allergies and FARE will work to advance research, educa-tion, advocacy and awareness. The executive leaders of FAAN and FAI, Maria Acebal and Mary Jane Marchisotto, will re-main involved in the merged organization. Maria will serve as a senior advisor and a
spokesperson for FARE. Mary Jane will serve as the senior vice president of research and operations, with a primary focus on growing the organization’s research portfolio. John Lehr has recently been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer. Through the end of 2012, you will continue to see the names FAAN and FAI on their events, public communications and websites. FARE will debut its new logo and website, which will be located at www.foodallergy.org, in early 2013.
INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
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National Peanut Board
National Peanut Board Names Robert T. Parker IV as New President & CEO
The National Peanut Board has named Robert T. Parker IV as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Raffaela Marie Fenn who an-nounced plans earlier this year to retire from the NPB at the end of 2012.
Parker will join NPB on December 10, 2012 from Golden Peanut Company, LLC in Alpha-retta, Ga. where he worked for the past 25 years in various roles of increasing responsibil-ity, becoming an officer of the company in 1996. He currently serves as Vice President of Industry Relations and Seed. Cindy Belch, chairman of the NPB and a peanut farmer from North Carolina said, “NPB em-barked on an outstanding program of work since it was first seated; work that has been overwhelmingly supported by the votes of peanut farmers in two regular referendums. A lot of the credit to our success goes to Marie Fenn to whom we owe a debt of gratitude for her leadership. Obviously, it was a difficult task to find a leader who can carry on that fine tra-dition and to help take the NPB to even greater heights. But we believe Bob Parker is that per-son, given his knowledge and extensive experi-ence in the peanut industry.” Parker’s experience in the peanut industry began in Climax, Ga. where he managed a fam-ily-owned farm service and supply business and a farm. He sold that company to Golden Peanut Company and joined them as area pro-curement manager. He steadily moved through the company’s ranks to his current position. Parker has served as chairman of the American Peanut Council, American Peanut Shellers As-sociation, The Peanut Institute, and the Peanut Administrative Committee. He also served on the boards of The Peanut Foundation and the Peanut Standards Board. Click here to full the full press release.
National Peanut Board Sets Schedule for Quarterly Board Meeting The National Peanut Board has scheduled its quarterly Board and committee meetings to be held in Marietta, Georgia, November 27-30, 2012. The meetings will be held in conjunction with the Board’s annual meeting luncheon and the Peanut Partner Summit with state and allied groups. The annual meeting luncheon keynote speaker is Dr. Elizabeth Sloan, an internationally-renowned expert, speaker and president of Sloan Trends, Inc., a firm specializing in trend-tracking and forecasting for the food and bev-erage industry. She will discuss emerging con-sumer trends. “To remain leaders in our industry, it is impor-tant to remain ahead of the consumer trends so that we can leverage shifts in the market-place to continue to drive demand for USA-grown peanuts,” said Cindy Belch, National Peanut Board Chairman. All meetings will take place at Hilton Atlanta Marietta Hotel & Conference Center, 500 Pow-der Springs Street, Marietta, GA 30064 (Phone: 770-819-3210). The National Peanut Board and committee meeting schedule is as follows: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Orientation for all incoming members and al-ternates 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Roberts Rules of Order, Board Code of Conduct & Governance Session Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. NPB General Session 11:15 – 12:15 a.m. Budget and Finance Committee 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Diversity Outreach Committee & Council Meeting 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Research Committee 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Grower & Industry Communications Commit-tee 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Export and International Trade Committee Thursday, November 29, 2012 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Evaluation and Measurement Committee 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Promotions & Reputation Management Com-mittee 12:15 – 2:15 p.m. Annual Meeting Luncheon (all industry guests invited to attend – RSVP by Nov. 15, 2012 to Keegan Treadaway at 678-424-5750.) 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Peanut Partner Summit –States and Allied Groups Friday, November 30, 2012 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. By-Laws and Policy Committee 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Committee Reports 12:00 p.m Meeting adjourns A copy of the procedures governing National Peanut Board meetings is available upon re-quest. Please direct any questions or R.S.V.P. to Maria Mehok, at [email protected] or by calling 678-424-5750.
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