West Coast Meeting in Anaheim, CA – Jan 18, 2024 11:00am-6:30pm PST

MEETING NOTICE

465^th Meeting of the Society of Flavor Chemists, Inc.

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Sheraton Park Anaheim 

1855 South Harbor Blvd,  Anaheim, CA 92802

AGENDA (ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL PST)

8:00 – 10:00 am               SFC Board of Directors Meeting                                                    

10:00 – 12:00 pm             SFC Board and Committee Chairs Meeting                          

11:00 – 1:00 pm                Meeting Registration                                                  

11:45 – 1:00 pm                Buffet Lunch

12:30 – 1:15 pm                 

Society of Flavor Chemists Business Meeting

1:30 – 2:15 pm                   

Reading the Tea Leaves:  An Introduction to Camellia Sinensis.

G.S. Haly Company:  America’s oldest continuously operating specialty tea importer.   G.S. Haly sets the benchmark for North American Specialty tea with its unsurpassed trade experience and century long commitment to premium quality teas.  As a founding member of both The American Premium Tea Institute, and The Specialty Tea Institute, G.S. Haly has long been recognized for its contribution to education with the US tea industry. 

2:15 – 3:00 pm                 

Climate change, cucumbers, and consumer demand:  How authentic extracts deliver on flavor while  minimizing impact on the planet by Rosie Travers, Global Treattarome Category Manager  

3:15 – 3:45 pm                 

Travel to Yakult Factory,  17235 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA (Approximately 25min).  Shuttle ($25 roundtrip) provided from meeting site.                           

4:00 – 5:30 pm               

Yakult Factory Tour   https://www.yakultusa.com/factory-tours/#factory-tour-info

5:45 – 6:00 pm               

Return to Sheraton.  Shuttle provided from Yakult Factory

6:00 pm                           

Cocktail Hour Reception

ATTENDEE INFORMATION

Meeting Registration:           

Online registration is open now.

Please go to the EVENTBRITE LINK to register.

$150.00 Member / Non-member

$75.00 Retired/Emeritus/Student w/ID                                                         

Deadline for online registration is January 12, 2024.

Meeting/Hotel:                       

Sheraton Park Anaheim, 1855 South Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92802

Special hotel rates ($169/night) are available until December 15th.   Reservations can be made HERE.

Friends of the Society:   Please support the activities of the SFC as a Friend of the Society. Follow the link to the Friends of the Society page to learn more:  Friends of the Society – The Society of Flavor Chemists