Virgo, an information distribution company focused on the most innovative and complex business-to-business markets that fuel the U.S. and world economies, has announced the agenda and opened registration for its 2013 Global Expo and Conference, SupplySide West, taking place at The Venetian & Sands Expo in Las Vegas from 12-16 November.
The show prides itself on driving food, beverage, dietary supplement, animal nutrition, cosmetics and personal care product innovation.
"As we continue to scale the SupplySide brand, it is incredible to see the level of engagement with our growing mix of science, R&D, executive and brand management converging at our event to explore and discover ingredients from around the world to fuel innovation in the finished products they are bringing to market," said John Siefert, chief executive officer at VIRGO.
Early Bird registration is $150 until September 13 on supplysideshow.com.
Show highlights include its 1,700-booth Expo Hall which features thousands of ingredients, technologies and services available to the 13,000 industry members who come to the show from around the world.
In addition, the show features a dynamic Education Program, featuring the most important dietary supplement and food and beverage topics.
"Our education program, which boasts packed rooms of professionals across the markets we serve, will feature industry thought leaders outlining best practices and approaches in the regulatory compliance, formulation, marketing and packaging space, "added Siefert.
The Natural Products INSIDER Education Track for dietary supplements includes:
- A presentation and Q&A panel with FDA
- Responding to FDA 483's and Warning Letters
- How Purchasing Affects Both Sides of the P&L
- Industry Financial Trends
- And 13 new additional courses
The Food Product Design Education Track for food and beverage includes:
- Recalls and Recovering from Recalls
- How Consumers are Affecting Ingredient Choices in Foods & Beverages
- The Taxonomy of Bars
- Weight Management Trends in the United States
- And 14 new additional courses
"What a decade it has been when you consider the wealth of information experts have shared during the 11 years BASF Nutrition & Health has sponsored the Education Program. And, it just gets better. That's because Virgo and BASF share a mutual interest in supporting health worldwide and that begins with shared knowledge. As we say in our Live Newtrition (TM) initiative, sounding out the unmet needs and open questions of tomorrow's nutrition requires new ways of thinking and new answers. Let's discover them together at the outstanding education sessions in November," said Samy Jandali, vice president, BASF Nutrition & Health, North America.
In addition, attendees may participate in another 78+ hours of education and training by participating in the SupplySide West 2013 GMP Training Program, the pre-event Summits or the post-conference workshops. The GMP Training Program is presented by NSF International and VIRGO. The Omega-3 Insights post-conference is co-produced with GOED and underwritten by Croda Health Care and Oceans Omega.
The Probiotics post-conference is co-produced with IPA and underwritten by Chr. Hansen A.S., DuPont Nutrition & Health, Lallemand Health Solutions, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd., Nutraceutix and Wakunaga of America; as well as the following two pre-conference Summits: The SupplySide Animal Nutrition Insights Summit and the The SupplySide Beverage Insights Summit.
