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2007 Convention Information
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| All Star Dairy Association, Inc. held its 49th annual convention March 28 – 31, 2007 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort. President Richard Washburn and Executive Director Jeff Sterne of presided over a record attendance of 341 people, which included 48 dairy / water / custom mold members representing 64 plants.
Newly elected board members were John Bedrosian – Unified Western Grocers, Carl Colteryahn III – Colteryahn Dairy, Larry Kurz – Readington Farms, Robert Mertz – Schneider Valley Farms. |
The following were recognized with awards:
Dairy of the Year Award – Rutters Dairy – York, PA
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Purchasing Awards (large company) – Cass Clay Creamery – Fargo, ND, and
Mid-States Dairy – Hazelwood, MO
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Purchasing Award (small company) – Yocream International – Portland, OR
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Quality Assurance Awards –
Best Fluid Plant – Producers Dairy – Fresno, CA
Best Culture Plant – Schneider Dairy – Pittsburgh, PA
Best Ice Cream Plant – BGC Southwest Ice Cream – Tyler, TX
“Doc Lawrence” Most Improved Plant – Producers Dairy – Fresno, CA
The convention featured a presentation from Save-A-Lot Foods, Professor Marianne Jennings of ASU covering “Business Ethics” and Pat Williams, Executive VP of the NBA Orlando Magic. Other subjects covered were lowering health insurance costs, distribution savings, current regulation changes, major commodity updates and projections, and cost benchmarks.
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“Thoroughbred Award” – (Supplier of the Year) – Cargill Sweeteners – Wayzata, MN
The convention featured a presentation from Rich Lewis of Dairy America and Mark Risinger of Cargill Sweeteners discussing commodities, Professor Marianne Jennings of ASU covering “Business Ethics,” Donna Berry covering new product trends, Kevin Imm of Clover Stornetta speaking on Organic Products, Craig Akins with employee productivity, and Chip Kunde giving a recap of the “Washington Scene.”
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by Marianne Jennings