{"65554":{"#nid":"65554","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center Partners with Food Logistics Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain (IFC) Center has partnered with\nthe American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the Global Cold Chain Alliance\n(GCCA) to further enhance the robust educational programming available at the 2011\nAFFI-GCCA Food Logistics Forum and help expand the Forum\u2019s audience to include representatives\nfrom major food retailers and other key food industry sectors. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-hosted by AFFI and GCCA, the Forum will be held June 5-7 at the\nWestin Westminster in Denver, Colorado.\u0026nbsp; The Food\nLogistics Forum brings together a broad spectrum of industry leaders\nrepresenting frozen food production, foodservice, retail, and third-party\nlogistics (3PL) providers to explore the latest trends and information on the\ncritical issues impacting the cold chain industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IFC Center is an industry\/academic joint initiative dedicated to identifying\nand resolving critical integration issues across the end-to-end food\nchain.\u0026nbsp; The IFC Center focuses on\ndesigning, analyzing, and continuously improving cold chains for perishable\nfood products.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IFC Center will play a significant role in bolstering the Forum\u2019s\neducational offerings by providing an educational session and hosting a variety\nof council meetings.\u0026nbsp; The Center will\nalso invite a broad group of food industry participants from within its\nmembership, including representatives from some of the nation\u2019s largest food\nretailers, processors, transportation and logistics providers, to attend the\nForum, helping solidify its position as the premier food logistics\ngathering.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOnline registration is now open for the Food Logistics Forum. For more\ninformation, or to register, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gcca.org\/flf\u0022\u003Ewww.gcca.org\/flf\u003C\/a\u003E\nor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.affi.com\/flf\u0022\u003Ewww.affi.com\/flf\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; # # #\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003EAmerican Frozen Food Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E (AFFI) is the national trade\nassociation promoting and representing the interests of all segments of the\nfrozen food industry. AFFI works to foster industry development and growth, and\nadvocates before legislative and regulatory entities on the industry\u2019s behalf.\nFor more information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.affi.org\/\u0022\u003Ewww.affi.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003EIntegrated Food Chain (IFC)\nCenter\u003C\/strong\u003E, a unit of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute,\nis a collaborative initiative that brings the food industry, academia and\ngovernment together to focus on integration issues for improving cold chain\nmanagement of perishable food products. The IFC center provides strategic\nleadership and direction for collaboration among all of the stakeholders in the\nfood chain to understand and prioritize problems; research and determine the methodologies,\nprocesses and technologies to overcome these problems; and leverage education\nto provide the human capital necessary to plan and execute exceptional food\nchains. For more information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ifc.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ifc.scl.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EComprised\nof its Core Partners, including the International Association of Refrigerated\nWarehouses, the World Food Logistics Organization, the International\nRefrigerated Transportation Association, and the International Association for\nCold Storage Construction, the \u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal\nCold Chain Alliance\u003C\/strong\u003E (GCCA) represents all major industries engaged in\ntemperature-controlled logistics. GCCA unites partners to facilitate\ncommunication, networking, and education for the perishable food industry. For\nmore information about GCCA, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gcca.org\/\u0022\u003Ewww.gcca.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain (IFC) Center has partnered with\nthe American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the Global Cold Chain Alliance\n(GCCA) to further enhance the robust educational programming available at the 2011\nAFFI-GCCA Food Logistics Forum and help expand the Forum\u2019s audience to include representatives\nfrom major food retailers and other key food industry sectors.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center Partners with Food Logistics Forum"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2011-04-13 14:08:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72298":{"id":"72298","type":"image","title":"2011 AFFI Food Logistics Forum","body":null,"created":"1449177454","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:34","changed":"1475894653","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:13","alt":"2011 AFFI Food Logistics Forum","file":{"fid":"193661","name":"2011_affi_food_logistics_forum.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2011_affi_food_logistics_forum.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2011_affi_food_logistics_forum.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":15173,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2011_affi_food_logistics_forum.gif?itok=Fm07Apy5"}}},"media_ids":["72298"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.affi.org\/events\/2011-food-logistics-forum","title":"2011 Food Logistics Forum website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12789","name":"cold chain alliance"},{"id":"12787","name":"food logisitics"},{"id":"12790","name":"food logistics conference"},{"id":"12788","name":"frozen food institute"},{"id":"9044","name":"Integrated Food Chain Center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}