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Connect with Imbibers at industry events in person and across the web.

Our thought leadership helps shape the future through active participation at some of the most popular industry events. Reach out to marketing@imbibeinc.com to collaborate.

The Future of Healthy Beverages

Event/Host: SmartFood Expo
Location: Chicago, IL
Speakers: Andy Dratt
Date: 06/26/2018
As traditional soda sales decline, consumers demand healthier beverages. Restaurants must adapt by offering clean label options and using alternative ingredients. Dratt will discuss market trends, provide product insights, and share practical solutions for menu innovation, focusing on clean labels, reduced sugar, and novel beverages within operational limits.
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Managing Clean Label: Case Studies on Capacity, Ingredients and Unquantifiable Costs

Event/Host: Food Safety Supply Chain Conference
Location: Rockville, MD
Speakers: Will Lennon
Date: 06/13/2018
This session uses case studies to demonstrate strategies for managing cost-prohibitive ingredients, long lead times, and communicating operational realities. Attendees will learn effective factory engagement, pricing, lead time negotiation, plant audits, and contract strategies, including line loss and indemnification. Additionally, it covers vetting co-packers based on certification, processing needs, and MOQs.
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Clean Label Costs, Challenges & Considerations

Event/Host: Clean Label Conference
Location: Itasca, IL
Speakers: Will Lennon
Date: 03/28/2018
Brands are striving for cleaner, higher-quality ingredients but face challenges like regulatory hurdles, high costs, long lead times, and capacity issues. This session will present solutions and real-world case studies addressing these challenges, demonstrating strategies to manage costly ingredients, extended lead times, and unrealistic customer expectations.
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Innovating “around” the Fountain

Event/Host: Research Chef’s Association Annual Show
Location: Savannah, GA
Speakers: Andy Dratt
Date: 03/26/2018
As traditional soda sales decline, consumers demand healthier beverages. Restaurants must adapt by offering clean label options and using alternative ingredients. Dratt will discuss market trends, provide product insights, and share practical solutions for menu innovation, focusing on clean labels, reduced sugar, and novel beverages within operational limits.
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The Cost of Clean Label

Event/Host: Mid-America Food Processor Association’s Annual Conference
Location: Columbus, OH
Speakers: Will Lennon
Date: 02/28/2018
Imbibe’s COO, Will Lennon, will discuss the challenges of the clean label movement and share strategies to overcome them. He'll address managing regulatory hurdles, hidden costs, lead times, and capacity issues. The session will also cover setting customer expectations and implementing a clean label supply chain.
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Functional Beverages and Beyond: Trendy Ingredients and Benefits Consumers Demand

Event/Host: Flavorcon
Location: Chicago, IL
Speakers: Ilana Orlofsky
Date: 10/24/2017
This 45-minute session will explore the hottest trends in established and emerging beverage categories. It will cover the growth of functional beverages, driven by sophisticated formulations and the health benefits of various ingredients. The session will also examine popular and lesser-known ingredients, their alignment with consumer demand, and anticipated market changes in the coming years.
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for all beverage categories, sugar reduction, the evolving regulatory climate, taste modulation,
sustainability, functional ingredients, and product, ingredient, and flavor trends.

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