SupplySide West 2007 Education Program Additions Announced

Virgo Publishing, Phoenix, announced the latest additions to the Education Program at SupplySide West, Nov. 6 to 8 at The Venetian & The Sands Expo, Las Vegas. The Education Program is sponsored by Cognis Nutrition & Health and features accomplished researchers, top government officials and industry leaders.

Recent additions include:

Grant E. DuBois, Ph.D., director, ingredient and product sciences, The Coca-Cola Co., will discuss sweetness reception and perception, and sweetness technologies.

Peter Haring, global program director, weight management, Unilever, will examine opportunities for weight management in food products.

Coughlin & Associates James Coughlin will detail the correlation between coffee and health.

Brian Herr, executive director, The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, will stress the importance of working with industry to increase childrens access to low calorie and nutritious foods and beverages.

Other Education Program highlights:

A special Featured Presentation on the health benefits of omega-3s will be given by Jørn Dyerberg, M.D., chief physician and head, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

Clinical data supporting potential health benefits of cocoa and chocolate will be presented by Debra Miller, Ph.D., senior nutrition scientist, The Hershey Co.

Kate Peringer, The Hartman Group, will examine key trends in the functional food and beverage market.

This year's expanded education program also features speakers from Canaccord Adams, Council for Responsible Nutrition, USDA, FDA, The Natural Marketing Institute, Natural Products Association, Nestlé, University of California Los Angeles and many more leading companies.

A complete list of speakers and seminars is available at http://www.supplysideshow.com/.

The SupplySide West exhibit hall will have 1,000+ booths. More information about SupplySide West 2007, including registration and an exhibitor listing, is available at http://www.supplysideshow.com/, or by calling Virgo Publishing at 800/454-5760 or 480/990-1101.

Virgo Publishing produces the SupplySide Trade Shows and Conferences, the Focus on the Future Executive Conference and Retreat, the online training website nutrilearn.com, and publishes Natural Products INSIDER, Food Product Design, Natural Products Marketplace and supplyside inside cosmeceuticals magazines.