November Newsletter Info About A Great Event!

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1 November Newsletter Info About A Great Event! Dear Lake Erie IFT Member's and Friends, We apologize that the time of the event wasn't on our previous but it now has been added to the details below. We hope you will be able to join us for this special educational event! Just send an to leift@gmx.com, mark your calendar and we'll see you at Acacia on Tuesday, November 14th at 6 p.m.! The sign-up and room deadlines are fast approaching. We are most eager to share the news about our November 14th meeting. We have the pleasure of bringing from the East Coast to Cleveland, Dr. Francis Boero, Group Leader for National IFT s Legalized Cannabis and Hemp Edibles working group. He will be presenting us with the latest and greatest information about this hot topic in relation to scientific applications in the food industry. This event (dinner details below) will take place at the former Acacia Country Club - now Acacia Metroparks - a lovely venue just off of I-271. For our out-of-towners we have reserved a discount block of 10 premium rooms at the newer Hyatt Place Hotel located very nearby at Legacy Village. If you wish to reserve a room there, please use this link to ensure the discounted rate of $119/night. The deadline to reserve rooms for the discount is on or before November 6th: We would like to thank the great group of people, including some awesome suppliers, who joined us at Market Garden Brewery for a warm and wonderful evening of learning about fermentation, exchanging ideas and spending time with old and new friends. Scroll down for some photos of that special night! We are very much looking forward to seeing you at Acacia! Friends are always welcome to join us - membership is not a requirement. With kind wishes, Amy Steinbrenner & Kathy Brunkala, LEIFT Co-Chairs Save these dates: January 9th - Scholarship "Funraiser" March 13th - Event to be Announced May 21st - Golf Outing! May 22nd - Supplier's Night!

2 Acacia Metroparks Clubhouse Tuesday, November 14th Acacia Metroparks Clubhouse Cedar Road Lyndhurst, Ohio Cost of Dinner: $40.00 per person $25.00 for students and retirees Cash Bar Cocktails: 6 to 6:30, Dinner 6:30 (Please note: bar and seating area not open until 6 p.m.) Dinner will be served sit-down family style and will include: Rolls and Butter Candied Walnut, Pear and Leaf Green Salad Chicken Piccata (boneless breast in lemon white wine sauce) Roast Eye of Round Beef with Mushroom Demi-glace Pecan Crusted Salmon with Apricot Glaze Cavatelli with Homemade Tomato Sauce Garlic Mashed Potatoes Green Beans with Mushroom Dessert: Hot Apple Dumpling with Vanilla Ice Cream Included in the dinner are soft drinks, iced tea, coffee, hot tea RSVPs are needed by 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 7th per Dino's Catering, please. Payable by check, preferably in advance to: Matt Kovacevic c/o Nestle Development Center, 29300

3 Cannon Road, Solon, Ohio Cash, check and credit cards will also be accepted at the door. Checks/cash preferred. Please us at if you plan to attend, whether or not you pay by check or at the door so we can be sure to get an accurate number. Thank you! Legalized Cannabis and Hemp Edibles Francis J. Boero Ph.D., CFS Dr. Francis Boero is a pragmatic, academically certified, scientific technology business specialist returning to food science after over 30-years in research and healthcare. An early interest in the then new field of information science led to him withdrawing from the hospitality industry and pursuing bachelor s degrees in Information Science and Physics at the University of California. Dr. Boero later went on to earn his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Southern California. Post-graduation, Francis led R&D operations, and later commercial divisions for Newport Corporation, a scientific and analytic instrument business. After additional education in microbiology and process validation at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Boero held a series of US and international positions for Advanced Sterilization Products and later transitioned into commercial and division roles with the parent company, Johnson & Johnson. During his 21-years with J&J, he successively led business divisions in surgical products, consumer wellness, and laboratory analytics. Francis and his wife Kelley, became active in local food systems. Dr. Boero currently works for Gavenum, a specialty consultancy firm. He is serving as the Group Leader for IFT s Legalized Cannabis and Hemp Edibles Working Group. Francis and Kelley alternate residences between New Jersey and Maine. Their two children are beginning careers in medicine and engineering. Dr. Boero is a native Italian speaker and has lived with his family in six countries. (CV edited for space constraints)

4 Photos from October's Market Garden District Meeting LEIFT Board of Directors

5 Co Chairperson: Amy Steinbrenner, Yost Foods Co Chairperson: Kathy Brunkala, Nestlé Development Center Chair Elect: Nikki Johns, Nestlé USA Treasurer: Matt Kovacevic, Nestlé Development Center Secretary: Jon Crawford, JM Smucker Member at Large: Sumeet Dhawan, Nestlé Development Center Member at Large: Hailey Phelps, Nestlé Regulatory Member at Large: AJ Khoury Executive Chef Advisor: Forrest Waldo II, Nestlé Development Center Past Chairperson of the Board: Bill Osgood, The Original Candyland Scholarship Committee: Forrest Waldo II and Hailey Phelps Golf Outing: Sumeet Dhawan Supplier s Night: Bill Osgood and Matt Kovacevic Newsletter Editor: Jon Crawford If you are not yet a member of our Lake Erie IFT, we would love for you to officially join us! Memberships are available through the National IFT home page: Please send snail mail correspondence regarding LEIFT to: Lake Erie IFT c/o Matt Kovacevic Nestlé Development Center Cannon Road Solon, Ohio 44139