Session 4: Room S504-cd (McCormick Place - Chicago)

Sunday AM

Critical issues in the Caribbean food industry

Sponsor:International Division
Cosponsor(s):Religious & Ethnic Food Division
Marketing & Management Division
Moderator(s):M. K. Ndife, General Electric Co.
W. C. Haines, Dairy Management Inc.
Time: 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Introductory Remarks
9:05 AM4-1Status of the Caribbean food industry
R. S. ROLLE
9:35 AM4-2Strengthening Caribbean food safety: The role of consumers
J. C. JACKSON, A. J. Morris, F. J. Henry, E. P. Copeland, P. Johnson
10:05 AM4-3Research and product development issues in the Caribbean food industry
L. D. WICKHAM
10:35 AM4-4Packaging and technology options for Caribbean products for the global market
M. A. PASCALL
11:05 AM4-5The case for a Caribbean ethnic foods market: Sensory profiling of Jamaican jerk seasoning and its explosion in the U.S. market
V. R. J. MORGAN, C. L. A. Gordon, M. K. Ndife
11:35 AM4-6Technical issues in positioning the Caribbean sub-region in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
C. L. A. GORDON

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