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Best Bagger
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Knoxville Convention Center
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Celebrating 30 Years 1978-2008
Registration for the 2008 World of Food & Fuel Expo and Convention is now available. Please click the link below to download the registration form and mail or fax to the TGCSA Office.
After you register, you will be mailed a confirmation at the end of March. Please check your confirmation to make sure your reservations are correct. Your registration packet and name bages will be located at the registration desk at the convention.
Schedule of Events:
| Thursday, April 17 |
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| 6:00-8:00 pm: |
Winner's Circle Dinner:
TGCSA Board of Directors, TGEF Board of Trustees, Winner’s Circle Members
Sponsored by: Food City |
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| Friday, April 18 |
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| 8:00 am |
Golf Tournament - Egwani Farms GC:
Breakfast and lunch will be served for each player |
| 8:00 am-5:00 pm: |
Exhibitor Set-Up |
| 6:00 pm-8:00 pm: |
Casino Party
Sponsored by Coca-Cola Bottlers of Tennessee |
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Saturday, April 19
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| 7:00 am-5:00 pm: |
Registration Desk Hours |
| 8:00 am-Noon: |
Exhibitor Set-Up |
| 7:30 am-8:30 am: |
Breakfast:
Speaker Lt. Gov Ron Ramsey
Breakfast Sponsored by Flav-O-Rich, Cherokee Distributing, The Traylor Group
Speaker Sponsored by Kroger |
| 8:45 am-10:00 am: |
Education Session:
Food Safety and Product Recall Panel
Dr. Bill Morris, University of Tennessee Food Safety Specialist
Buddy Woodson, Department of Agriculture Dairy Inspection/Safety
Carol Sanchez, Food & Drug Administration
Retail Food Safety Experts: Kroger & Food City
Sponsored by Alliance Marketing and Kraft |
| 10:00 am-10:15 am |
Coffee Break:
Sponsored by Houchens Food Group |
10:15 am-11:15 am
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Education Session:
Introducing Biofuels Into The Marketplace
Randy Jennings, Department of Agriculture
Jonathan Overly, East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
Sponsored by Frito Lay, Charles C. Parks, Conwood Sales, Alliance Marketing |
| 10:15 am-11:15 am |
Education Session:
Organized Retail Crime
Kathleen Smith, Safeway
Sponsored by: Bargain Barn and Alliance Marketing |
| 11:30 am-12:45 pm |
Keynote Luncheon:
Speaker- Mike Hamilton, UT Athletic Director
Lunch Sponsored by Tennessee Education Lottery
Speaker Sponsored by H.T. Hackney |
| 1:00 pm-5:00 pm: |
World of Food & Fuel Expo |
| 6:00 pm: |
Chairman's Reception:
Sponsored by Sara Lee Bakery
Music Sponsored by Specialty Foods Group |
| 7:00 pm: |
Chairman's Dinner and Entertainment- Comedian T. Bubba Bechtol
Dinner Sponsored by Purity Dairies & Associated Wholesale Grocers
Entertainment Sponsored by Pepsi Bottlers of Tennessee |
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| Sunday, April 20 |
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| 7:00 am: |
TGCSA/TGEF Annual Meetings
Coffee Sponsored by Country Delite Farms |
| 7:30 am-Noon: |
Registration Desk Hours |
| 8:00 am-9:00 am: |
Breakfast & Devotional (Scholarship Winners Invited)
Speaker Doug Banister
Breakfast Sponsored by H.T. Hackney |
| 9:00 am-Noon: |
World of Food & Fuel Expo |
| 9:15 am -9:30 am: |
Scholarship Orientation |
| 9:30 am-10:15 am: |
Scholarship Awards Presentation
Sponsored by Flowers Baking Co., Folgers, Lewis Brothers Bakeries. Turner Dairies and Valleydale Foods |
| 10:30 am: |
Best Bagger Contest
Sponsored by Bunzl, Dr. Pepper, Hobart, McCartney Produce, Tennessee Beef Council |
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