Agenda

8:00 AM - ATTENDEE REGISTRATION: Exhibits Open

Frank DeWolf
Director, RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Behrend

Short introduction, agenda, and logistics of the conference

Deb Laudenslager
Director, Industrial Engineering, The Hershey Company

Learn how The Hershey Company is utilizing RFID in support of customer initiatives and productivity improvement. Laudenslager will discuss implementation strategy, project plans, lessons learned, and the many benefits of RFID.

10:00 AM - FIFTEEN MINUTE BREAK: Networking, visit exhibits

Mike Beedles
Director, Integration Solutions Division, SATO America, Inc.

Learn how SATO has implemented RFID at major European fast food restaurants. Beedles will explore the use of RFID to track food from distribution centers to retail locations while monitoring product freshness and safety via the use of RFID enabled date codes. A pilot RFID implementation focused on chicken and beef food safety at one of the world’s largest restaurant companies will also be discussed. This presentation will include an exciting demonstration of this process, utilizing RFID technology.

Herb Markwardt
Project Leader, RFID, Tyson Foods, Inc.

Learn about Tyson Foods RFID tagging solution, and gain insight into cold chain RFID applications. Markwardt will discuss Tyson’s compliance with customer tagging requests, highlight lessons learned during the implementation, and examine cold chain RFID applications and benefits. Also, look forward to the review of a case study providing analysis and insight into temperature tagging technology and solutions.

12:00 PM - LUNCH: networking, visit exhibits

Peter Bordi
Director, Penn State Center for Food Innovation

Brief overview of the Center for Food Innovation

Jeff Tazelaar
RFID Project Manager, Lowry Computer Products, Inc.

The use of RFID technology can play a strategic role in both developing food safety practices and improving the efficiency and visibility of products through the supply chain. Learn how Lowry Computer has implemented RFID in numerous food industry supply chains. Hear key challenges, lessons learned, and business benefits achieved at a major fresh fruit and vegetable company, along with a traceability solution implemented for the State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

Stephen M. Moody
RFID Program Coordinator, U.S. Army

The use of RFID tags equipped with sensors can improve the ability to track food shipments and enhance food quality, safety and security. Hear what the U.S. Army has revealed and how commercial food distribution and retail companies can benefit from these learnings.

3:00 to 4:00 PM -EXHIBITOR EXPO & ADJOURN