AAMP's Pre-Convention Workshop was held at Koch Equipment LLC in Kansas City, MO.  This interactive workshop covered such topics as vacuum chamber and skin packaging, shrink packaging, rollstock packaging, labeling, package design, overwrapping, case-ready M.A.P. packaging, green packaging, chub packaging, and clipping.  This workshop was intended to provide attendees with information regarding the various packaging technologies available to small meat processors.

 

 

 

Thank you to the following suppliers for their contributions to the pre-convention workshop:  Koch Equipment LLC; Ultravac Solutions; VC999 Packaging Systems; Ulma Packaging Systems; Coextruded Plastic Technologies, Inc.; Air Liquide; and Tipper Tie Inc.

                    

 

  

 

 

 

AAMP members filled the room for the welcoming session to officially begin the convention.  AAMP President, Tom Inboden, welcomed everyone to the 70th Convention of Meat Processors & Suppliers' Exhibition Thursday morning.  The F.W. Witt Supplier of the Year Award and the Accomplishment Award were presented during this session. 

  

 

 

 

 

F.W. Witt Supplier of the Year Award

The recipient of the 2010 F.W. Witt Supplier of the Year Award was Quality Casing Company, Inc., Hebron, KY.

 

 

 

 

Accomplishment Award

The recipient of the 2010 Accomplishment Award was Tyson Wibbenmeyer, Stonie's Sausage Shop Inc., Perryville, MO.

 

   

  

 

The exhibit hall opened at 1:00 pm with a presentation by AAMP President, Tom Inboden. while surrounded by members of the AAMP Board of Directors and convention attendees.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exhibit hall was filled with 161 booths representing 98 suppliers exhibiting throughout the 3 day trade show.  Other activities such as meat industry demonstration areas and a kid's competition were also scheduled in the exhibit hall.

 

The Welcome Reception was held at National World War I Memorial.  Members of the Missouri Association of Meat Processors (MAMP) greeted attendees as they arrived at the reception for a fun-filled and relaxing evening.   

AAMP would like to once again thank the following suppliers for their contributions to the Welcome Reception.

 

www.bunzlusa.com

 

www.jarvisproducts.com

 

www.multivac.com

 

www.weberslicer.com

 

 

 

More photos coming soon.

 

 

 

Although the 2010 American Cured Meat Championships began on Thursday afternoon.  Products were evaluated throughout the day on Friday by experienced judges from all sectors of the meat industry.  A total of 747 products were entered in 26 classes, including this year's Annual Featured Class of Cured, Smoked & Cooked Pork Ribs.  During this years award ceremony the Outstanding Service Award was given out.

 

 

Attendees looking for new product ideas attended this demonstration on Friday morning.  Two of your fellow meat processors produced hands-on, from start to finish, one of their most popular specialty sausage items.  Over 150 came to see Louis Muench, Louie’s Finer Meats, Inc., Cumberland, WI, discuss the production and marketing of his Brewer Bratwurst Sausage and Bill Dayton, Dayton Meat Products, Inc., Malcom, IA, his Cheesy Hash Brown Sausage.

 

 

 

There were over 200 people in attendance at the Bacon Production Seminar on Friday afternoon.  This hands-on demonstration was geared to provide attendees with information on the variety of bacons that your industry colleagues currently market.  During this three-and-half hour demonstration, experienced processors presented on the following products:  Rick Reams, RJ’s Meats & Groceries, Hudson, WI, produced deer bacon; Doug Hankes, Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats, Galesburg, IL, pork bacon-injected; Gary Bardine, Bardine’s Country Smokehouse Inc., Crabtree, PA, pork bacon-dry cured and beef bacon; Bill Dayton, Dayton Meat Products Inc., Malcom, IA, cottage bacon-whole muscle; Jon Frohling, Frohling Meats Inc., Hecla, SD, specialty- flavored bacon, irish bacon, and cottage bacon-restructured; and Jason Jennings, Jennings Premium Meats, New Franklin, MO, jowl bacon. 

 

 

Thank you to the following companies for their contributions to the demonstration areas:  Alewel’s Country Meats, Bunzl Processor Division/Koch Supplies, Daniels Food Equipment, Handtmann Inc., Hollymatic Corporation, and Koch Equipment LLC.

 

Ages 4-6:  1st Place – Logan Hering, Ralph’s Packing Company, Perkins, OK; 2nd Place – Hunter Bernthal, Bernthal Packing, Inc., Frankenmuth, MI; 3rd Place – Joshua Hering, Ralph’s Packing Company, Perkins, OK.

Ages 7-8:  1st Place – Madison Frohling, Frohling Meats Inc., Hecla, SD; 2nd Place – Mary Fischer,  Fischer’s Meat Market, Muenster, TX.

Ages 9-11:  1st Place – Dillon Andre, Best & Donovan, Cincinnati, OH; 2nd Place – Trey Patuka, Advanced Surfaces Corporation, Texarkana, AR; 3rd Place – Rose Chan, LaRue Meat Processing, Somerset, PA.

 

   

 

 

 

 

Cured Meats Hall of Fame Award

  

The 2009 inductees into the Cured Meats Hall of Fame was James Hankes, Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats, Inc., Galesburg, IL and Michael Eickman, Eickman's Processing, Seward, IL.

  

  

                                            

Stephen F. Krut Scholarship Award

The 2009 recipent of the Stephen F. Krut Scholarship Award was Anthony Klinger, Coldwater, MI.

2009 Best Single Booth Award

 

The Best Single Booth Award went to De Luxe Packaging Corp., Saugerties, NY.  They specialize in high quality flexographic printing and offer a full range of wrapping and packaging products.

 

Golden Cleaver Award

The AAMP Golden Cleaver Trophy acknowledges the member who has recruited the highest number of new members to the join the American Association of Meat Processors.  The 2009 Golden Cleaver Award went to David Downs, Mar/Co Sales, Inc., Burnsville, MN for outstanding membership recruitment on behalf of AAMP.  David recruited eight (8) new members.

 

 

 

Convention attendees gathered at the Strategic Air & Space Museum to join AAMP as they wraped up the 70th American Convention of Meat Processors & Suppliers' Exhibition.  Attendees were able to tour the museum throughout the evening, as well as enjoy a great meal.

The Accompliment Award and the Achievement Award were presented, the Grand Prize winner was drawn, the new AAMP President was introduced, and the incoming and outgoing Board of Directors was recognized.