Joseph Sebranek, Iowa State University; Kevin Myers, Hormel Foods Corporation; and Jeff Sindelar, University of Wisconsin-Madison will be the featured speakers.
After renewing its emphasis on meat-centric innovation, Hillshire Brands feels as though its direction is clear and its employees are tightly focused on its goals.
This is the first installment of what is expected to be a quarterly check-in with the Hillshire Brands team as it maneuvers through its first full year removed from the days of Sara Lee Corp.
In its most recent consumer sentiment and behavior survey, Technomic Inc., the Chicago-based food industry research firm, found that 84 percent of consumers believe that grocery prices have risen in the past three months and 62 percent believe restaurant prices have risen.