The 2014 International Cheese Technology Exposition (ICTE) will bring together cheese manufacturers and suppliers from the United States and around the world.

The ICTE puts the spotlight on full-scale equipment, ingredients and technology through seminars and an exhibit hall, with evening social affairs including the World Championship Cheese Contest. The biennial event is hosted by the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. The Expo takes place at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.

An opening reception welcomes attendees on Tuesday evening, April 22. Saputo CEO Lino Saputo Jr., kicks off Wednesday’s events with an opening address.

Concurrent sessions held throughout the morning cover food safety and processing. A general session honors winners of WCMA’s Distinguished Service Award. The World Championship Cheese Contest on Wednesday night allows attendees to taste the fourth-place finishers from the 2014 World Championship Cheese Contest, while the Champion Cheese Auction gives attendees a chance to bid for the contest’s first place, gold medal cheeses and butters, auctioned to support the non-profit cheese contest.   Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has been invited to give the opening address on Thursday. More concurrent sessions look at whey and dairy ingredients, cheese production technology and other topics.

 Thursday night’s reception and World Championship Cheese Contest awards banquet honors contest winners. Ron Buholzer, president of Klondike Cheese, will receive the Life Member award at the Thursday banquet. Almost 300 exhibitors representing technology and equipment suppliers span the show floor. The exhibit hours at the Wisconsin Center are Wednesday, April 23 from 11:30 to 5:00 and Thursday, April 24 11:30 to 4:00. For exhibitor and attendee information, travel arrangements, directions, registration links and more, visit www.cheeseexpo.org. 

FLOOR PLAN (PDF)

The Event Schedule 

Tuesday, April 22
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 
Welcome Reception
 
Wednesday, April 23
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
Opening Address The Global Dairy Industry: A Perspective from Saputo Inc. Lino A. Saputo Jr., CEO and vice chairman of the Board of Saputo Inc., offers his company’s perspective on the dairy industry.
 
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.  
A Renewed Emphasis on Food Safety for Cheese John Sheehan, director, Division of Plant & Dairy Food Safety, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. Tony Erickson, principle chemist, CIP Global Development Team, Ecolab, Eagan, Minn. Clay Detlefsen, vice president, Regulatory Affairs & Counsel, IDFA, Washington D.C.
 
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.  
Advances in Wastewater Processing for Dairy Processors Daniel Zitomer, PhD, Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Water Quality Center at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis. Jim Wittenberger, regulatory compliance manager, Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo, Wis. Mike Malmstead, energy engineer, Schreiber Foods, Green Bay, Wis. Tom Probst, president, The Probst Group, Brookfield, Wis. Tom Bachman, vice president, Symbiont, Milwaukee, Wis. Joel Laubenstein, senior consulting manager, Energy & Utilities, Baker Tilly, Madison, Wis.
 
11:15 a.m. to 11:4 5 a.m. 
General Session: Industry Achievement Awards Presentation Celebrate winners of WCMA’s Distinguished Service Award, applaud graduates of the Management Skills for Dairy Professionals certificate education program and greet new members of the WCMA Board of Directors.
 
11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  
ICTE Exhibit Hall The ICTE exhibit hall features 280 exhibitors and an open format luncheon – a drop-in, hot buffet open from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  
Reception & World Championship Cheese Auction Cheesemakers and exhibitors taste fourth-place finishers from the 2014 World Championship Cheese Contest while the first place, Gold Medal cheeses and butters are auctioned to support WCMA’s Championship Cheese Contests, member education programs and student scholarships.
 
Thursday, April 24
8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. 
Opening Address: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (invited) 
 
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
New Learnings in Cheese Production Rani Govindasamy-Lucey, cheese researcher, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research John Jaeggi, cheese research coordinator, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Mark Johnson, cheese researcher, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
 
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
Growth in Whey and Dairy Ingredients Karen Smith, dairy processing researcher, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research KJ Burrington, cultured products & beverages coordinator, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
 
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
Luncheon Hot buffet lunch on the exhibit floor.
 
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.  
ICTE Exhibit Hall Open  
 
5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 
Champions Reception & World Championship Cheese Contest Awards Banquet. A reception for cheese and butter makers from around the world, and a banquet to honor the winners from the 2014 World Championship Cheese Contest.
 
8:30 p.m. 
Afterglow Reception Hilton Hotel
 

Exhibitor List

A & B Process Systems........................................... 1333

A&M Sales.................................................................. 232

AdcoGroupe................................................................. 215

ADI Systems Inc......................................................... 445

Admix, Inc................................................................... 206

Advanced Detection Systems.................................. 1406

Advanced Instruments Company................................ 505

AGC Heat Transfer....................................................... 539

Agropur Ingredients..................................................... 612

Airgas.......................................................................... 214

AiroCide/KES Science & Technology........................ 204

Alfa Laval.................................................................... 332

Allied Blending & Ingredients..................................... 713

ALMAC srl................................................................. 1739

ALPMA USA / IVARSON INC...................................... 735

Alro Plastics.............................................................. 1715

Amerilac Corporation................................................. 1640

Ampco Pumps Co....................................................... 211

Anderson Chemical Company- Sanitation Technologies 641

Anderson Chemical Company/Water Management.... 643

Anderson Instrument Company................................. 1738

ANDRITZ Separation Inc............................................. 238

Applied Science, Inc................................................... 644

Applied Technologies, Inc........................................ 1537

APT - Advanced Process Technologies..................... 635

Atlantium................................................................... 1733

Baker Tilly................................................................. 1237

Bakers Supply Logistics........................................... 1645

Bassett Mechanical.................................................. 1340

Bayland Buildings, Inc................................................ 208

Beckhoff Automation................................................. 1504

Bentley Instruments, Inc............................................. 541

Big-D Construction.................................................... 1719

Bioionix, LLC............................................................... 340

Blue Water Technologies, Inc..................................... 304

Boldt Company, The.................................................. 1412

Bossar USA, Inc.......................................................... 207

Bruker Optics............................................................. 1508

Brunner AG Switzerland............................................... 435

Burkert Fluid Control Systems.................................. 1714

C.D. Smith Construction, Inc..................................... 1435

Cady Aquastore, INC................................................... 310

Capital Equipment & Handling.................................. 1611

Cargill Salt................................................................. 1403

Carrier Rental Systems............................................... 540

cei (Coating Excellence International)...................... 1619

CEM Corporation......................................................... 613

Century Foods International...................................... 1407

CES/Foodlogistik USA.............................................. 1732

Cheese Market News.................................................. 708

Cheese Reporter........................................................ 1512

Cherney Microbiological Services, Ltd. ..................... 337

Chr. Hansen, Inc.......................................................... 835

Clayton Industries..................................................... 1742

Clean Water Technology............................................. 509

COPRODEV PLUS...................................................... 233

Coveris...................................................................... 1119

Creative Design & Engineering, LLC........................ 1342

Crystal Ban by Nutricepts......................................... 1309

CSK Food Enrichment............................................... 1711

Curwood, Inc................................................................ 603

Custom Fabricating & Repair.................................... 1043

CVP Systems.............................................................. 427

Dairy Connection, Inc................................................ 1615

Data Specialists, Inc................................................... 403

DCI, Inc...................................................................... 1311

DDW The Color House.............................................. 1639

Definox Inc................................................................ 1607

DeLaval Cleaning Solutions....................................... 306

Delkor Systems........................................................... 703

Deville Technologies................................................ 1103

DF Ingredients, Inc.................................................... 1440

Dixon Sanitary............................................................. 312

DR Tech, Inc.............................................................. 1203

Drying Technology, Inc............................................... 230

DSM Food Specialties USA...................................... 1319

DuPont......................................................................... 815

Ecolab....................................................................... 1227

ELPLAST..................................................................... 511

Endress+Hauser........................................................ 1241

Energenecs, Inc.......................................................... 305

Enerquip...................................................................... 405

ErgonArmor Corrosion Engineering........................... 1702

ERIEZ.......................................................................... 341

ESE, Inc...................................................................... 533

ESI Group USA............................................................ 344

Evaporator Dryer Technologies, Inc............................ 532

Excel Engineering..................................................... 1433

Extrutech Plastics....................................................... 311

Faith Engineering........................................................ 439

FBC Industries, Inc.................................................... 1442

Fiberglass Solutions, Inc............................................ 611

First Choice Ingredients.............................................. 342

Flow Products, LLC/ Rieger......................................... 212

Flowtrend, Inc.............................................................. 408

Foran Spice Company............................................... 1613

Foreign Type Cheesemakers Assn. Laboratory.......... 615

Fortress Technology Inc............................................ 1505

FOSS......................................................................... 1519

Fremont Industries, Inc................................................ 411

Fristam Pumps USA.................................................. 1503

Garon Foods................................................................ 619

GEA Niro Soavi........................................................... 842

GEA PHE Systems................................................... 1341

GEA Process Engineering.......................................... 842

GEA Tuchenhagen North America.............................. 842

GEA Westfalia Separator............................................ 842

General Electric/ Industrial Network Systems............ 309

General Machinery Corporation................................. 1703

GF Piping Systems..................................................... 205

GMB Architecture + Engineering............................... 1717

G-M-I Inc.................................................................... 1545

Graham Chemical Corporation.................................... 202

Green Bay Packaging............................................... 1408

H&W Ingredients....................................................... 1740

H. Derksen & Sons Co.............................................. 1410

Habasit America.......................................................... 209

Harpak- ULMA Packaging, LLC................................ 1743

Hart Design & Mfg., Inc............................................... 224

Haynes Manufacturing Company................................ 535

HayssenSandiacre...................................................... 645

Heritage Manufacturing............................................... 433

HYDRANAUTICS....................................................... 1402

Hydrite Chemical Company........................................ 602

HYPRED USA............................................................. 226

ICL Food Specialties................................................. 1637

Ingredion Incorporated................................................. 407

Innophos, Inc............................................................... 241

Inopor GmbH.............................................................. 1736

International Dairy Foods Association...................... 1641

International Fiber Corporation.................................. 1414

International Machinery Exchange............................. 609

International Media and Cultures................................ 222

Intralox......................................................................... 437

intRAtrain- inspectiTRAC............................................ 336

IQF Frost Inc................................................................ 237

IVARSON INC. / ALPMA USA..................................... 735

J. Rettenmaier USA..................................................... 610

Jasper Engineering & Equipment Co.......................... 415

Johnson Industries International Inc........................... 826

Kaeser Compressors, Inc............................................ 339

Kagetec Industrial Flooring......................................... 203

Karl Schnell............................................................... 1602

Kelly Supply.............................................................. 1037

Koch Membrane Systems........................................... 327

Kollmorgen.................................................................. 239

Koss Industrial.......................................................... 1113

Kraemer Brothers....................................................... 1638

Kusel Equipment....................................................... 1415

L&S Electric.............................................................. 1609

Labels Unlimited,........................................................ 538

Loos Machine & Automation, Inc.............................. 1243

Marchant Schmidt..................................................... 1137

Marshfield Food Safety, LLC..................................... 1443

Martin Milk Service & Martin Warehousing................ 314

Masters Gallery Foods.............................................. 1013

Matrix Packaging Machinery.................................... 1627

Mauser/SchiwaHaden & Custance........................... 1727

MCT Dairies, Inc........................................................ 1307

Mead & Hunt, Inc......................................................... 402

Membrane Process and Controls, Inc......................... 514

Membrane System Specialists, Inc............................ 803

MetLife Food & Agribusiness Finance...................... 1543

Microdyn Technologies, Inc...................................... 1338

Midwest Refrigerated Services................................. 1411

Milky Lab................................................................... 1640

Millerbernd Process Systems................................... 1217

Miron Construction Company.................................... 1336

MOCON Inc................................................................ 1239

Multi- Conveyor LLC.................................................. 1432

Multivac, Inc.............................................................. 1209

Munters Corporation.................................................... 543

National Utilities Company......................................... 638

Nelson-Jameson, Inc................................................ 1419

Neogen Corporation................................................... 1510

Nortec Systems........................................................... 404

North American Salt.................................................. 1604

Northfield Corporation................................................ 1735

Northland Laboratories................................................ 636

optek-Danulat, Inc....................................................... 444

P.J. Kortens and Company....................................... 1544

Packaging Corporation of America............................. 545

Packaging Resources, Inc........................................ 1606

Page & Pedersen Internatiional, Ltd......................... 1603

Parker dominick hunter- Process Filtration................. 503

Paul Mueller Company.............................................. 1502

Pentair Sudmo............................................................. 712

Performa- Planners, Architects, Engineers................. 228

Perten Instruments...................................................... 338

PFM Packaging Group................................................ 343

PIC Food Tec/ FENCO USA........................................ 440

Piper Products, Inc...................................................... 438

Precision Drive and Control, Inc................................. 216

Printpack, Inc.............................................................. 513

ProActive Solutions USA, LLC................................. 1303

Prolamina.................................................................... 419

ProSpect Analytical Technology Inc.......................... 742

Protective Coating Specialists................................... 506

PTI............................................................................... 527

Pureserve Systems................................................... 1436

QComp Technologies, Inc......................................... 1708

QLC, Inc..................................................................... 1343

Quadbeam Technologies, Ltd................................... 1540

Quest Industrial........................................................... 517

R. Mueller Service & Equipment Co. Inc.................... 740

R.D. Smith Company................................................... 436

RapidPak, Division of the Middleby Corporation...... 1427

RathGibson.................................................................. 510

REISER....................................................................... 627

RELCO......................................................................... 719

Reynolds Presto Products, Inc................................... 220

Rockwell Automation................................................ 1712

Rubber Fab Technologies Group............................... 1721

Russell Finex Inc...................................................... 1542

Rytec High Performance Doors................................... 242

Sandford Rose Associates- Madison......................... 210

Sanitary Solutions, Inc.............................................. 1437

Scan American.......................................................... 1633

Sealed Air Food Care................................................ 1003

Seiberling Associates Inc., A Haskell Company....... 642

Seminole Retail Energy Service, LLC...................... 1709

Separators, Inc.......................................................... 1313

Sepro Membranes....................................................... 302

SEW- Eurodrive, Inc.................................................. 1605

Sharpe Engineering & Equipment............................... 544

Socius Ingredients...................................................... 508

SoftTrace Ltd............................................................. 1532

Spancrete.................................................................. 1534

SPX Flow Technology................................................. 502

Squire-Cogswell Industrial Division............................ 236

Stainless Steel Solutions......................................... 1643

StrategyBytes, LLC................................................... 1737

Strongarm Designs, Inc............................................. 1706

Stuart W. Johnson Co............................................... 1344

Sulbana AG................................................................. 640

Sunrise Packaging Material........................................ 243

SupplyOne................................................................. 1506

Sweetener Supply Corporation.................................. 1327

Symbiont- Science Engineering and Construction..... 303

Synder Filtration........................................................ 1644

TAWI USA................................................................. 1705

Technology Group International.................................. 507

TECNAL....................................................................... 536

Tetra Pak................................................................... 1027

The Boson Company................................................... 345

The Probst Group, LLC.............................................. 1710

Thermaline, Inc.......................................................... 1741

Thermo Scientific........................................................ 234

Tolomatic Inc............................................................... 537

Top Line Process Equipment Company................... 1707

Toray Membrane USA................................................. 606

TOSCA......................................................................... 710

Triangle Package Machinery Co................................. 227

TriSep Corporation....................................................... 443

Tweet Garot Mechanical.............................................. 319

U.S. Flooring Company Inc....................................... 1536

United Industries, Inc................................................ 1636

United Salt Corporation............................................. 1445

Urschel Laboratories, Inc............................................ 632

USDA National Agricultural  Statistics Service........ 1404

Vacuum, Pump, & Compressor, Inc.......................... 1434

Valcour Process Technologies................................... 235

Viking Masek Global Packaging Technologies......... 707

VNE Corporation........................................................ 1409

Walker Engineered Products.................................... 1439

WEBBER/ SMITH Associates, Inc............................. 542

Weber, Inc................................................................. 1527

Wells Concrete............................................................ 512

Werner Electric Supply............................................. 1539

WI Aging & Grading Cheese, Inc.............................. 1315

WI Center for Dairy Research.................................... 1019

WI Milk Marketing Board........................................... 1019

Winpak, Inc................................................................. 219

WITT Gas Controls...................................................... 406

Wonderware Midwest................................................ 1725

WOW Logistics......................................................... 1723

Yamato...................................................................... 1511

Zepnick Solutions..................................................... 1337