Delegate Feedback

An enlightening and insightful experience surrounded by like-minded individuals who are welcoming and willing to share their experiences. All the topics presented were value-added and of great quality.

Oscar Torres, Innovation and Compliance Manager, Santa Monica Seafood Company

I was able to connect with many people and vendors. Will be able to bring back information to incorporate into my workspace! I found this to be a valuable experience and glad I had the opportunity to participate.

Penny Mack, Director of Supplier Quality, Conagra Brands

Great sharing of best-in-class practices by leading manufacturers in the food industry.

Fernando Garcia Vidal, Vice President of Engineering, Monogram Foods

Enjoyed all the discussions around the shared struggles we have in food manufacturing. Had great vendor discussions. Speakers were all interesting and the content covered so many critical issues we are facing.

Lisa Seibel, Senior Director, FSQA, Russell Stover Chocolates

Very positive! Liked making connections with food companies and similar issues. Nice amount of vendors. Good hotel

Monica Anderson, Director of Operations Excellence & Transformation, Manufacturing & Operations, Land O Lakes

“Networking was great. Found some potential businesses to partner with. Speakers were overall good and easy to follow.”

Charles Bruce, Director of Quality US Operations,  Leclerc Foods

Experience was excellent. I think the size allowed for improved quality of interactions. Expo hall was not overwhelming and made it easy to get into better conversations with vendors.”

Mark Kalous, Director of Continuous Improvement - North America, McCain

“I found it to be very educational and resource-oriented in today's food world.”

Jeannine Wilz, QA Manager, Richelieu Foods, Inc.

“The summit creates a great opportunity for people like myself to hear how the leaders in the industry are solving the problems we all are facing!”

Abe Hutcheon, Head of Operations,  Nusachi Hemp LLC

“I loved that it was a blend of manufacturing and food safety/quality topics. I have always been a very operations-minded QA person so I enjoyed that this summit covered both. The speakers had impressive qualifications and were engaging. Most of the session topics were of interest and applicable to me. The time set aside for networking between sessions was a great opportunity to get to talk to people you would not normally get exposed to and share experiences.”

Danae Lucas, Senior Director of Food Safety and Quality, Revolution Foods

“I was able to make some very good connections while at the summit.”

Matthew Finger, Director, R&D and Equipment Procurement, Whataburger

“This was a great event. The right size for interaction. The right experts to provide ideas. I learned as much from the vendors as the speakers which is a good thing. The topics were broad enough to have many ideas of interest.”

Dennis Domek, Quality Assurance Director for Beverages, Kerry NA

“Very good experience with being able to meet other members of industry to exchange ideas and share challenges we face. This was my first time attending the Generis conference and I'll be sure to refer other staff members to attend in the future.”

Steven Bridges, Director of Quality and Regulatory, LifeSpice Ingredients

“Very informative! The vendors and speakers have provided multiple perspectives tools for my company. Great work overall in putting on this summit! This was the first and many to come by.”

Mario Panah, Fermentation Supervisor, Genesis Biosciences

“Great topics and venue to network!”

Martha Zapata, Director of Quality, Campbell Soup