Food Dialogues Chicago June 19 Available Online.

CELEBRITY CHEF ELLIE KRIEGER TO MODERATE JUNE 19 DISCUSSION ON TRANSPARENCY AND FOOD AT THE FOOD DIALOGUES^SM: CHICAGO
 

Experts to discuss what consumers look for when making food-purchasing decisions; Event to Stream Live at www.FoodDialogues.com

 The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®) announced this week that Celebrity Chef and Nutritionist Ellie Krieger will moderate The Food Dialogues^SM: Chicago on Wednesday, June 19. The event, entitled, “Transparency and Food: Our responsibility to make information available to today’s consumer” is the second panel in a two-part series of events taking place in Chicago. The discussion will be held at Kendall College School of Culinary Arts where Ellie Krieger will join farmers, ranchers, industry experts, pundits and media to discuss one of America’s biggest food issues – the type of information consumers are looking for when making food-purchasing decisions.

 USFRA invites you to participate either in person or via live stream at www.foodialogues.com. USFRA is also calling on farmers and ranchers to join the conversation on Twitter @USFRA or #foodD. If you are planning to participate, please go to the link above and register.

The organization also announced the panelist line-up for the June 19 discussion, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CDT and will be streamed live online. Panelists will include:

 ·         Kathleen Merrigan, former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

·         David Fikes, Food Marketing Institute Director Consumer/Community Affairs and Social Responsibility

·         Gene Kahn, former president and CEO of Cascadian Farms

·         Jayson Lusk, University of Oklahoma agriculture economist and author, “The Food Police”

·         Lynn Martz, rancher, Martz Family Farm, Maple Park, Ill.

·         Bo Stone, farmer, P & S Farms, Rowland, NC

·         Mary Pat Raimondi, American Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition Vice President, Strategic Policy and Partnerships

·         Brad Nelson, Marriott International Corporate Chef and Vice President of Culinary

·         Anupy Singla, journalist, author and blogger, www.indianasappliepie.com

For more information on this event, visit www.fooddialogues.com. Follow USFRA on Twitter @USFRA using #FoodD or on its Facebook page, www.facebook.com/usfarmersandranchers.