FOOD INDUSTRY TTIIA TA Trriiuummpphhs is in Nn Neevvadada aa anndd iis rs reeadady fy foor Tr Teexxaass By Violeta Montes de Oca he Tortilla Industry Association (TIA) realizó su Convención Anual 2024 y Feria Comercial del 8 al 10 de mayo en el Horseshoe Casino Resort de Las Vegas, Nevada. Al evento asistieron 70 empresas expositoras y alrededor de 550 asistentes de 18 países. T吀栀e Tortilla Industry Association (TIA) held its 2024 Annual Convention and Trade Show May 8-10 at the Horseshoe Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seventy exhibiting companies and around 550 attendees from 18 countries attended the trade show. 吀栀e Tortilla World's 2024 Annual Convention & Trade Show brought tortilla manufacturers, industry suppliers, and distributors together under one roof to network, learn about the latest trends, and showcase their products and services. "On the producers' side, the event is attended by people at a higher level than at other conventions. Owners and decision-makers visit us," Jim Kabbani, Executive Director, and CEO of the Tortilla Industry Association (TIA) told Abasto during an interview. TIA's 2024 Annual Convention and Trade Show revolved around what's new in the tortilla WHAT'S NEXT FOR TIA industry. 吀栀ere, educational After the Annual Convention, TIA's hands-on classes are just sessions focused on as important. regulatory changes, updated Remember the following text: market information, and While the Annual Convention is more geared toward big how to achieve gluten-free producers who make 10,000 tortillas a minute in big factories, and clean-label products. Kabbani explained that in the hands-on class, the machine being In general, liquid used is commonly seen in Mexican restaurants and supermarkets. preservatives and improvers Its o昀케cial name is "Hands On." 吀栀is is its second year, consisting are used for and options of three days of small classes with 40 to 50 people, in which students for leasing, purchasing, or mix their dough. 吀栀ere is a machine to see how the corn or 昀氀our financing equipment and tortillas come out. 吀栀e dynamic is understanding equipment and new shelf- the science behind what happens if we life management concepts. add or not add more of a particular JIM KABBANI, CEO OF TIA (LEFT), ingredient. WITH DAN CALHOUN, FOUNDER OF 吀栀is year, they will take place July PURPLE CROW. 9-11 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. 3636 JJUULLYY//AAUUGGUUSST 2T 200224 4 AABBAASSTOTO..CCOOMM