Main Topics TIA Annual Convention 2024 And Trade Show will spin around the news in the tortilla industry. - Kabbani said a couple of things are going on, and the goal is to provide attendees with the latest on sorting and conquering. - Constant changes in regulations. - Update information about market data (market statistics and sales are evolving). Consumers drive the industry, and the industry must keep up with a vast interest in things like gluten-free and clean labels. FACT: In 2019, approximately 21 billion Upcoming Events TIA tortillas were consumed - Hands On Classes – July 9-11 / Dallas–Fort in the United States not Worth including tortilla chips Three days of small classes, 40 to 50 people, in which students mix their own dough. or chips. Fuente: TIA There is a machine to see how the corn or flour tortillas come out. The dynamic is to understand the science behind what happens if we add or don't add a little more of a certain ingredient. - TIA Europe - October 2-3 / Valencia, Spain Started in 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, with 50 attendees. Amsterdam, Belgrade and Munich are other cities where they have replicated the event. For this year the plan is to visit a couple of factories and tour their bullpen area. - TIA Tech – October 29-30 / Los Angeles, CA This two-day Technical Conference revolves around educational sessions. There are small exhibits during the cocktail reception on the first day. The second day plans to visit tortilla or ingredient supplier factories. AABABASSTTOO..CCOMOM MMAAYY//JJUNEUNE 2 2002244 55

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