Mark Your Calendar
August
American Meat Science Association 74th Reciprocal Meat Conference
August 15–18, Reno, NV • www.meatscience.org
American Feed Industry Association Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers
Conference
August 17–19, Orlando, FL • www.afia.org
National Institute for Storage Tank Management 23rd Annual
Aboveground Storage Tank Conference and Trade Show
August 31–September 2, Orlando, FL • www.nistm.org
September
Pet Food Alliance Annual Meeting
September 20–21, Kansas City, MO • www.fprfalliance.agsci.colostate.edu
Petfood Forum
September 22–24, Kansas City, MO • www.petfoodforumevents.com
October
Poultry Protein and Fat Council Seminar
October 6–7, Nashville, TN • www.uspoultry.org
American Fats and Oils Association Annual Conference
October 13–14, Nashville, TN • www.fatsandoils.org
Leather and Hide Council of America Annual Meeting and Convention
October 13–15, Chicago, IL • www.usleather.org
North American Renderers Association 88th Annual Convention
October 18–22, Greensboro, GA • www.nara.org
Visit www.rendermagazine.com for a complete updated list of industry events.
300-GALLON
GREASE CONTAINER
• A standard in the industry
since 1983
• Manufactured from rugged
12-gauge steel
• Comes standard with
heavy-duty poly lid, screen
and dump pins
• Other lid options available
for security
For more information, visit onkens.net or call (309) 562-7271.
Smithfield Foods
Names New
President, CEO
Shane Smith, a two-decade veteran
of Smithfield Foods Inc., was named
president and chief executive officer
(CEO) in June, succeeding Dennis Organ.
In 2019, Smith became executive vice
president of Smithfield’s European
operations, overseeing the company’s
capital investments, expansion into
new markets, and mergers and
acquisitions abroad. In late 2020,
Smith was promoted to chief strategy
officer, where he helped develop,
execute, and sustain the company’s
efforts to achieve growth through its
own resources, as well as through
mergers and acquisitions. He oversaw
Smithfield’s hog farming operations,
as well as Smithfield Renewables, the
platform that unifies the company’s
carbon reduction initiatives. R
Reach more
customers...
By advertising in Render!
Render is published six times
a year, is read by thousands
of potential clients, and has
served the rendering industry
since 1972! That’s nearly 50
years! Why wait?
Contact Render at
(530) 306-6792
e-mail: editors@
rendermagazine.com
www.rendermagazine.com/
advertising
www.rendermagazine.com Render August 2021 31
/www.rendermagazine.com
/www.meatscience.org
/www.afia.org
/www.nistm.org
/www.fprfalliance.agsci.colostate.edu
/www.petfoodforumevents.com
/www.uspoultry.org
/www.fatsandoils.org
/www.usleather.org
/www.nara.org
/www.rendermagazine.com
link
link
/advertising
/advertising
/www.onkens.net
