Please join us for a dinner meeting with a technical presentation on transitioning to Natural Food Colors.

In additon, we will be having our annual scholarship award presentations.

Event Details:

Date: Thursday April 30, 2026

Location: Mondelez International
                  100 Deforest Avenue
                   East Hanover, NJ

Schedule:

5-6 pm: Networking with industry colleagues and peers

6-7:30 pm: Technical presentation & dinner

7:30-8 pm: Presentation of scholarships

 Cost: 

$55.00 - includes tonight's meeting + Annual Membership for one year ($20 value)

$20.00 - Student Cost for tonight's meeting

$20.00 - Retired Person Cost for tonight's meeting

$20.00  - Annual Membership (if you want to join, but can't make this meeting)

Meet our speaker:

Ms. Sydney Rustemeyer brings passion and expertise to the color industry with experience in natural and synthetic colors. Her expertise spans product development, application, commercial sales, manufacturing support, and quality control. As Technical Director with IFC Solutions, Sydney drives continuous improvement, advances in color science all within a commercial mindset. Prior to joining IFC Solutions, Sydney played key roles in the companies Roha Inc, Oterra/Food Ingredient Solutions and we thank her for visiting with AACT members and sharing these key insights and experiences.

Scholarship Recipients:

Congratulations to Hanzhi Zheng and Lucy Clarke - both of Cornell University - on securing the AACT candy industry scholarship for your studies at the graduate and undergraduate level, respectively! We look forward to honoring you at this event.
 

Reserve your spot!
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