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Following on from the successful event in Singapore last year,IFEAT will hold a Trade Exhibition in the Grand Ballroom of theFairmont San Francisco hotel on Wednesday 2nd October, 2013.Members are advised to book their booths early as considerableinterest has been shown by many companies in this event.Full details of the booths and the facilities available to exhibitorsare given in the registration booklet. The floor plan has beendesigned with the aim of maximising space around and in front ofthe various stands for walking and meeting people. The TradeExhibition offers a refreshing change from standard conference

proceedings and allows potentialbusiness partners theopportunity to discussproducts and services indetail. A booking form forthis Trade Exhibition canbe downloaded from theIFEAT website.

I am looking forward to welcomingdelegates on Sunday 29th September tothe 2013 IFEAT Conference in SanFrancisco, USA. The city is one of thetop tourist destinations in the worldsituated in a stunning location in

northern California with an eclecticmix of architecture and natural beauty.

Famous landmarks include the Golden GateBridge, Alcatraz and the Chinatown district. It is also aleading financial and cultural centre. San Francisco city isrenowned for its cosmopolitan mix of people living thereand a liberal community that is welcoming to all.

The conference will take place at the world-renowned andhistorically important Fairmont San Francisco hotel.Centrally located on Nob Hill, this very large, luxury hotelis a short cable car trip from many of the main touristattractions within San Francisco including the FinancialDistrict and Fisherman’s Wharf. It also offers panoramicviews of the city and San Francisco Bay.

The theme of the conference,“Sustainable Growth”, is highlytopical and relevant to allbusinesses and a comprehensiverange of presentations on thecurrent issues affecting theflavour and fragrance industry isbeing prepared. As always, therewill be plenty of opportunitiesfor making new, and renewingold, business acquaintances.There will also be several sideevents which delegates canchoose from including an essential oils short course, acourse on transport of hazardous materials, a field trip tothe garlic farms and processing operations at Gilroy and alunchtime distillation forum. More information on all theseis given on page 2. We also plan to hold a Trade Exhibitionon Wednesday 2nd October at the conference hotel (seebelow).

As notified to all members, it is important that delegatesneeding visas send in their visa applications as soon aspossible. The deadline for help from the IFEAT secretariathas now passed, and I would urge all those planning toregister to ensure their visa applications are underway. Formore details or information on the 2013 IFEAT Conference,and on-line registration, please visit the IFEAT website,www.ifeat.org.

Colin Ringleib, IFEAT 2013 ConferenceChairman

2013 IFEAT ConferenceSan Francisco 29th September – 3rd October, 2013

IFEAT Trade Exhibition - Wednesday 2nd October, 2013

Fairmont San Francisco Hotel

Colin Ringleib

O P T I O N A L T O U RP R O G R A M M EA range of interesting activities has beenprepared for accompanying persons anddelegates during the week of the SanFrancisco Conference. Some of the toursare listed below, but there are also shoppingtrips and wine tasting trips organised as wellas other outings. More information on all thetours and the sights to beseen is given in theregistration booklet.

Escape fromAlcatrazSelf-guided audiotour and Pier 39Days: Sunday 29thSeptember, Wednesday 2ndOctober

Dynasty of ChinatownDay: Sunday 29th September

San Francisco city tour by cable carDays: Saturday 28th September,

Sunday 29th September

Muir Woods &Sausalito Days: Monday 30thSeptember, Wednesday 2ndOctober

Victorian homestour by cable car

Day: Monday 30th September

A taste of San Francisco’s Little ItalyDay: Tuesday 1st October

Sailing the San Francisco BayDay: Thursday, October 3rd

A tour of theFerry Buildingand Farmer’sMarketDay: Thursday, October 3rd

Explore SanFrancisco and theSummer of LoveDay: Wednesday 2nd October

P R E C O N F E R E N C E T O U R STake some time to enjoy California beforethe IFEAT Conference. We have organisedtwo tours to take place just before theconference. Both involve two nights inbeautiful hotels not far from San Francisco.You will be transferred direct from thesetours to the conference hotel on Sunday29th September.

A Weekend in the Wine Country Date: Friday, September 27, 2013 - Sunday, September 29, 2013Location: Napa, CaliforniaThis includes a full day tour of Northern

California’s winemaking area, with tastingsand gourmet food provided. This will befollowed by a private cooking class on thesecond day, with Malcolm de Sieyes, chefand owner of The Silverado CookingSchool located on the Silverado Trail, justoutside of Downtown Napa.

A Weekend on the California CoastDate: Friday, September 27, 2013 - Sunday, September 29, 2013Location: Napa, CaliforniaThis includes two nights at the luxuriousClement Monterey Hotel on beautifulMonterey Bay. Fine dining, wine tasting anda guided trip down the 17-Mile Drive toCarmel-by-the-Sea are all included.

IFEAT DinnerTuesday 1st October, 2013This year’s IFEAT Dinner will take place onthe US aircraft carrier USS Hornet, which isnow a museum as well as a NationalHistoric Landmark located on the east sideof San Francisco Bay. The ship wascommissioned in 1943 and saw activeservice up to 1970. It was responsible forrecovering the Apollo 11 space capsule andthe first men to walk on the moon as wellas the Apollo 12 capsule and its crew.Dinner guests will be able to tour thishistorically important vessel, which has somefascinating exhibits on board includingvintage airplanes and moon artefacts.

Distillation discussion groupThis will be held during the course of theconference. We expect to have experts andinnovators to discuss their thoughts on theimportance of the following: raw material drying/wilting; particle size(channeling); possible pretreatment(fermentation); steam velocity and pressure;distillation still/tub geometry; condensertypes/capacity; condensation temperature;separator types/capacity/principles; distillationwater treatment/recycling (cohobation); wastematerial treatment/recycling; energy efficiency, etc. Delegate participation in these discussions willbe very welcome.

Field trip to GilroyWednesday 2nd October, 2013On the Wednesday of the conference week,a field trip to the “Garlic Capital of theWorld”, Gilroy, which lies about 100kmsouth of San Francisco has been organised.Gilroy is renowned for its garlic processingoperations, but is also famous for itsmushroom production and its wineries.

Delegates will be invited to look at anddiscuss organic farming practices.

International transport ofhazardous materials short courseWednesday 2nd October, 2013The course will address the following: • “Best Practices in Hazardous Materials” willinclude key issues with regulations of DOT,ICAO, IMDG, IATA and other agencies. Subjectmatter will cover fines, penalties andconsequences relating to violations. • Modes of transport such as ocean freight aswell as air freight and domestic surface transport• Packaging, marking and labeling issues will beconsidered• A case study will be presented relating toserious consequences as a result of lack ofdiligence and another case study covering howcomprehensive practices leverage the bottom line• Necessary and required certifications andmethods for obtaining them

Short course – “The science ofessential oils”Wednesday 2nd October, 2013This course will be held on the Wednesdayof the IFEAT Conference, to be run by BrianLawrence. After a brief introduction toessential oils, their method of isolation aswell as that of extracts will be describedincluding the economics of menthol andsclareol isolation. Variance in essential oilcomposition can be inherent or it can befrom adulteration; as a result the analyticaltechniques used to determine adulterationusing various oils as examples will bedescribed. Finally, the compositionalvariances of a number of complex oilssuch as vetiver, rose, kaempferia, oud,kewda etc. will be discussed.

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USS Hornet, venue for the IFEAT Dinner

Albania 1 Argentina 6 Australia 12 Austria 2 Belgium 3 Bolivia 1 Brazil 8 Bulgaria 12 Canada 6 Chile 1 China, P.R. 68 Colombia 1 Egypt 8 Finland 1 France 29 Germany 22 Greece 1

Guatemala 2 Haiti 2 Hungary 2 India 59 Indonesia 13 Iran 1 Israel 3 Italy 18 Japan 8 Kenya 1 Laos 1 Latvia 2 Lithuania 1 Mexico 4 Morocco 2 Nepal 2 Netherlands 3 Norway 1 Paraguay 3

Peru 2 Poland 2 Russia 9 Singapore 4 Slovenia 1 Somaliland 1 South Africa 7 Spain 16 Sri Lanka 4 Sudan 1 Switzerland 6 Taiwan 2 Thailand 1 Turkey 6 UK 34 Ukraine 2 Uruguay 1 USA 64

I F E AT M E M B E R S H I P C O N T I N U E S T O G R O WIFEAT now has 473 members based in 54 different countries around the world. The graphic below shows membership bycountry, and we are pleased to report that numbers have risen steadily over the last eight years. New members willhenceforth be listed in each edition of IFEATWORLD; see below for those companies that have joined since 1st January 2013.

N E W I F E A T M E M B E R S S I N C E 1 S T J A N U A R Y 2 0 13Anhui 3 Ring Paper GroupSpice Technology DevelopmentCo., Ltd.Factory: 3 Ring Industrial Park, HuainingAnhui 246121, P.R. ChinaTel: +86 556 466 8591Fax: +86 556 466 9991E-mail: larry_yang_3ring@126.comWebsite: www.ahshxlkj.cn.alibaba.comContact: Mr. Yang Lei

C.E. Roeper GmbHHans-Duncker-Str. 13, Hamburg21035, GermanyTel: +49 40 734 1030Fax: +49 40 734 103-35E-mail: swittnebel@roeper.deWebsite: www.roeper.deContact: Mr. Joern Herrmann

Golden Kelly Pat. Flavor Co., Ltd.3-2-4 Tsumori, Nishinari-Ku ,Osaka 557 0062, JapanTel: +81 6 6656 1071Fax: +81 6 6656 1054E-mail: golden@goldenkelly.co.jpWebsite: www.goldenkelly.co.jpContact: Mr. Yukio Sakaino

Kvapu namai (Aroma House, Ltd.)Zemynos 31 - 6, Vilnius LT -06132, LithuaniaTel: +370 6860 9839E-mail: laime@aromata.ltWebsite: www.aromata.ltContact: Mr. Laime Kiskune

Harting Aromas S.A.Av. Americo Vespucio 2680 Of. 34, 3rd Floor, Conchali, Santiago, ChileTel: +56 02 2 9490990Fax: +56 02 2 9490874E-mail: jquinlann@harting.clWebsite: www.hartingaromas.clContact: Mr. Jorge Quinlan Navarrete

J.P. MartinsAv. Borges de Medeiros 83 -Aptos 602/602, Rio de Janeiro22430.041, BrazilTel: +55 21 3627 5271Fax: +55 21 3627 5321E-mail: josepaulogandra@gmail.comContact: Mr. Jose Paulo Gandra Martins

Johnson Matthey &Brandenberger Ltd.Glattalstrasse 18, Zurich 8052,SwitzerlandTel: +41 44 307 1919Fax: +41 44 307 1920E-mail: martin.mueller@matthey.comWebsite: www.matthey.comContact: Mr. Martin Mueller

Thai-China Flavours &Fragrances Industry Co., Ltd.99 Moo 2, Lat Bua Luang, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13230, ThailandTel: +662 952 5380Fax: +662 952 5385E-mail: info@tcff-thailand.comWebsite: www.tcff-thailand.comContact: Mr. Sathaporn Kietthanakorn

S A V E T H E D A T E !

2014 IFEAT Conferenceto be held in ItalyThe 2014 IFEAT Conference will take placein Italy. This will be held in either Venice orRome. More details will be available duringthe 2013 San Francisco Conference.

The United States hasbeen producingpeppermint andspearmint oils sinceprior to thenineteenth century

when mint growersboiled mint hay in water

over a large fire and thepeppermint/spearmint oil floated

to the top and was skimmed off by hand.Mint growers in New York and Michigandeveloped a more sophisticated and efficientdistillery "steam distillation process" in 1846.Even though the production areas, agronomic(growing) practices and steam distillationprocess of mint oils has changed and greatlyimproved since 1846, the commercially grownplant varieties of peppermint and spearminthave remained constant.

The United States produces more than 70%of the world's supply of peppermint (Menthapiperita) and spearmint (Mentha gracilis and M.spicata). There are three mint plant varietiesgrown for oil in the US; peppermint (Menthapiperita), Scotch spearmint (Mentha gracilis)and native spearmint (Mentha spicata). ThePacific NW states of Washington, Oregon andIdaho produce the majority of domestic mintoil with Washington State being the leadingproducer of both peppermint and spearmint

oils. The remaining production of USpeppermint and spearmint is located inseveral Northern Midwest states and/oroutlaying areas such as South Dakota andNorth California.

Approximately 45% of the mint oil(peppermint and spearmint) produced in theUS is used for flavoring in chewing gum withanother 45% used in dentifrices (tooth paste,mouth wash, dental floss). The remaining 10%is used in confectioneries, pharmaceuticalapplications, liqueur flavoring and aromatherapy. Mint oil is a highly concentratedessence with the percentage of oil used inmint-flavored products ranging from .01 to1.0 %. In fact, one drum of mint oil (weighingabout 400 pounds, or 180 kg) can be used toflavor approximately 5,200,000 sticks ofchewing gum or 400,000 tubes of toothpaste.

Both US mint acreage and production havefluctuated significantly over the last 20 yearsbut in general have stabilized over the lastseveral years with approximately 100,000acres (40,468 ha) annually in mint productionwith 80% of the acres in peppermint and 20%in spearmint. The annual average productionof US peppermint is currently over 7 millionpounds (3,175 tonnes) with spearmintproduction (including Canadian production) atapproximately 2.5 million pounds (1,134

tonnes). In reference to mint's highlyconcentrated essence, this quantity of mint oilflavors a substantial number of sticks ofchewing gum and tubes of toothpaste.

There are many US mint growers who inaddition to peppermint and spearmint alsoproduce other essential oils since theirexisting, specialized equipment (especially minthay tubs and steam distillery) used in theproduction of mint oils, can also be utilized toextract other essential oils. There areapproximately 2,500 acres (1,011 ha) of dillweed grown for oil each year in the US withan average annual production of 250,000pounds (113 tonnes). Growing dill weedand/or other aromatic plants for theiressential oils extends the equipment useperiod and is an efficient way to furthercapitalize on existing mint equipment/distillery.There are also many mint oil growers whoproduce other essential oils such as Bergamotmint (citrada), chamomile, coriander andseveral other niche market essential oils, againusing existing mint production equipmentincluding the steam distillery to extract theoils. The US mint industry will be giving apresentation on its history, technologicalchanges, production challenges and othertopics of interest at the 2013 IFEATConference in San Francisco.

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A glimpse into the United States mint industryBy Rocky Lundy, Executive Director, Mint Industry

Research Council (MIRC)

S A V E T H E D A T E !

2014 IFEAT Study Tour to ChinaThe 2014 IFEAT Study Tour will be conductedin southern China in the provinces ofGuangdong and Kunming from 31st August until 8th September. This will be a fascinatingtrip in these two provinces that are importantfor our industry.

On the itinerary are visits to plantations, distilleries andfactories that produce star aniseed oil, cassia oil and alsofacilities producing natural cinnamic aldehyde, natural benzaldehyde and turpentine, animportant feedstock for many aroma chemicals. In Yunnan delegates will see eucalyptusoil, geranium oil, citronella oil and turpentine oil production facilities. The trip willcover some fascinating cities and some stunning landscapes. The variety of productionmethods will range from high tech to small scale farming operations.