Pia Henzi, Richard C. Pisano & Kurt Nordman Join Citrus Panel @ Flavorcon 2024

We have an update! We have a new lineup of panelists for the upcoming "Navigating Regulations & Rising Prices in Citrus Oils" panel on day two (October 9) of Flavorcon 2024. 

Citrus greening, along with substantial supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, climate change, and unusual weather patterns, has created challenges for raw goods, including rising costs for edible oils. This poses a significant threat due to the widespread use of citrus ingredients in many products. The panel discussion will focus on the impact on the industry and how flavorists and flavor houses can address these critical global issues by exploring alternative natural solutions.

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Meet the Panelists

Pia Henzi, Managing Director, MCI Miritz Citrus Intercontinental LLC

Pia Henzi graduated Colgate University in 1989 with a major in Political Science and a minor in German which serendipitously landed her at George Uhe Co. Inc, then the largest broker of essential oils, spices, aroma chemicals and pharmaceuticals. It was there she was first exposed and cut her teeth on citrus. She spent 10 years actively trading citrus and other essential oils at David Cookson & Co (now Cookson & Hunt Co). In 2000 she joined German-based MCI Miritz Citrus Intercontinental GmbH & Co KG and founded their US division. Pia celebrates 35 years in the F&F industry and almost all of those in the citrus sector.

Kurt Nordman, Director, Citrus Ingredients and Specialties        

Kurt Nordman is a Certified Flavorist with over 25 years of experience in the flavor industry and is an accomplished citrus expert. Kurt is currently at Citromax Group and manages the development of citrus products for the US and overseas markets while overseeing new ingredient development and basic citrus R&D.

👉🏽 Register now to set your flavor innovation agenda; 1-day passes are available, as are group rates.

Richard Pisano, Jr., President at Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd.

Richard Pisano Jr. is the President of Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd a leading global supplier of processed essential oils and related flavor and fragrance ingredients that has been owned and managed by his family for 91 years. Since 1982, Richard has worked at C&A in a variety of capacities, including Sales Representative, Treasurer, and Executive Vice President. Richard is also the President of Trilogy Flavors Inc. a company that he founded with his brothers in 2007. Richard has served on the Boards and been President of: FEMA, the Flavor Extract Manufacturers Association, Chem-Sources, The Chemical Sources Association, NAFFS –The National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems, as well as having served on the boards of the International Fragrance Association of North America and the International Organization of the Flavor Industry, headquartered in Belgium. In 2018, he was awarded the “Richard Hall Distinguished Service Award” for service to the US Flavor Industry. This marked the first time a father and son have had that honor. Richard is passionate about flavor ingredients, essential oils and the issues regarding their safety. He is a natural teacher and has helped to create two courses for the Flavor Industry, including one on Flavor Ingredients for the Non-Flavorist and Natural Products Procurement. Over one thousand Food Science majors in the United States have witnessed his presentation entitled Sharing the Story of The Science and Safety of Flavor Ingredients. Richard serves as Vice Chair and Secretary of the Tau Kappa Epsilon National Scholarship Foundation. He is also the Chair of the Alumni Board of Advisors for TKE at Bucknell University, his alma mater. Richard is an accomplished blue-water sailor, a singer, a writer and a photographer. He has written two novels, the first of which will be published at the end of 2024. The fourth re-write of his second novel is currently being edited.