Agenda

Check In & Welcome Reception

Time Session Location
5:00PM - 9:00PM

Welcome Reception & Networking Session

Join us for drinks and dinner while you connect with industry professionals to kick off the 2026 Innovation Summit!

River Terrace Inn, Napa CA

Innovation Summit Day 1

Time Session Location
9:00AM - 9:15PM

Welcome Address

Napa Valley Vintner's Theatre
9:15AM - 9:45AM

Trend Presentation: Emerging Flavors & Ingredients

Join us for a data-driven presentation on emerging flavors that inform our innovation pipeline across both sweet and savory ingredients.

Napa Valley Vintner's Theatre
9:45AM - 10:00AM

Refreshment Break

10:00AM - 10:30AM

Breakfast Blitz

During this interactive session, attendees will have 30 minutes to create and plate breakfast focused dishes, using ingredients from the AUI and Roland Foods Pantry. This fast paced, hands-on challenge will spark kitchen creativity and kickstart the summit with bold flavor inspiration.

The Hestan Kitchen at CIA Copia
10:30AM - 12:00PM

LTO Lab

Explore your culinary creativity and menu personalization in this hands-on workshop. Create a unique, outlet-specific limited-time-offer utilizing Roland Foods & AUI ingredients. From quick-service concepts to fine-dining offerings, discover the endless recipe possibilities with our products. This workshop highlights sweet and savory flavors and challenges your foodservice imagination, leaving you ready to innovate.

The Hestan Kitchen at CIA Copia
12:00PM - 1:15PM

Networking Lunch

1:30PM - 2:00PM

Pre-Workshop Guided Tasting

Before we head behind the bar for our cocktail-inspired workshop, sit down with the Roland Foods team for an inside look at their upcoming bar & cocktail launch. During this seated session, attendees will get a first look at these new items, explore market trends, and walk through application techniques to put these items into action.

Napa Valley Vitner's Theatre
2:15PM - 4:00PM

Meet at The Bar

Reimagine classic cocktails and let your unexpected flavor combinations come to life. In this workshop, attendees will craft classic cocktails with a modern twist alongside small, bar‑inspired bites. You’ll utilize Roland Foods & AUI ingredients to craft the best beverage and take inspiration from those flavors to create a unique dish. Bring bold flavors behind the bar and serve up some delicious bites.

The Hestan Kitchen at CIA Copia
4:00PM - 4:15PM

Refreshment Break

4:15PM - 8:00PM

Happy Hour & Dinner

Join us for an evening of drinks, locally sourced bites as part of a seated dinner, and musical entertainment.

Innovation Summit Day 2

Time Session Location
10:00AM - 11:00AM

Roland Foods: Demonstration & Tasting

Join us for a sneak-peek of items in development across our innovation pipelines with a guided tasting & culinary demonstration.

Napa Valley Vintner's Theatre
11:00AM - 11:15AM

Refreshment Break

11:15AM - 12:15PM

AUI Fine Foods: Demonstration & Tasting

Join us for a sneak-peek of items in development across our innovation pipelines with a guided tasting & culinary demonstration.

Napa Valley Vintner's Theatre
12:15PM - 12:30PM

Refreshment Break

12:30PM - 1:00PM

Wine 101

Join us for an educational session led by the CIA. We'll explore the fundamentals of wine from grape varietals to tasting pairings, so that you can tackle a wine list with confidence.

Napa Valley Vintner's Theatre
1:00PM - 1:15PM

Closing Remarks

Napa Valley Vintner's Theatre
1:15PM - 2:00PM

Farewell Lunch

*This is a preliminary agenda subject to change with additions and/or deletions.