Food inflation is making a comeback, at levels that have not been seen in over thirty five years, and is being driven by rising commodity prices. At the same time, the U.S. employment situation remains slow to improve. Big questions that affect food retailing have yet to be answered, such as:
Join Jim Hertel, Managing Partner, and Craig Rosenblum, Partner, both of Willard Bishop, and moderator Michael Sansolo, as they provide their unique and unparalleled insights into the Future of Food Retailing in a this one-hour webinar. They will dig into retailer strategies, identify specific actions that Walmart and others are taking, and point out intended and unintended consequences of retailers' actions. They will also point out winners and losers in the consumer spending turnaround and the effect this has had on the larger food retailers.
About Jim Hertel In addition to his role as Managing Partner, Mr. Hertel leads the firm's business development, client service, and strategy development practice. Throughout his career, he has developed insight-based growth strategies for many of the top consumer packaged goods companies in the industry. Prior to joining Willard Bishop, Mr. Hertel worked in brand management at Procter & Gamble and led the client service group at Spectra Marketing. His B.A.degree in Economics is from Duke University. About Craig Rosenblum In addition to his role as Partner, Mr. Rosenblum leads business development efforts for the company. His expertise encompasses technology, strategy, and tactics development in both supply and demand, and includes key industry initiatives in the areas of Category Management, CPFR, ECR, Activity-Based Costing, and Data Synchronization. He has been instrumental in driving collaboration for companies such as: CVS, SuperValu, Cadbury Schweppes, and Masterfoods USA. Prior to joining Willard Bishop, Mr. Rosenblum led business development efforts for Prescient Applied Intelligence, Milton Merl Associates, and Crossmark. He currently sits on the National Steering Planning Committee for UConnect, presents at CGIT and has been published in GMA Forum. His B.S. degree in Packaging Science & Technology is from Rochester Institute of Technology. About Michael Sansolo The long time Senior Vice President of the Food Marketing
Institute and past Editor-in-Chief of Progressive Grocer, offers a diverse
and unique view of the changing nature of today's shoppers and their impact
on the food retail industry. Through countless studies and work with some
of the world's most innovative retailers and manufacturers, Mr. Sansolo
has an excellent perspective on the changing nature of shopping, cooking,
eating and competition. In his 14 years as Senior Vice President at FMI,
the biggest food retail association in the United States,,, Mr. Sansolo
had oversight over all education, supply chain and research activities.
Prior to joining FMI, Mr. Sansolo was Editor-in-Chief of Progressive Grocer
magazine and was a reporter for Gannett Newspapers. In his career he received
a number of awards for excellence in writing and reporting. He authored
the magazine's Annual Report of the Grocery Industry along with many other
major research based studies. Mr. Sansolo is a current member of the Coca-Cola
Retailing Research Council. He currently serves on the board of The Food
Institute and Aisle 7, the makers of Health Notes. He is a long time member
of the industry advisory board at Western Michigan University and has
worked with students at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, George
Mason University in Virginia and Portland (OR) State University. Mr. Sansolo
is Contributing Editor and a weekly columnist for Morningnewsbeat.com.
Mr. Sansolo is a graduate of the State University of New York College
at Cortland with a degree in Political Science, Economics and Journalism. |
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