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The
Future of Food Retailing Webinar (Rebroadcast)
Featuring:
The combination of food inflation and the recession has
had predictable and well-documented consequences, such as growth in private
label shares. However, some retailers, notably Wal-Mart, appear to be
leveraging the economic downturn as they fundamentally change their shopper
value propositions. If successful, these changes will alter supplier relationships
as well as the landscape for competitive food retailers, in potentially
seismic magnitude and with long-lasting dimensions.
About Jim Hertel Jim Hertel, Managing Partner, Willard Bishop 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 Craig Rosenblum, Partner, Willard Bishop 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
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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 13 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 and is a past member of the American Greetings
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.