Food Industry Summit 2013

Eat With Us . . . . Leveraging Shopper Insights at the Moment of Truth

Saint Joseph's University Food Marketing Program is pleased to host the seventh annual Food Industry Summit.  These continue to be challenging times for the Food Industry.  Communication and conducting business with our customers is changing at a rapid pace, demanding major shifts in marketing dollars.  Join Saint Joseph's University's internationally renowned food marketing program at a one-day food summit to gain insights on marketplace issues and developments from industry leaders.

Join the nation's leaders in food marketing education in an engaging discussion featuring several dynamic and influential executives from top food companies.

•                 Google                    Bill Sickles, Senior Media Sales Director, Digital Marketing Solutions

•                 Wakefern              Cheryl Williams, Vice President Digital Commerce and Innovation

•                 Weis Markets       Brian Holt, Vice President of Marketing

•                 MyWebGrocer      Rich Tarrant, CEO

•                 Symphony/IRI       Srishti Gupta, Executive Vice President/GM of New Media Solutions Testing  

•                 Nielsen                   Jeff Gregori, Vice President, Consumer and Shopper Analytics

•                 Ahold USA             Erik P. Keptner, Executive Vice President of Marketing

•                 Technomic             Kevin Higar, Director of Research & Consulting

•                 Spire                       Megan Margraff, Chief Analytics Officer

•                 Acosta                   Paul Price, Executive Vice President          

•                 Con Agra               Liz Mohr, Director Shopper Insights and Analytics

•                 McCormick          Jerry Wolfe, Chief Information Officer

Testimonials

Look what our attendees had to say about the event!

• "I like the one-day format.  The roster of speakers was impressive, yet there was still time to socialize and network with industry peers." - Jill S.

• "I liked the variety of speakers and the perspective they provide." -Laura E.

• "Speakers did a great job and it was very relevant to what is going on in the manufacturing and retail world." - Meredith H.
• "A heavy hitting lineup from the Food Industry.  Very impressive." - Josh P.
• "I enjoyed how each speaker was from a different spectrum of the food industry." - Dana P.