Private Brands Research & Insights Workgroup

Objective: FMI’s three operating pillars are Advocate, Educate, and Collaborate. Within the education pillar, FMI produces more than 30 pieces of research each year that are shared through various print, digital, and in-person platforms. This includes work in the private brands space. In order to provide direction as well as insights into FMI’s private brands research, a subcommittee of the Private Brands Leadership Council was created. This committee is comprised of private brand practitioners across FMI membership to advise FMI and ensure research and thought leadership in the private brand space is both timely and relevant.

Mr. Kristof Duna
Co-Chair

Mr. Sal Stazzone
Co-Chair
Alliance Foods, Inc.

Ms. Shelley Balanko
Member
The Hartman Group

Ms. Maria Dubuc
Member
Marketing By Design

Mrs. Elizabeth Erby
Member
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

Mr. Ryan Farrell
Member
Wakefern Food Corp.

Ms. Kate Favrow
Member
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Ms. Sofia Kampoures
Member
Giant Eagle, Inc.

Mr David Luis
Member
Albertsons Companies

Ms. Mary Ellen Lynch
Member
Circana

Angus McOuat
Member
McKinsey & Company

Mrs. Melissa Rasmussen
Member
Merchants Distributors, LLC

Mrs. Donna Schnabel
Member
Federated Group, Inc.

Michael Schueler
Member
Southeastern Grocers, Inc.

Ms. Kasey Sheffer
Member
Giant Eagle, Inc.

Chris Shepard
Member
Red Gold, Inc.

Mr. James H. Wisner
Member
Wisner Marketing Group, Inc.

Mr. Doug Baker
Staff Lead
FMI

Mr. Tom Cosgrove
Staff Coordinator
FMI

Ms. Allison Febrey
Staff Coordinator
FMI

Mr. Steve Markenson
Staff Coordinator
FMI