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2025 Attendees
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| Name | Title | Company |
| Brent Alapa | Sr Manager, Team Sales | WK Kellogg Co |
| Jon Albrecht | Vice President, Sales and Merchandising | Acme Fresh Markets |
| Cristine Anderson | Director Category Management | Pete and Gerry's Organics |
| Lydia Anderson | Senior Customer Manager | General Mills, Inc. |
| Gwen Andrews | Dir Sales Grocery East Salty Snacks | The Hershey Company |
| Tye Anthony | Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Stefan Aps | Vice President, Business Development | Conagra Brands |
| Kent Arsenault | Associate | Bozzuto's Inc. |
| Andy Aubut | Sales Strategy & Planning Director - Snacks | General Mills, Inc. |
| Sarah Bader | Director, Insights & Anayltics | Kellanova |
| Kyle Baker | Vice President of Sales, Hometown Food Company | Brynwood Partners L.P. |
| Carlos Balandrin | National Account Executive | Kellanova |
| Heidi Bangos | Vice President, CCB - Coffee | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Andrea Bannister | Team Lead East | The Clorox Company |
| Adam Barnhardt | VP of Merchandising and Brands | Merchants Distributors, LLC |
| MAZIE Barrett | Marketing Associate | Flowers Foods |
| Joseph Beairsto | Senior Sr. Director of Sales - Core Customers | The Clorox Company |
| Chelsea Bedi | Sales Director | Mondelez International |
| Dennis Belcastro | Vice President, Industry Affairs and Customer Development | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Todd Bell | Vice President - Procurement | Associated Food Stores, LLC |
| Katie Bennett | Sr Manager, Southeast Region | Unilever |
| LINDSAY BERGERON | VP of Category Management | Flowers Foods |
| David Biede | President of Sales | West Madison Foods |
| Heath Black | Category Manager, Frozen Foods | Brookshire Grocery Company |
| Melissa Bley | Director, Omni Shopper Marketing - Strategic Accounts | The Kraft Heinz Company |
| Steve Blood | Team Leader | Post Consumer Brands |
| Matt Bondroff | Senior Manager Industry Initiatives & Customer Engagement | General Mills, Inc. |
| Michelle Boone | Vice President, Category Management, Center Store | Brookshire Grocery Company |
| Katie Boris | Sr. Director, DSD | Giant Eagle, Inc. |
| Amy Bosek | Area Vice President | The Kraft Heinz Company |
| Jace Bourque | Director, Team Sales | Kellanova |
| Sue Bousaba | Director of Sales | Georgia-Pacific |
| Brent Bradshaw | Business Unit Senior VP – Core Brands | Flowers Foods |
| Steve Brady | Senior Director, Retail Sales | Kellanova |
| Lisa Brodsky | Sr Manager, C&S | Unilever |
| John Brown | SVP of Cake Business | Flowers Foods |
| Michael Browne | Vice President, Grocery | WK Kellogg Co |
| Kristina Buckenberger | Senior Meetings Manager | Kellanova |
| Jeff Bunzel | Director of Sales | Kellanova |
| Jorge Buschell | Director of Multicultural Business Development | Alliance Retail Group |
| Brent Butler | National Account Manager | Primo Brands |
| Ryan Butler | Director of Sales, Conventional | Chomps |
| Jeffery Capezzuti | Director of Sales, Customer Accounts | Nestle USA, Inc. |
| Nick Carlino | Executive Vice President, Sales and Retail Operations | Merchants Distributors, LLC |
| Kelly Carlson | Sales Execution Specialist | General Mills, Inc. |
| Sean Catalano | Business Development Director | Conagra Brands |
| Sean Chadwick | Director of Merchandising | Bozzuto's Inc. |
| Joshua Chandler | Director Category Management - Food | The Hershey Company |
| Tudor Cisloiu | Director Team Sales | Kellanova |
| Kirk Clark | Director, Merchandising | Mitchell Grocery Corporation |
| Rob Cohen | Vice President, Refrigerated and Frozen | Bozzuto's Inc. |
| Mark Coleman | Director, Division Sales | Kellanova |
| Ryan Colford | Senior Customer Marketing Manager | Mars Snacking |
| Peter Collins | Vice President, Business Development & Membership FMI | FMI - Scheduler Company |
| Andrew Connell | Senior Vice President, Procurement | C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Amanda Cook | Sr Manager Brand Marketing | Nestle USA, Inc. |
| Kelly Corty | Vice President, Sales | Conagra Brands |
| Robert Crane | Senior Vice President, Head of Sales & Commercialization | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Mark Criswell | Vice President, Independent Merchandising | C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Jackie Cuthbert | Development Chef | Conagra Brands |
| Kim Dale | Sr. Director, Dairy/Frozen Merchandising | Giant Eagle, Inc. |
| Amy Davis | Vice President, Sales, Accounts | Kellanova |
| Sharon Delaney | Vice President, Procurement | Bozzuto's Inc. |
| Misty Deskins | Director of Loyalty Marketing & E-commerce | K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. |
| Sean Desmond | Director of Merchandising Metro NY | Bozzuto's Inc. |
| Heather DeSoto | VP of Category Execution Services | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Thomas DeVito | Customer Business Lead | Mondelez International |
| Karen Doggendorf | Manager, Industry Relations | Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
| Annie Doong | Director Category Planning | Unilever |
| Fred Drantch | Director, Regional Sales | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Brendan Duffy | Team Lead Grocery | Mars Snacking |
| Tim Duggan | Vice President- Retail | Dot Foods, Inc. |
| Ana Dumitrescu | Sr. Team Leader- Strategic Grocer | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Taighe Dwyer | Vice President, Grocery | Primo Brands |
| Jeff Edwards | Vice President, Supply Chain | Bozzuto's Inc. |
| Alison Eminger | Associate Director, Cross-Category Strategy | Kellanova |
| Ilea Evans | VP, Sales, West Region, Snacks | The Campbell's Company |
| John Evans | Director of Center Store Grocery | Weis Markets, Inc. |
| Scott Evans | GVP Non-Foods and Center Store Leader | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Tim Fahrenhorst | Director, Center Store | Schnuck Markets, Inc. |
| Brian Falcone | Vice President, Northeast Sales | Danone North America |
| Beth Faught | General Manager | CROSSMARK |
| Glenn Figenholtz | Senior Vice President., Merchandising | Lowes Foods, LLC |
| Ryan Finley | Senior Director, Sales | Georgia-Pacific |
| Stacey Finley | Vice President, Managing Director | Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
| Jim Fitterer | VP Center Store Category Management | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Jack Flaherty | Associate | Flowers Foods |
| Tamara Fleming | Director, Sales Core Customers | The Clorox Company |
| Daniel Flood | Director of Space Planning & Analytics | SpartanNash Company |
| Christopher Forde | Senior Director, Dairy and Frozen | Giant Eagle, Inc. |
| Dan Fudger | Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Supply Chain Trade Relations | C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Kellee Fuller | Manager, Registration & Meeting Services | FMI |
| Rachael Gatling | Director, Customer Collaboration | Mondelez International |
| Tom Gaugert | Director Sales Salty Snacks | The Hershey Company |
| Yana Gegechkori | Industry Relations Coordinator | Unilever |
| Thomas Gioielli | Head of Industry Relations | Customer Development | Unilever |
| Dan Glei | Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing | K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. |
| Melissa Glitzky | Account Executive | Mondelez International |
| Allan Goldberg | Vice President, West Sales | Danone North America |
| Matt Gorbach | Vice President, CCB - Consumer | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Tim Gouger | Senior Director, Regional Accounts | Kellanova |
| BO GRADY | Associate | Flowers Foods |
| Julie Gramlich | Sr Manager, Midwest Region - Foods | Unilever |
| Angela Gray | Customer Vice President | Post Consumer Brands |
| Donna Greek | Executive Assistant | Flowers Foods |
| Matthew Green | Senior Director of Sales, Natural and Conventional | Chomps |
| Kevin Greer | Director, Sales | General Mills, Inc. |
| Tierra Griffin | Sr. Customer Manager | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mike Gross | VP Center Store Sales & Merchandising | Weis Markets, Inc. |
| Jay Guthrie | Vice President, Client Solutions | Advantage Solutions |
| Alex Halverson | Customer Fulfillment Director | General Mills, Inc. |
| Kolton Harris | Director Merchandising & Marketing, Super 1 Foods Banner | Brookshire Grocery Company |
| Henk Hartong, | Chairman and CEO | Brynwood Partners L.P. |
| Andrew Heald | Director | Primo Brands |
| Steven Heggelke | Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Procurement | Bozzuto's Inc. |
| Tim Heil | Chief Customer Officer | Pete and Gerry's Organics |
| Eric Hendry | Sr. Director Category Merchandising | UNFI |
| Tommy Herrin | SVP Business Development | Tactiq |
| Dennis Hickey | Chief Merchandising Officer | Krasdale Foods, Inc. |
| Pam Hild | Director, Center Store | Schnuck Markets, Inc. |
| Meagan Hobbs | Manager, Events and Meetings | Conagra Brands |
| Tyler Hoppenjans | Associate | Winkler, Inc. |
| Corey Horton | Director of Business Development | The Kraft Heinz Company |
| Drew Horvath | Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy | WK Kellogg Co |
| Heidi Huff | Senior VP Consumer Engagement | Alliance Retail Group |
| Josh Huffman | Head of Sales - US | Unilever |
| Jeff Hunter | Senior Vice President | Alliance Retail Group |
| Boyd Irving | Vice President Center Store Value Chain Associated Food Stores | Associated Food Stores, LLC |
| Karen Jackson | Director Category Sales | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Lori Jackson | Head of Planning, Industry, and Customer Engagement | The Kraft Heinz Company |
| Katie Jacob | Associate Director, Customer Strategies & Solutions | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Martha Johns | Director of Category Leadership | Mitchell Grocery Corporation |
| Emily Johnston | Senior Manager, Category Management | Chomps |
| Beth Jolly | Vice President, Communications, Meals & Beverages and Snacks | The Campbell's Company |
| Brian Jurkovic | Director – Grocery Central | Mars Snacking |
| Colleen Kalebaugh | VP Regionals, Natural and Alternative Channels | Kodiak |
| Christian Keener | Director, Sales | Mars Snacking |
| Mary Kellmanson | SVP Marketing | Merchants Distributors, LLC |
| HEATHER KELLY | Associate Brand Manager | Flowers Foods |
| Thomas Kinczkowski | Director, Sales, Central | Mondelez International |
| Brent Kindle | Customer Vice President | Post Consumer Brands |
| Randy King | Vice President, Center Store Merchandising | UNFI |
| Katarina Kissh | Senior Manager, Channel Development | Primo Brands |
| Paulo Koch | Senior Vice President | Alliance Retail Group |
| Robert Koenig | VP, Sales | Danone North America |
| Gil Kross | Sr. Customer Business Manager | Danone North America |
| Bethany Kucharik | Director, Category Management | Mondelez International |
| Michael La Kier | Vice President, Brand Development | IGA, INC. |
| Lee Leffers | Director, Business Development, Retail Channels | Dot Foods, Inc. |
| Kaitlyn Lester | Director, Operations | Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys) |
| Dan Letchinger | Business Units Senior VP – Growth | Flowers Foods |
| Tim Lowe | President | Lowes Foods, LLC |
| Britt Lybarger | Sr. Manager of Strategic Planning | The Kraft Heinz Company |
| Maurice Mack | Team Leader, West | The Clorox Company |
| David Madison | Vice President - Nashville | Alliance Retail Group |
| Ryan Malenfant | VP, Sales, West Region, Meals & Beverages | The Campbell's Company |
| Marco Manocchio | Vice President, Sales & Customer and Category Business - Pet | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Kelly Marsh | Director Sales, Industry Affairs | Nestle USA, Inc. |
| Toni Mascaro | Vice President, Meeting Services | FMI |
| Steve Massie | Chief Merchandising Officer | Alliance Retail Group |
| Garrett McCarter | Sr. Manager Customer Account | Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
| DEAN MCDERMOND | Associate | Flowers Foods |
| Brian McDole | Vice President of Sales Strategy | Pete and Gerry's Organics |
| Joseph McDonnell | Head of Sales, Meals & Beverages | The Campbell's Company |
| Mark McGowan | Executive Vice President, Retail & Chief Merchandising Officer | C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Matthew McGurgan | Head of Sales, Grocery Regionals | Unilever |
| Mike McKenna | Sr Manager, Northeast Region | Unilever |
| Darla Mears | CCO | Kodiak |
| Cindy Merkel | Director, Sales | Kellanova |
| David Merritt | Senior Vice President, Sales | Conagra Brands |
| Dominic Messina | Director, Center Store | Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys) |
| Kallie Millar | General Manager | CROSSMARK |
| Brian Miller | Director, Category Management, Food | The Hershey Company |
| Jeff Miller | Biscuit Planner | Mondelez International |
| Sydney Miller | Senior Manager Strategic Projects | The Hershey Company |
| Kelly Mitchell | Senior Director, Inedible, Pet and Baby | Giant Eagle, Inc. |
| Harrison Monsky | Director, Center Store Merchandising | Weis Markets, Inc. |
| Bob Moore | Vice President, Sales | Post Consumer Brands |
| Nicole Moore | Industry Affairs - Lead Sales | Nestle USA, Inc. |
| Joe Mueller | Vice President Purposeful Engagement | Kellanova |
| Raquel Navarrski | Sales Strategy & Planning Director, Cereal | General Mills, Inc. |
| Daniel Nazario | Vice President Accounts | Kellanova |
| Jeff Neugebauer | VP Grocery | Flowers Foods |
| Scott Nevitt | Director, Sales | General Mills, Inc. |
| Tracey Noffke | Customer Logistics Director, Strategy & Service | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Steve Nordstrom | Vice President of Center Store | Big Y Foods, Inc. |
| Beth Nygaard | Senior Team Leader, Customer Development | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Michael O'Connell | Sales Strategy & Planning Director - Meals & Baking Solutions | General Mills, Inc. |
| Kevin O'Farrell | SVP Retail Customers | Flowers Foods |
| Obilo Obinna | Senior Manager Brand Marketing | Nestle USA, Inc. |
| Jason Oliver | Director, Sales | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Josh Osborn | Director of Center Store Merchandising - Frozen and Dairy | SpartanNash Company |
| Kyle Oschman | Vice President of Sales | Great Kitchens Food Company |
| Tony Ostrowe | Director Grocery East | Mars Snacking |
| Valerie Oswalt | Chief Executive Officer | Kodiak |
| Jason Pace | Director of Procurement | Winkler, Inc. |
| Craig Pariseau | Director | Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
| Hailey Parks | Senior Manager, Category Management: Food East | The Hershey Company |
| Teresa Parochka | Sales Operation Specialist | General Mills, Inc. |
| Brandon Pasch | Vice President, Center Store Merchandising | SpartanNash Company |
| Mendy Payne | Director | Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
| Ashley Perone | Manager, Category | Chomps |
| Kelsey Peyton | Manager, Trade Relations & Events | Mars Snacking |
| Jordan Pingel | Event Manager | The Hershey Company |
| Michele Pitner | Senior Director, Power of TreeHouse | TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
| Katie Pittman | Senior Manager, Customer Commercialization | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Dave Placzek | Center Store Director | Big Y Foods, Inc. |
| Shaun Potts | Director, Sales, Geo Food East | The Hershey Company |
| Richard Prast | Sales Team Leader | The Clorox Company |
| Ross Purdy | Vice President, Center Store Merchandising | K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. |
| Chastity Pyatt | Director of Category Management | K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. |
| Jason Ramsey | President | Merchants Distributors, LLC |
| Anthony Raucci | President of Sales | Hometown Food Company |
| David Regine | Senior CPM | Unilever |
| Heather Rewiski | Senior Vice President, Regional Accounts | Danone North America |
| Michael Ridenour | Vice President, Industry Relations | UNFI |
| John Rinaldi | Vice President Sales | Nestle USA, Inc. |
| Stacey Ring-Sanders | Vice President Grocery Industry and Category Leadership | WK Kellogg Co |
| Mike Rios | Procurement Manager | Krasdale Foods, Inc. |
| Rick Rising | Vice President of Sales - Grocery Channel | Georgia-Pacific |
| Sarah Rivers | Senior Director, Connected Commerce | IGA, INC. |
| Peggy Robins | Senior Manager, Meeting Services | FMI |
| Daniel Robinson | VP, Sales, East Region, Snacks | The Campbell's Company |
| Jodi Robinson | Vice President, Merchandising | Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys) |
| Jim Rohr | Vice President, Center Store Merchandising | Giant Eagle, Inc. |
| Lisa Rongey | Manager, Sales Event Planning and Communications | Danone North America |
| Mike Ross | Vice President, Go-To-Market Commercial Strategy | Kellanova |
| Carrie Sander | Chief Customer Officer | Kellanova |
| Nick Sass | Director, Sales, West Food | The Hershey Company |
| Tim Schaefer | Vice President - Northeast | Alliance Retail Group |
| Paige Scheidler | Senior Category Manager | Georgia-Pacific |
| Chad Scherger | SVP, DSD Transformation & Execution | The Campbell's Company |
| Dave Schmidt | Sr. Director Category Merchandising | UNFI |
| Christy Schwartz | Sr. Manager Market Insights | Nestle USA, Inc. |
| Dan Scott | SVP of DSD Sales | Flowers Foods |
| Donna Shaffer | Director, Pet and Sweek Baked Snacks, Regional Sales | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Stratton Sigler | Director of HMC, GM, category management | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Josh Simeone | Senior Manager, Sales Communications | The Campbell's Company |
| Kyle Simpson | Director Customer Supply Chain | Kellanova |
| Candy Sittig | Director Category Sales | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Alan Smith | Director, Sales Communications & Operations | General Mills, Inc. |
| Jason Sokol | Vice President - Marketing | Associated Food Stores, LLC |
| Ashley Somers | Team Lead | Unilever |
| John Spatola | Senior Manager Account Manager | Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
| Kevin Stafford | Vice President, Marketing | K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. |
| Micheal Stebbins | Sr. Account Mfg | Post Consumer Brands |
| Jenna Stewart | Administrative Assistant | The J.M. Smucker Company |
| Diane Striegel | Director, Strategic Events | Mondelez International |
| Brad Thomas | Vice President, Customer Development | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Madison Thomas | Sr. Customer Manager | General Mills, Inc. |
| Marc Thomas | Consultant, Events | FMI |
| Jeremy Thyen | Buyer | Winkler, Inc. |
| Chris Timko | Vice President, Sales | Brynwood Partners L.P. |
| Chris Tomandl | Vice President Retail Accounts - West | Flowers Foods |
| Joe Toscano | Vice President, Trade and Industry Development | Nestle Purina PetCare Company |
| Mike Townley | Agency Sales Manager | Georgia-Pacific |
| Julie Trombetta | Sr. Manager Omnichannel Shopper Marketing | Georgia-Pacific |
| Andrew Turpin | Senior Director, Customer Experience - Retail | Danone North America |
| Jason Turtle | Senior Customer Manager | General Mills, Inc. |
| Jennifer Vannucci | Director of Marketing | Krasdale Foods, Inc. |
| Olivier Verschelden | Category Manager | Mars Snacking |
| Theresa Vo | Associate | Unilever |
| Corinne Voeltz | Manager, Midwest Region – Non Foods | Unilever |
| Sam Walton | Vice President, Merchandising | W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. |
| Billy Watts | Vice President, Sales | General Mills, Inc. |
| Irene Wei | Sr. Director Sales | Kellanova |
| Andy Weisel | Manager, Team Sales | Kellanova |
| Dana Wellons | Dir. Of Merchandising | Alliance Retail Group |
| Jason Wells | Director of Dairy, Frozen & Reset Teams | K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. |
| Michael West | Vice President, Food West | The Hershey Company |
| Aleksa Westwater | Director, Retail Activations, Promotions and Licensing | Kellanova |
| Michael Whitehead | Director of Center Store -Grocery | Big Y Foods, Inc. |
| Meredith Wiktorowski | Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Officer | Flowers Foods |
| Sean Wilkins | Director , West Regionals | Mondelez International |
| Diana Willaert | Associate Manager, Customer Events Industry Initiatives | WK Kellogg Co |
| Scott Winburn | Senior Director of Pricing Strategy | Coborn's, Inc. |
| Robert Woodward | VP, Sales | Tactiq |
| Gerald Yacavone | Senior Director, Sales | Georgia-Pacific |
| Jane Yates | Vice President, Commercial Strategy | WK Kellogg Co |
| Shane Zimmerman | Development Chef | Conagra Brands |
| Christopher Zulfer | Director, Center Store | SpartanNash Company |
