Attendance Record Shattered at 2013 Summit

With 350 attendees this year, Summit attendance increased 40% over 2012. The Store Brands Decisions Innovation & Marketing Summit has clearly emerged as the most important educational and networking event for store brands retailers, manufacturers and solution providers.

The 2013 Summit featured MORE RETAILERS, MORE KEYNOTES, MORE SESSIONS, and MORE NETWORKING. During the Summit, attendees heard landmark keynote presentations from:

Moe Alkemade Group Vice President of Retail Brands and Global Sourcing Walgreen Co.	Edgar Elzerman Vice President, Own Brands Ahold USA	Glenn Backus Senior Vice President,  Innovation Topco	Jeff D. Rice Senior Director, Sustainability Walmart

Here’s a sampling of the companies that were represented at the 2013 Summit:

Retailers:
Wegmans, Target, Walgreens, Safeway, Walmart, Loblaw, Winn-Dixie / Bi-Lo, 7-Eleven, Meijer, Ace Hardware, Ahold USA, Big Y Foods, BJ's Wholesale Club, CVS Caremark, Delhaize America, Gordon Food Service, HEB Grocery Company, Save Mart Supermarkets, Michaels Stores, RaceTrac, Sears Holdings, Sobeys, Supervalu, Topco, OfficeMax

Manufacturers:
Global Tissue Group, Conagra, Clement Pappas, Ralcorp, LiDestri, Perrigo, AHP, greenblendz, TreeHouse Foods, Flagstone Foods, Select Store Brands, Coffee Bean Intl, Energizer, Jel Sert, John B. Sanfilippo, Massimo Zanetti, McCain Foods, Merisant, Niagara Bottling, Presto, Schreiber, Seneca Foods

Service Providers include:
GROUP360 Worldwide, Daymon Worldwide, Ampac, CBX, Bemis, WS Packaging, Trace One, Interbrand, Sun Branding, Tetra Pak, Zip Pak, OI, Ingredion, UL, Innovia Films, CP Flexible Packaging, Ecologic Brands, Esko, Evergreen Packaging, Kodak, Marovino Visual Strategy, SAI Global, SIG Combibloc, PwC, Skjodt Barrett, Terresentia, Timbar Packaging, Kaleidoscope, Catalina Marketing, Silliker

Association Partners:
Food Marketing Institute, Sustainable Packaging Coalition, Quality Assurance Association and Women Impacting Store Brands Excellence.

Developed with input from a Retailer Advisory Board, the Innovation & Marketing Summit featured sessions on hot topics like: consumer insights, product development, packaging innovation, digital media, and much more.

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