Fresh Connections: Retail
This event sells out in advance every year.
Will you be there?
This event sells out in advance every year.
Will you be there?
Who Attends
Supermarket and mass market retailers, from category managers to executives, attend to seek new suppliers, vendors and partners, and to collaborate on industry solutions.
Fresh produce suppliers: growers, shippers, processors, industry service providers, wholesalers and institutional buyers, attend to meet buyers and to explore solutions to our most pressing issues.
Supermarket and mass market retailers, from category managers to executives, attend to seek new suppliers, vendors and partners, and to collaborate on industry solutions.
Fresh produce suppliers: growers, shippers, processors, industry service providers, wholesalers and institutional buyers, attend to meet buyers and to explore solutions to our most pressing issues.
Why Attend?
Meet prospective customers and begin building long-term relationships with top U.S. & Canadian retailers.
Understand consumer behavior to gain strategies for translating current trends into sales opportunities.
And delve into industry issues with your peers to exchange ideas and solutions.
Meet prospective customers and begin building long-term relationships with top U.S. & Canadian retailers.
Understand consumer behavior to gain strategies for translating current trends into sales opportunities.
And delve into industry issues with your peers to exchange ideas and solutions.
Registration
Member
(on or before March 19
(on or before March 19
Non-Member
(on or before March 19)
(on or before March 19)
Member
(after March 19)
(after March 19)
Non-Member
(after March 19)
(after March 19)
Registration
US$395
US$545
US$495
US$645
All pricing in U.S. currency
Event is limited to 200 participants. This event sells out in advance every year, so register now.
Registration includes:
March 25: Evening networking reception
March 26: Fresh Connections education program, breakfast, lunch, and a networking break
Volunteer Opportunity at the Hunger Relief Center at the Philabundance Galloway Warehouse
(Optional, limited spaces available)
Cancellation Policy
No refunds. Substitutions accepted.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Member Services at MemberServices@pma.com or +1 (302) 738-7100
Schedule of events
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
| Time | Event |
| 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Volunteer Opportunity at the Hunger Relief Center at the Philabundance Galloway Warehouse (Optional, limited spaces available) |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Demand Creation Think Tank |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Members Helping Members |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Networking Reception |
Thursday, March 26, 2020
| Time | Event |
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM |
Opening Remarks |
| 8:35 AM - 9:35 AM |
Improving Supply Chain Challenges - One Opportunity at a Time
Moderator: Anthony Totta, CEO, FreshXperts Panelists: |
| 9:35 AM - 9:50 AM | Networking Break |
| 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM |
Up Close and Personal - Hear from the Consumer Back by popular demand, a consumer panel will reveal the impacts of retailer challenges on the consumer, as well as the why behind their purchasing decisions. Attendees will begin to see how their actions directly influence consumer perception of the products they sell. Moderator: Brian Numainville, Principal, Retail Feedback Group |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Networking Lunch and Research Pod Activity Speaker: Roxi Beck, Vice President at the Center for Food Integrity |
| 12:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Experience Exchange Breakouts Concurrent self-select discussion groups focused on uncovering ways retailers and suppliers can work better together to solve identified challenges. A retailer will be assigned to keep the topic at hand on track, however the dialogue will be up to you. Come prepared to share and discover solutions in a setting designed to foster collaborative conversation. |