Upper Saddle River, NJ – The Food Institute and Willard Bishop will join forces on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 to present a one-hour webinar entitled "The Future of Food Retailing 2011." The presentation will begin at 12pm EST.
Food inflation is making a comeback, at levels that haven't been seen in over 35 years, and is being driven by rising commodity prices. At the same time, the U.S. employment situation remains slow to improve. Big questions that affect food retailing have yet to be answered such as:
o How big will increases be?
o How long will inflation last?
o How will national brand manufacturers respond to cost increases? And, can they pass them along to retailers?
o How will food retailers react? Can they pass along national brand price increases? Will they redouble their investment in Private Label to ensure they maintain the value shoppers' loyalty?
o What are the implications of this latest round of food inflation for trading partner collaboration?
o How will these affect shoppers buying habits?
o What impact will this have on retailer's pricing and promotional strategies?
Join Willard Bishop's Jim Hertel, Managing Partner, and Craig Rosenblum, Partner, and Moderator Michael Sansolo as they provide their unique and unparalleled insights into the Future of Food Retailing. This popular event is back again this year by popular demand!
Speakers will dig into retailer strategies, identify specific actions Walmart and others are taking, and point out intended and unintended consequences of retailer's actions. They will also point out winners and losers in the consumer spending turnaround and the effect this has had on the larger food retailers. This presentation is a must for food and beverage retailers, manufacturers, restaurants, suppliers, distributors, industry consultants and trade press! For more information and to register for this event, please visit http://www.foodinstitute.com/foodretailing2011.cfm
Source: The Food Institute
