Description

You’re invited to join NGIA along with the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center (NCDC) in Kearney on Thursday, August 21 for our Third-annual “Grocery Industry Summit.” This free summit is designed to be an opportunity for grocers, wholesalers, vendors, policymakers, and others to learn about, discuss, and address the many challenges facing the industry today.

Agenda 

09:00AM        Coffee & Networking 

09:30AM        Speaker: Navigating Uncertainty: SNAP, Tariffs, State/Federal Legal & Regulatory Changes

10:15AM        Panel: Next Gen Owners Panel 

• Notes: Dishmans, Spelics, Harimons, others

11:00AM        Panel: Rural Grocery Cohort Report 

11:45AM        Break/Lunch Served

12:15PM         Speaker: Jeanie Wells or Jeremy Lipschultz

12:45PM         Policy & Regulatory Update CFRA, NGIA

1:15PM         Break

1:30PM           Panel: Community engagement, Cooperatives, Partnerships 

2:15PM          Panel: Communicating Your Story – Thinking Proactively, Success stories 

Staying ahead of and communicating about price increases

Social media training opportunities & easy tips (following & sharing vendor/partner posts, etc.)

Success stories: Deann Kander (K’s, Stanton), Plum Creek (responding to demographics – halal, etc.), Ideal, Al’s (local products)

3:00PM: Closing Remarks, Networking  

3:30PM: Adjournment