Attend the Disrupted Retail Summit at Expo WestAttend the Disrupted Retail Summit at Expo West

Thursday, March 8, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Room: Marriott, Grand Ballroom F
Underwritten by Puroast Coffee

The retail and distribution landscape is changing extraordinarily fast, quickly exposing brands to new challenges and also many exciting new opportunities to get healthy products into the hands of consumers. 

To better understand changing consumer purchasing habits and opportunities at retail and online, we've enlisted the help of natural and organic products retail, distribution and brand experts to share actionable insights and tactics to help inform individual channel strategies. 

Brands will leave this summit with a better understanding of how to successfully navigate a complex retail and distribution environment.

10:30-10:35 a.m. Welcome
Bob Burke, Natural Products Consulting
Carlotta Mast, New Hope Network 

10:35-10:45 a.m. The Road to Retail: Expo West 2018
Rick Polito, New Hope Network 

10:45-11:35 a.m. Strategies for Getting & Staying on Shelf in a Changing Retail Market 
Moderator: Bob Burke, Natural Products Consulting
Danielle Vogel, Glen's Garden Market
Jim Nielsen, Sprouts Farmers Market
Ben Friedland, Lucky's Market
 
11:35-11:55 a.m. Building Strong Relationships at Retail
Moderator: Bob Burke, Natural Products Consulting
Eric Carl, Target 
Eric Ryan, Olly

11:55 a.m.-12:25 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)

12:25-12:30 p.m. Welcome Back
Bob Burke, Natural Products Consulting

12:30-1:05 p.m. Case Studies in eCommerce: Growing your Brand Online
Moderator: Betsy McGinn, eComm Consulting
Josh Tabin, Wild Zora
Madeline Haydon, NutPods
Moiz Ali, Native 

1:05-1:35 p.m. Amazon for Challenger Brands
Mark Eisenacher, Pyure Brands
Jamie Lomas, Amazon

1:35-2:10 p.m. Distribution Discussion
Bob Burke, Natural Products Consulting
John Raiche, UNFI

2:10-2:40 p.m. Closing Keynote
Walter Robb