2014 October Strategic Issues Series - Building Category Plans & Utilizing Analytics
 
October 1, 2014
9:00 am - 9:30 amRegistration
9:30 amWelcome & Opening Comments

Antitrust Statement
Foodservice 2020

9:40 amBuilding Category Plans & Using Analytics

Presented by Art Bell and Don Baker from The Partnering Group, learn the industry’s best practices on how to effectively build category plans and use analytics within Category Management efforts. 

11:00 amBreak
11:15 amBreakout-out Discussion and Report-out
11:45 pmLunch
12:30 pmActivating Against Category Business Plans & Frameworks

Dave West, Sr. Director of Category Assessment & Strategy at Sysco, will discuss how to work with Sysco in terms of utilizing data and the creation of category plans. Additionally, learn more about challenges the foodservice industry faces within Category Management and the opportunities to overcome them. 

1:30 pmBreakout-out Discussion and Report-out
2:00 pmClosing Comments & Adjourn