PLMA 2020 ANNUAL MEETING & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

March 26-29 Hyatt Regency Scottsdale • Arizona

Building a Better Private Label Partnership

Presented by the Private Label Manufacturers Association

Successful private label depends on a partnership between manufacturers and

retailers. Trust is very important to both sides. How well is the partnership working? Are the two sides paying attention to each other? Are they solving their problems or burying them in the hope that they go away?

Then there’s technology. Robotics. Artificial intelligence. Traceability. There is also packaging. If e-commerce grows, it will

require new forms of packaging and package design. PLMA’s 2020 Annual

Meeting & Leadership Conference puts the spotlight on the private label

partnership and which best practices can make working

together easier and more productive. The program starts with Ken Harris, Managing Partner at Cadent Consulting Group. New studies by Cadent document the importance of store brands to profitability but highlight

the need for closer working relations between suppliers and retailers. Providing the retail perspective will be Nancy Cota, Vice President of Product Management at Albertsons.

Providing the manufacturer’s perspective will be Tom Ewing, former Director, at T.Marzetti Company.

How serious are the problems? Seth Mendelson, Editor-in-Chief of Store Brands magazine will moderate a reality check with conference attendees.

The second day of the program will be devoted to Duncan Wardle, who specializes in helping companies develop innovative and collaborative solutions to sales and marketing.

PLMA’s 2020 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference will also host this year’s Hall of Fame induction. More than 65 manufacturers,

retailers and marketing pioneers have already been honored since 1995 for their contributions to the growth of the industry. The Hall of Fame is jointly sponsored by PLMA and Store Brands magazine.

If you are new to private label, then participation in PLMA’s 2020 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference is the best way to understand the industry.

PLMA 2020 ANNUAL MEETING & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE March 26-29 • Hyatt Regency Scottsdale • Arizona

Building a Better Private Label Partnership

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Thursday, March 26 12:00 PM Registration

6:30 PM Opening Reception

“PLMA’s Gold Rush” Friday, March 27 7:30 AM Annual Meeting & Breakfast 8:30 AM Presentation I

The Private Label Relationship Speaker: Ken Harris Managing Partner Cadent Consulting Group

9:30 AM Presentation II

“The Retail Perspective” Speaker: Nancy Cota Vice President, Albertsons

10:00 AM Presentation III

“The Manufacturer’s Perspective” Speaker: Tom Ewing Former Director, T. Marzetti Co.

10:30 AM Presentation IV

“Reality Check” Moderator: Seth Mendelson Editor-in-Chief, Store Brands Magazine

Saturday, March 28 7:30 AM Hall of Fame Breakfast 9:00 AM Morning Workshop

“Innovation and Collaboration” Speaker: Duncan Wardle Founder, ID8

7:00 PM Reception and Dinner

Starring Mark Nadler and Christine Pedi

Sunday, March 29 7:30 AM Board of Directors Meeting

Ken Harris

Nancy Cota

Duncan Wardle

Tom Ewing

Seth Mendelson

Golf Tournament Information PLMA’s Annual Golf Tournament

will be held Friday, March 27 at the Gainey Ranch Golf Club. Greens fees including cart rental are $219 plus tax. Golf on Saturday will be open play. Golf sign-up forms will be sent upon

receipt of registration.

Private Label Manufacturers Association 630 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 • Telephone: (212) 972-3131 • Fax: (212) 983-1382 • email: conferences@plma.com

PLMA 2020 ANNUAL MEETING & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE March 26-29 • Hyatt Regency Scottsdale • Arizona

Hotel Information Host hotel for PLMA’s 2020 Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference will be the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch. Situated on 560 acres, the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale is one of the Southwest’s premier conference destinations. Special hotel room rates are $359 single/double have been arranged for conference participants. Hotel forms will be sent upon receipt of conference registration.

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Registration Information PLMA Members $ 775 Non-members 995 Spouses 175 Retailers and Complimentary Wholesalers Registration cancellations must be made in writing at least 10 days prior to the conference. Registration cancellations received after that date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be made on registration cancellations within two days prior to the conference.