PLMA Opens Enrollment for June Education Event
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) has opened enrollment for its 2023 Executive Education Program event.
Scheduled June 20-21 at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa., the event’s goal to educate professionals in the private label industry on a variety of topics. In its 22nd year, the Executive Education Program has produced roughly 1,500 graduates at all management levels of grocery and retail.
Enrollment for the program can be found here. Registration ends June 9.
“We have developed a comprehensive education program led by an outstanding faculty of university professors and practicing professionals from the retailing and store brands industry,” said PLMA President Peggy Davies.
Classes cover many new topics, including Achieving Supply Chain Efficiency for Store Brands; AI & Businesses: Great Potential and Great Challenges; Consumer Retail Psychology; and Transforming Your Organization's Value Proposition. Other classes will include The Retail Landscape and Product & Packaging Innovation.
The curriculum will also include new breakout sessions on timely subjects: Doing Business in an Inflationary Environment; Private Brand Strategies; Challenges & Solutions; and Applying New Perspectives: Consumer-Centric Product Innovation.
The 2023 speaker list includes faculty from Saint Joseph’s University: Dr. Stephen Porth, Professor of Management; Ginny Miori, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Decision and System Sciences Department; Marcello Balduccini, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Decision Systems; George Latella, Food Marketing Professor; and Keith M. Donnell, Adjunct Professor. Other presenters are Christopher Gardier, Chief Sales Officer, Oratium; Jim Hertel, Founder and Principal, 2nd Act Advisory LLC; Jen Linke, Vice President, Retail, Aramark; Jac Ross, VP, Our Brands, Sprouts Farmers Market; and Sara Williamson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, SUNY College at Old Westbury.
PLMA will host store tours of Wegmans, Amazon Fresh, Target and Aldi in addition to the informative sessions.
With executive offices in New York and International Council offices in Amsterdam, PLMA represents more than 4,000 member companies worldwide