Linking clients and retailers to improve business and profits.

Current and Former Clients

ADT
Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions
AfterBOT, Inc.
Alert Innovation
American Bakers Association
appetizers and inc.
Aptaris
Arrowsight
B2B Alliance – IBM/i2 Technologies
Barilla America
Bel Brands
Berry Plastics
Bimbo Bakeries
Blattberg & Chaney Associates
BrandAid Communications
Brookshire Grocery Co.
Campbell Soup Company
Carolina Logistics Services
Carttronics
CasioSoft
Catalina Marketing
CEO Search Partners
CHEP USA
Chicken of the Sea
ClifBar
Cognira
Collective Bias
Coinstar
Comag Marketing
ConAgra
Coors Brewing Co.
Coupon Media Network
Crossmark
Cub Foods
D.S. Waters
D’Agostino Supermarkets
Datawealth
Daymon Worldwide, Inc.
Daytona International Speedway
Dean Foods Company
Delano
Del Monte
Design House
Diageo
Diamond Foods
Display Edge Technology
Distribution Services, Inc.
Dole Packaged Foods
Driveline
Duke Manufacturing
dunnhumby
Ebro
ECOLAB
E&J Gallo Winery
Empower Software
EVAC
Far East Brokers
FayTech/MetroClick
Ferrero
Food Lion
FoxFire
Freight Handlers, Inc.
FreshCart
GameChanger
Georgia-Pacific
Giant Eagle
Gillette
Gladson
GlobalTrac
GlobalWorx
Groceryshop
Hallmark
Healthplace America
Hershey
Hillshire Brands
Hyer
i2 Technologies
ICG Commerce
ICIX
Idahoan
Identity Group
Imagitas
I.ME.MINE
Incentive Targeting
Inmar
Insight Beverages
Instore Audio Network
InStream Media
Intersport
IPDA
IRI
Jamba Juice
JM Smucker
Johnson O’Hare
KeHE
Kimberly-Clark Co.
Kraft
Kruger
Labatt USA
LaBella Sausage
LALA USA
LiDestri Foods
Linkwell Health
Lipinski Services
Loyalty Marketing Analytics
Loyalty One
Market6
Mars
MarsWrigley
Mass Connections, Inc.
Maytag
McCormick & Co.
McCracken Books Communications
MediaPoint
Mercatus
MGR, Inc.
MillerCoors
Mondelez
Morton Salt
Mother Parkers Tea
Mozido
Muhleman Marketing
Musco Family Olive Company
Myxx
National Beverage Co.
Navajo
NCH Marketing
NCR
Nestle Nutrition
Nestle-Purina PetCare
Nestle Waters
NetSpend
Nielsen
Niemann Foods
OK Communications
One Network
Park City GroupPepperidge Farm
PepsiCo
Percipient
Perspectives/The Consulting Group
Pharmavite
PIA Merchandising
Pinnacle Foods
Pizza Hut
POP Radio
Priva Technologies
Procter & Gamble
PuriCore/Sterilox Fresh
PWC
Ralcorp
RBS WorldPay
ReaderLink
Recoleta Technologies
Rehrig Pacific
ReposiTrak
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.
Retail Marketing Professionals
RetailOne
Retail One
Retail Sense
Retail Sports Marketing
Revionics
Riviana Foods
Roundy’s
Ruiz Foods
RW3
RX Ventures
S&H Greenpoints
Sara Lee
SellEthics
SES Imagotag
Shipt
ShopperLocal
Simbe
Source Interlink Companies
SPAR Group
Starbucks
SteelKor
Stericycle
Stoneacre Partners
Sylvester Winery
Syncra
TBM Consulting Group
TCC
TDS
Telecomm USA
Tessemae
The Clorox Co.
The Fresh Market
The Save Mart Cos.
TNG
Transnational Foods
Ukrop’s Threads
Unilever
Upside
Utz Quality Foods
viaLink
Vusion
Waste Management
Wakefern Food Corp.
Weis Supermarkets
Wenner Bakery
Winn-Dixie/BILO
World Kitchen
Wm. Wrigley Co. – Sales

Retail Operations & Insights, LLC:

affiliated with Kies Consulting, LLC

Brookshire Grocery Company

Cub Foods
Food Lion, Inc.
Giant Eagle
Meijer
Niemann Foods, Inc.
Roundy’s Supermarkets
Save Mart Supermarkets
The Fresh Market
Weis Supermarkets
Winn-Dixie/BI-LO

Friends of the Industry, LLC

Affiliated with and facilitated by Kies Consulting, LLC

Co-Hosting Firms

Held in conjunction with the Food Marketing Institute’s Midwinter Conference

Celebrating the 23rd Annual Dinner

January 31, 2025

Accenture
A-Cent Technologies
Acosta
ADC
ADT
Aptaris
Air-Road
Alert Innovations
American Greetings
American Italian Pasta Co.
Anheuser-Busch
Anthony International
Arla Foods
Arrowsight
Berry Plastics
BGJ Group
Bimbo Bakeries
Blackhawk Network
Bumble Bee
Bush Brothers
Campbell Soup Company
Carttronics
Catalina Marketing
CEO Search Partners
Challenge Dairy
Chemstar
CHEP
Chicken of the Sea
Chobani
Clement Pappas & Co.
ClifBar
Coca-Cola
Coinstar
Comag Marketing
ConAgra
Coors Brewing Co.
Crossmark
Cub Foods
Daymon Worldwide, Inc.
Dean Foods
Del Monte
Design House
Diageo
Diamond Foods
Distribution Services, Inc.
Dole Packaged Foods
Driveline
D.S. Waters
Duke Manufacturing
dunnhumby
Ebro
ECOLAB
E&J Gallo Winery
Empower Software
Evergreen Partners
Far East Brokers
Ferrero
FHI
Flashfood
FoxFire
FreshCart
Georgia-Pacific
Gillette
Gladson
Globalworx
Google
Groceryshop
Hain Celestial
Hallmark
Hershey
Hillshire Brands
Hyer
ICG Commerce
ICIX
Idahoan
I.ME.MINE
Incentive Targeting
Inmar
InMarket
Insight Beverages
InStream Media
Invafresh
IPDA
IRI
JM Smucker
Johnson O’Hare
KeHE
Kimberly-Clark Co.
Kraft
Kruger
LaBella Sausage
LALA USA
LiDestri Foods
Linkwell Health
Lipinski Services
Loyalty One
Market6
Mars
MarsWrigley
Mass Connections
Mastercard
McCormick & Co.
Mercatus
MillerCoors
Mondelez
Morton Salt
Mother Parkers Tea
Movista
Mozido
Musco Family Olive Co.
National Beverage Co.
Navajo
NCH Marketing
NCR
Nestle Nutrition
Nestle-Purina PetCare
Nestle Waters
NetSpend
Nielsen IQ
NIQ
OK Communications
One Network
Park City Group
Pepperidge Farm
PepsiCo
Pharmavite
Pinnacle Foods
Priva Technologies
Procter & Gamble
PuriCore/Steilox Fresh
PWC
Ralcorp
RBS WorldPay
ReaderLink
Rehrig Pacific
ReposiTrak
Restaurant Technologies
RetailOne
Retail Sense
Retail One
Revionics
Rich’s
Riviana Foods
Ruiz Foods
RW3
Sara Lee
SAP
SellEthics
ShopperLocal
Shipt
Simbe
Source Interlink
Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits
SPAR
Starbucks
Stericycle
Stor.ai
TCC
The Clorox Co.
The Gorshe Group
The Stores Consulting Group
Threads Uniform Agency
TNG
Transnational Foods
Unilever
Upside
Utz
Vusion
Waste Management
Wenner Bakery