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Managing through Troubled Waters
Terry McDaniel, President and CEO
The Inventure Group
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SFA’s incoming Chairman, Terry McDaniel, President and CEO of The Inventure Group, will provide a brief history of the company and focus on managing a company for change. How to manage through tough environments including: entering a company during a turnaround situation, increasing cost uncertainty and an ever changing marketplace. In 2006, The Inventure Group appointed Terry Chief Operating Officer and in May 2008 was named President and CEO. Mr. McDaniel is a highly regarded snack food industry veteran who brings the company over 20 years of consumer products leadership experience. He has an exemplary track record of success in leadership roles including President and CEO of Wise Foods, Inc., an approximately $400 million snack food manufacturer and distributor, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Wise Foods, Inc., and Vice President of Sales for Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc., where he led all direct store delivery operations and trade marketing. Prior to these leadership positions, he held sales leadership positions for companies such as the Nestle Corporation, Tropicana Products, Inc. and Unilever.
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Sustainability and the Snack Food Industry
Tim Fallon, President and General Manager
Kettle Foods
The impact of human activity upon the planet continues to grow and developing sustainable business practices will be increasingly important to the future success of the food industry. How can the snack food industry move forward with sustainability strategies? Who are the stake-holders and what are the key priorities and opportunities for snack food companies? How can snack food companies satisfy their business needs without compromising the quality of their products and customer service? Tim Fallon, President & General Manager, Kettle Foods, a nationally recognized leader from the food industry will address sustainability initiatives at Kettle Foods, including the recently opened snack food plant in Wisconsin, and outline key opportunities and challenges for the snack food industry.
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State of the Industry
TBA
This session will provide a perspective from an industry leader on current trends and what the future holds for the biscuit and salty snack industry. Attendees will also hear how the company is addressing pressing issues such as obesity, sustainability and customer purchasing concerns.
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Tools for Working with Generation Y
Gail Green, President
Go Green Learning
So you have young people on your staff, young in experience and attitude, yet seemingly very set in their ways. Generation Y is a mystery to many seasoned managers, and a concern for many companies on how to get things done with and through them. Gail Green will offer tool-specific approaches on how to work with Gen Y employees and how to find the connection beyond the frustration and misunderstandings that have occurred up until now. |
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Questions That Lead: How to Motivate Your Team to Take Action
Paul Cherry, Founder and Senior Partner
Patrick Connor, Senior Partner
Performance Based Results
Want to know what motivates your people? It’s as simple as asking them, but you need to know the right questions to ask so you’ll get real feedback. Research shows that 80% of the time employees are NOT telling us what is on their minds. Perhaps some tell us what we want to hear and not necessarily what we need to know, resulting in distorted information, blocked communication channels, decreased productivity, rising costs and upset customers. In this session, learn how to ask those important questions to empower your team to take greater ownership of their jobs; foster an environment that embraces accountability; confront the tough stuff before it festers; and get others to develop a customer focused mindset. |
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