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IGA Global Rally
Mark Batenic, IGA; Peter Larkin, NGA; and Kevin Nemeth and James Denges, Central Grocers, at a cocktail reception at the NGA Conference. The IGA Global Rally took place just prior to the NGA event.
NGA chairmen
Outgoing NGA chairman Joe Sheridan, left, shares the stage with his successor, Rich Niemann Jr., center, and Peter Larkin of NGA.
Zaucha Award
Kevin Doris, Gerland Corp., winner of the 2014 Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award, with Nolan Lockwood of Walla Walla’s Harvest Foods.
Industry Service Award
Jay Campbell of Associated Grocers of Louisiana and Chris Coborn of Coborn’s Inc. at a cocktail reception at the NGA Confernce. NGA presented Campbell with its 2014 Industry Service Award at the event.
Show attendees
Jaclyn Nilsson and James Nilsson, Geissler’s, with Michelle Reeves, Washington Food Industry Association.
Digital marketing
John Phillips, SVP, customer supply chain and global go-to-market, PepsiCo, spoke about digital marketing and told attendees that “independents can make a difference because you know more about your customers than the chains.”
NGA speaker
Bob Woodward, associate editor of the Washington Post, told NGA attendees that leaders “need to understand the importance of the human dynamic.”
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