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Burning Issues Exchange

Burning Issues are the topics that are impacting your business everyday with such urgency you cannot afford to overlook them. In the Burning Issue Exchange all attendees, including industry suppliers, will look more closely at one Burning Issue together. Attendees can expect to walk away from this session with new perspective on how the issue is pervasive throughout the industry.

Each attendee has the option to attend 4 of our 8 topics.

Topics 1 – 4 will take place at 11:00am on at 2:00pm Monday (repeat the same topic twice or choose two different topics)
Topics 5 – 8 will take place at 11:00am and 2:00pm on Tuesday (repeat the same topic twice or choose two different topics)

Curate your own round table topic agenda to ensure your experience is robust and tailored to you.

Monday Burning Issue Exchange Topics

Balancing Tech With Customer Experiences: A discussion on how retailers can thoughtfully balance technology investments with human-centered experiences to better serve and engage customers.

Investing in Food Programs: A discussion on approaches to investing in food programs that deliver real returns, whether you’re just getting started, considering making changes to your current program or looking to scale an existing program across your footprint.

Labor Crisis Strategies: Hiring, Retention & Workforce Optimization: A discussion on strategies for navigating the labor crisis, from hiring and retention to optimizing and empowering today’s workforce.

What’s Your Strategy for CBD, THC and Functional Beverages: A discussion examining how retailers are developing strategies around CBD, THC and functional beverages, including assortment decisions, compliance considerations and consumer demand.

Tuesday Burning Issue Exchanges

Order Ahead, Delivery & Data: Driving Foodservice Growth in the Digital Age: A discussion on how order-ahead, delivery and data-driven insights are shaping foodservice growth and redefining the customer experience, and how retailers can implement and find success with these technologies.

Navigating M&A: Integration Challenges, Culture Building: A discussion on approaching mergers and acquisitions from deciding when and what to acquire to integrating teams and aligning culture.

Succession Planning for Leadership Teams: A discussion on preparing for the future by developing and implementing succession plans that ensure leadership continuity and organizational stability.

Mentorship Matters: How to Find—and Become—a Great Mentor: A discussion on the importance of mentorship, exploring how to find the right mentor and how to grow into an effective, impactful mentor yourself.

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