McLane Company, Inc. is one of the largest supply chain services leaders, providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and chain restaurants throughout the United States. McLane, through McLane Grocery and McLane Foodservice, operates over 80 distribution centers and one of the nation's largest private fleets. The company buys, sells and delivers more than 50,000 different consumer products to nearly 110,000 locations. In addition, McLane provides alcoholic beverage distribution through its subsidiary, Empire Distributors, Inc. McLane is a wholly owned unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and employs more than 20,000 teammates.
Sessions for McLane Company, Inc.
Think Different
A 25-year veteran of Disney, widely recognized as one of the world’s most creative companies, Duncan Wardle helps companies make innovation part of their DNA. Duncan’s shares insights from his time as Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney, providing a unique set of Innovation Tools and Techniques that everyone can use to Think Different. He offers strategies on how to improve customer experience, embrace calculated risk and helps teams work collaboratively. In his quest to unleash the magic within each individual and organization, Duncan helps people overcome their expertise and get out of their own way, enabling them to think differently and creatively about solutions to challenges big and small.
former Head of Innovation and Creativity
Disney
Track: Foodservice
Location: B3, 3rd floorTrends & Data: How to boost traffic and enhance your foodservice program in 2020
Premium foodservice has become one of the driving forces of the convenience-store industry. If the past year proved anything, it’s that convenience stores can and will continue to compete with restaurants in the relentless foodservice battle. Last year, we saw chains tackle plant-based meats, tighten their menus and bolster their coffee varieties to draw customers to dine-in. But consumers are seeking newer foods at nontraditional times now more than ever before, which is molding how they shop for food and how c-store retailers will run their foodservice operations. So, the question remains: How can c-store retailers stand out in this competitive foodservice environment?
Associate Editor, Convenience Group
Winsight, LLC
Founder & CEO
Food Forward Thinking LLC
Track: Foodservice
Location: B3, 3rd floor
Associate Editor, Convenience Group
Winsight, LLC
Product Director, Foodservice & Beverage Cold Vault
McLane Company, Inc.
Senior Director, Food & Beverage
CEFCO
VP Global sales and Marketing
TurboChef / CookTek
Director of Food Service
Southwest Georgia Oil Company, Inc.
Track: Foodservice - Category Expert Presentation & Exercise
Location: B3, 3rd FloorOur category expert speaker will talk about ways new flavors and products can be introduced, whether the retailer has traditional, aspirational or exceptional foodservice at their stores.
Managing Editor
Technomic
Senior Editor
Restaurant Business Magazine and FoodService Director Magazine
McLane Company, Inc.
4747 McLane Parkway
Temple, TX 76504
United States
254.771.7500
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Representatives
Senior Vice President, Sales & Distribution
254.771.7571
Vito.Maurici@mclaneco.com
Sales Director
601.307.8580
Steve.Yawn@mclaneco.com
Director of Sales
254.742.3675
sean.luce@mclaneco.com
Market Director
601.833.6761
trey.thomas@mclaneco.com