Event Details

Who should attend? Any founder and/or leadership team – with clarity that grocery retail is a channel you already have a focus on – or you know you want to pursue. A desire to truly understand this complex channel and have the baseline resources to successfully execute.


This workshop IS for you IF:

· You are focused on building brick & mortar retail sales

· You know that the grocery natural channel is a the right fit for your brand – with a specific emphasis on the natural channel

· You want to up your game – your understanding – your proficiency of/in retail management

· You want a velocity strategy that will increase your odds of successful distributor slotting and retailer placement

· You've got a few retail accounts already and want more

· You feel like you're mostly responding to opportunities vs actively going after strategic opportunities

· You want to manage your business like a boss

· You want to be in the 'know' so you can speak to retailers, brokers and distributors like an industry insider.


Tools you'll leave with:

  • Retailer Roadmap - excel grid of all grocery accounts across the US, including channel segmentation, location, number of stores, and primary distributor partner
  • Templates:
  • Account Tracker
  • Master presentation deck
  • Sell sheets
  • Spec sheet
  • Retail incentives
  • Annual promo plan

Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Check In
Arrive at FINNOVATION Lab, grab a quick bite to eat before joining the main session.
8:05 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcome
Welcome & Agenda Overview
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Fundamental Review
pricing strategy (make sure you have a pricing model that works for the retail channel)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pre-Work Overview
Review pre-work; market tour findings – retailer norms for your category
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Distributor 101
Working with distributors: what is a distributor’s role, opening and managing DCs, promo requirements and marketing programs, tradeshow attendance, understanding and mitigating chargebacks, ...
Working with distributors: what is a distributor’s role, opening and managing DCs, promo requirements and marketing programs, tradeshow attendance, understanding and mitigating chargebacks, maximizing DC slotting
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Accounts
Review of priority accounts in natural grocery – and how to work with them
Mastering independents – how to work with NCG & INFRA
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Building a Retail Strategy
Identifying the right accounts for you, track your progress, launch & support plan execution, ongoing managementPitching – how to speak ‘Retail Buyer’ and get more approvalsMaximizing on-she...
Identifying the right accounts for you, track your progress, launch & support plan execution, ongoing management
Pitching – how to speak ‘Retail Buyer’ and get more approvals
Maximizing on-shelf velocities, how to win once you get placement
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Open Q&A

Speakers

  • Kate LaBrosse

    Kate LaBrosse

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Tickets

Non-Member (General Admission)
Standard Price $200
Naturally Minnesota Member
Member Price $125

Venue

FINNOVATION Lab

Fifth Avenue South 817
Minneapolis

If you have any questions please contact Allison McDonald

Contact Organizer

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