The audience at the Food Marketing Conference

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The FMC will be held March 30 to 31, 2027 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, MI
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2027 Speakers and partners

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Caitlin Allen

Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Advisory Board Chair, Simbe
 

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Hayley Berkshire

Vice President Sales, Kellanova

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Daniel Breeman

Senior Vice President, Reyes Coca Cola Bottling

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Nicole Collida Davis

Managing Director, U.S. Retail and Agencies, NIQ

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Aaron Conant

Co-founder and Chief Digital Strategist, BWG Connect

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Kevin Coupe

Content Guy, morningnewsbeat.com

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Aliza Freud

Founder and CEO, SheSpeaks
 

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Brian Harris

CEO/President, Intent AI Tech

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Justin Honaman

Global Head, Worldwide Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods, Amazon Web Services

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Katie Hotze

Co-founder, Crave Ventures

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Jocelyn Hurley

Senior Director of Integrated Marketing Communications, Chomps
 

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Mary Kelly

Ph.D., CSP, CDR, U.S. Navy (Retired)
 

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Amanda Lai

Associate Partner, McMillan Doolittle
 

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Nick Lenzi

Senior Vice President of Marketing, Lipari Foods

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Colleen Lindholz

GVP and President, Kroger Health
 

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Tim Lowe

Head of Alex Lee Retail, President, Lowe's Foods
 

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Eric Mayerchak

Vice President of Category Management and Customer Strategy, Aunt Millie's Bakeries
 

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Jennifer Paulson

Brand Marketing Expert
 

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Lynn Petrak.

Lynn Petrak

Lead Writer and Editor, Circana

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Stephanie Postma

Senior Innovation Manager, Hormel Foods
 

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Dr. Leigh Richardson

CEO and Founder, Brain Performance Center
 

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Calli Schmid

Group Vice President, Grocery and Alternative Formats, Meijer

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Elizabeth Skogland

Vice President, Strategic Grocery, Kimberly-Clark

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Jason Smith

Managing Director-USA, Shopper Intelligence 
 

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Anthony Suggs

Vice President of Category Management, KeHE
 

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Michael Taylor

Chief Operating Officer-Retailer Services, Advantage Solutions
 

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Shana Ward

Director of Category Management, Meijer
 

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Eric Winn

CEO, C&S Wholesale Grocers
 

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Russell Zwanka

Director of the Food Marketing Program at WMU

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2027 Sponsorship opportunities

Thank you to our many sponsors for supporting the No. 1 event in food marketing. We can't wait to see you at the conference!

For more information regarding sponsoring the 2027 Food Marketing Conference, please review the sponsor level information below or contact Lisa Youtzy for more information.

  • Includes in-person conference registration for 24 people. Additional registration or blocks discounted at 20%.
  • Includes unlimited live-hybrid access to all sessions for your organization.
  • Sole sponsor recognition for keynote speaker session, with commercial feature before session—limited.
  • Company ad copy and logo featured prominently within conference ballroom, on website and on all promotional materials.
  • High priority for Food Marketing Association Company Day (Fall 2026/Spring 2027)—student interviews, internship priority, presentations, full-time graduate hiring priority.
  • Three $2,000 Priority Access Sponsor Scholarships awarded in your company’s name.
Become a Priority Access sponsor
  • Includes in-person conference registration for 18 people. Additional registration or blocks discounted at 20%.
  • Includes live-hybrid access to all sessions for 40 people in your organization.
  • Sole sponsor recognition for keynote speaker session, with commercial feature before session—limited.
  • Company ad copy and logo featured prominently within conference ballroom, on website and on all promotional materials.
  • High priority for Food Marketing Association Company Day (Fall 2026/Spring 2027)—student interviews, internship priority, presentations, full-time graduate hiring priority.
  • Two $2,000 Platinum Plus Sponsor Scholarships awarded in your company’s name.
Become a Platinum Plus sponsor
  • Includes in-person conference registration for 12 people. Additional registration or blocks discounted at 15%.
  • Includes live-hybrid access to all sessions for 30 people in your organization.
  • Sponsor recognition for keynote speaker session.
  • Company ad copy and logo featured prominently within conference ballroom.
  • Sponsor recognition on conference website and company logo on all promotional materials.
  • Two $1,000 Platinum Sponsor Scholarships awarded in your company’s name.
Become a Platinum sponsor
  • Includes in-person conference registration for 8 people. Additional registration or blocks discounted at 10%.
  • Includes live-hybrid access to all sessions for 20 people in your organization.
  • Sponsor recognition for a keynote speaker session.
  • Company will be recognized before and after sponsored keynote session.
  • Conference signage recognizing your company throughout the event.
  • Company recognition in select conference promotional materials including print, social media and virtual.
  • Two $1,000 Gold Sponsor Scholarships awarded in your company’s name.
Become a Gold sponsor
  • Includes in-person conference registration for 6 people. Additional registration or blocks discounted at 5%.
  • Includes live-hybrid access to all sessions for 10 people in your organization.
  • Sponsor recognition on conference website.
  • Conference signage recognizing your company throughout the event.
  • Company recognition in select conference promotional materials including print, social media and virtual.
  • One $500 Silver Sponsor Scholarship awarded in your company’s name.
Become a Silver sponsor
  • Includes in-person conference registration for 3 people.
  • Includes live-hybrid access to all sessions for 5 people in your organization.
  • Sponsor recognition on conference website.
  • Conference signage recognizing your company as a Bronze Sponsor.
  • Company recognition in select conference promotional materials including print, social media and virtual.
Become a Bronze sponsor

Questions?

Questions? Contact the coordinators.

Contact Lisa Youtzy
Contact Dr. Russell Zwanka