The New Jersey Food Council is pleased to announce that John Derderian, President of Allegiance Retail Services, will present on the “State of the Food Industry” during the 2016 Trade Relations Conference to be held on May 11, at Harrah’s Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Derderian joined Allegiance in 2012 and managed marketing, digital marketing, pricing, consumer insights and store operations. Today, he is President of Allegiance Retail Services, LLC, a supermarket cooperative of just under 100 stores in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, they operate under the Foodtown banner and are also headquartered in central New Jersey.
Before Allegiance, he worked 33 years with Carteret, N.J.-based Pathmark Stores Inc., where he held several senior management positions, including executive vice president of business strategy and marketing. After Pathmark, Derderian started the Consumer Comprehension LLC retail consulting organization.
Tim O’Connor, Managing Partner of the Retail Performance Solutions will also speak at the conference on “Retail Transformation 2020.”
Debbie Pregiato, Customer Team Leader for Advantage Solutions, will be honored with the New Jersey Food Council’s Max Stone Trade Relations Award; she will be the first woman to receive this prestigious recognition. “Debbie’s role as a leader on our new member development campaign, business partnerships with NJFC members and her continuous dedication to the advancement of the Food Council’s mission made her an obvious choice,” said NJFC President Linda Doherty. The Max Stone Award is named in honor of the longtime trade relations leader for Best Foods, CPC in recognition of his accomplished career in trade relations in New Jersey.
In addition to the Max Stone Award, NJFC will be announcing the recipients for the 15 scholarships being awarded totaling $53,000 to promote future leaders and to support the workforce and families of the food industry.
As is tradition, the event will conclude with a curtain closer golf event at Galloway National Golf Club on May 12 at 9:00 A.M. in Galloway, NJ.
Contact NJFC at 609-392-8899 to register for the event or go to http://njfoodcouncil.com/register-today/.
The New Jersey Food Council is the Garden State’s preeminent trade association representing 1,200 retail food stores, wholesalers, manufacturing and service companies that collectively employ more than 200,000 associates in NJ.