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Retailers, Wholesalers Share Private Label Insights
Hear from Associated Wholesale Grocers, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Misfits Market, Thrive Market
NEW YORK (September 30, 2025) - Executives at several of the country's leading retailers and wholesalers will reveal their store brand philosophies, goals and what they expect to see at PLMA's 2025 Private Label Trade Show, November 16-18 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago.
"Meet the Retailers" and "Meet the Wholesalers" are twinned programs that are part of PLMA's popular PLMA Live! Lunch and Learn online speaker series.
“These four upcoming sessions are geared to food and nonfood suppliers who will exhibit at PLMA's 2025 ‘Store Brands Marketplace’ Private Label Trade Show,” said PLMA President Peggy Davies. “The insights shared will help them elevate their experiences at the Show.”
The “Meet the Retailers and Wholesalers” schedule:
October 9 - Emily Detwiler, Vice President, Private Brands, Associated Wholesale Grocers
October 16 - Morgan Drummond, Senior Director of Private Label; and Madeline Lubowitz, Product Development Manager, both of Misfits Market
October 30 - Brianna Waldoch, Senior Director of Owned Brand, Thrive Market
November 6 - Mark Gilliand, Senior Director of Our Brands, C&S Wholesale Grocers
Each session begins at 12:30 p.m. ET and runs about 45 minutes. Registration is complimentary.
Click here for more information.
PLMA's annual Private Label Trade Show has been recognized by Trade Show Executive magazine as a Gold 100 honoree for 2024, placing it among the largest shows conducted in the U.S. last year. This marks the 13th time since 2010 that the PLMA Show has been ranked on the prestigious TSE Gold 100 list.
Registration is open. Click here or visit storebrandsmarketplace.com for more information.
About PLMA
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is a non-profit trade organization founded in 1979 to promote the store brands industry. With executive offices in New York and International Council offices in Amsterdam, PLMA represents more than 5,200 member companies worldwide. In addition to the Annual Private Label Trade Show in Chicago and World of Private Label International Trade Show in Amsterdam, PLMA provides annual conferences, executive education and professional development opportunities. An advocate for the industry, PLMA created Store Brands Month, a nationwide collaboration of retailers, wholesalers, and private label suppliers, promoting store brand products to the country's grocery shoppers. The month-long event focuses on increasing consumer attention to the quality, value and innovation of store brand products across all categories within brick and mortar and online retail formats. For more information, visit plma.com, plmainternational.com, and follow PLMA:
