SpartanNash holds 2015 Holiday Expo in Minneapolis
SpartanNash holds 2015 Holiday Expo in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — SpartanNash, headquartered in Byron Township, MI, held its 2015 Holiday Expo Aug. 26-27 for its vendors, independent retailers and corporate stores at the downtown Minneapolis Convention Center, here. A refrigerated semitrailer, sporting the company’s new logo and the tagline “Taking food places,” was rolled into the building and was completely surrounded by fresh produce vendors.
“I think the new SpartanNash logo is a very attractive layout,” Bill Reddering of Chandler Topic Co., a food broker in Maple Grove, MN, told The Produce News. “And now they’re going to be putting that wrap on many of their trailers and get their logo out there so people will see it.”
Hundreds of exhibitors showcased new products, offered expo specials and networked with grocery store representatives during the two-day show, while attendees took advantage of the many exclusive show offerings and placed orders.
The SpartanNash 2015 Holiday Expo Aug. 26-27 at the Convention Center in Minneapolis included a refrigerated semitrailer surrounded by a multitude of fresh produce from its vendors.“The show has created a lot of energy with all the store orders,” Riddering said. “They seem to love all the produce they have out here and to learn a little more about what everybody is offering.”
Tom Williams, manager of corporate retail produce and floral at SpartanNash in Minneapolis, told The Produce News that there were some new products on display at the expo that would soon be part of its offerings for customers at its corporate stores.
“We’ve got some items here that are going to be starting in our stores, actually in the next couple of weeks,” said Williams. “Glory Greens, and sliced apples, and we just brought in the Tasti-Lee tomatoes.”
Williams enjoyed the networking, all the new products, and the energy at the Holiday Expo.
“It’s a great opportunity for me to come in and interact with our vendors, our great vendor partners, and take a look and see what other things are new — things that we can bring into our stores,” he said. “We’re always looking to improve and looking for what’s that new thing that we need to get into our stores. That’s what I love about shows.”
