Record attendance is predicted for this year’s 2017 Chicken Marketing Summit scheduled July 16-18 at the Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina. If you have not yet registered, click on the link below to register for the summit and join other poultry industry stakeholders from across the chicken supply chain to learn about the opportunities and challenges for chicken being driven by fast-changing consumer trends.

 www.WattGlobalMedia.com/ChickenMarketingSummit,

Some of the program highlights include a keynote presentation by Pilgrim’s CEO Bill Lovette, a broiler welfare panel discussion, and the annual retail/foodservice poultry buyer panel, which includes the following panelists:

  • Rod Antolock, President, Harris Teeter
  • Barry Barnett, Senior VP Global Supply Chain and Purchasing, Church’s Chicken
  • Leah McGrath, Ingles Markets
  • David Rothmeier, Manager, Supply Chain Sourcing, Chick-fil-A

In addition to the annual golf tournament, a new addition to the  2017 summit is the opportunity to participate  in optional group activities in and around Asheville. Options include a Biltmore Estate Tour, waterfall hiking, a guided arts tour, and horseback rinding.  For more information about these options, visit http://www.wattglobalmedia.com/chickenmarketingsummit/ and click on optional activities.