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| Founding Member The Retail Coalition A Winning Combination |
| Founding Member The BSG Retail Coalition A Winning Combination |
| Founding Member The Retail Coalition A Winning Combination |
| Founding Member The BSG Retail Coalition A Winning Combination |
| Founding Member The Retail Coalition A Winning Combination |
Michael Sansolo
- Career Summary
- Michael Sansolo, the long time senior
vice president of the Food Marketing
Institute and past editor-in-chief of
Progressive Grocer, offers a diverse and
unique view of the changing nature of
industry. Through countless studies and work with
some of the world’s most innovative retailers and
manufacturers, Sansolo has an excellent perspective on
the changing nature of shopping, cooking, eating and
competition.
Experience
food retail association in the United States, Michael
had management responsibility for all education,
supply chain and research activities. He worked directly
with FMI's board level Industry Relations Committee
on all issues related to supply chain activities, as well
as with the Independent Operator Advisory Board on
operational and strategic issues of importance to
smaller, family-owned operators. Michael has also
played a key role in the design and execution of the
educational programs at FMI's major events, including
the annual FMI Convention, Midwinter Executive
Conference and Marketechnics.
Prior to joining FMI, Michael was editor-in-chief of
Progressive Grocer magazine and a reporter for
Gannett Newspapers. In this capacity, he received
numerous awards for his insightful reporting on major
industry activities. He also authored Progressive
Grocer's Annual Report of the Grocery Industry, along
with many other research based studies.
Mike is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and
company meeting s in the United States and around
the world, addressing crowds from 20 to 4,000 and
including college students to CEOs of Fortune 100
organizations. He is a current member of the Coca-
Cola Research Council and currently serves on the
board of The Food Institute. He also is a past member
of the American Greetings Research Council, as well as
a long time former member of the industry advisory
board at Western Michigan University.
Michael is a contributing editor and weekly columnist
for MorningNewsBeat.com, in addition to being a co-
founder, with Kevin Coupe (see), of the newly formed
Coupe-Sansolo Project.
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