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CSP Center Store Forum 2026

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he CSP Center Store Forum, powered by Informa, unites convenience retailers and suppliers to explore innovative strategies for center store category management, including packaged foods, snacks, candy, household essentials, and more. This exclusive event delivers actionable insights on consumer trends, product placement optimization, and revenue-driving tac…

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10Voices
12Underwriters
0Exhibitors
6On the bill · sessions
22Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at CSP, in alphabetical order.
Amanda Lobes
Category Manager · InConvenience Inc.
Arjun Chakravarti
Managing Partner · COGKNITION
Chris Costagli
Vice President, Thought Leadership, Food & Beverage Insights Lead · NielsenIQ
Jodi Riggs
Category Manager · WESCO
Matt Van Gilder
VP, Omnichannel Retail · NexChapter
Mitch Morrison
Vice President, Retailer Relations & Event Content Director · Informa Connect
Nik Modi
Managing Director · RBC Capital Markets
Rebecca Gregory
Center Store Category Manager · Weigel’s
Richard Poye
COO/Strategic Retail Advisor · Food Trends Think Tank
Tony Miller
Partner · W. Capra
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BruegmannPrincipal Sponsor
Chinook SeederyPrincipal Sponsor
Killa USPrincipal Sponsor
Max DistributingPrincipal Sponsor
PIM Brands, Inc.Principal Sponsor
pladis North America, IncPrincipal Sponsor
RiizeUpPrincipal Sponsor
Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.Principal Sponsor
The United States Playing Card CoPrincipal Sponsor
The Water Street CollectivePrincipal Sponsor
Ultimate SalesPrincipal Sponsor
Vitamin EnergyPrincipal Sponsor
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The Programme

Selected from 6 sessions on the bill.
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Welcome and Opening

  • 3:00pm - 3:30pm

    Can We Make Sense of the Economy?

    Rarely has reading the tea leaves been so difficult. Consumer sentiment has plummeted. Tariffs have left their impact. War in the Middle East doubled the price of crude oil in late…

  • 3:30pm - 3:45pm

    Networking Break

  • 3:45pm - 4:30pm

    The Power Shift

    It would be cliché were it not true. For years we’ve talked about the rise of better-for snacks. Healthier, while a niche, has never captivated the convenience consumer. Until now.…

  • 4:30pm - 5:15pm

    General Session

  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm

    Reception + Dinner

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 22 companies, parsed from the program.

22 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
12Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
10Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite110%
  • Founder / Owner220%
  • VP-level330%
  • Director / Head of110%
  • Manager / Lead330%

Of 10 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01BruegmannSp·P
  2. 02Chinook SeederySp·P
  3. 03Killa USSp·P
  4. 04Max DistributingSp·P
  5. 05PIM Brands, Inc.Sp·P
  6. 06pladis North America, IncSp·P
  7. 07RiizeUpSp·P
  8. 08Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.Sp·P
  9. 09The United States Playing Card CoSp·P
  10. 10The Water Street CollectiveSp·P
  11. 11Ultimate SalesSp·P
  12. 12Vitamin EnergySp·P
  13. 13COGKNITION1V
  14. 14Food Trends Think Tank1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
principal sponsor12
100% of 12
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters