The food retail landscape is undergoing a transformation. Food retailers are stepping up as private-sector partners in revolutionizing health-care delivery, supply-chain digitization, e-commerce, and bold climate action. No longer just food sellers, food retailers have been transformed into access points for care: from distributing vaccines and filling prescriptions to offering consultations with registered dieticians. The industry is also refreshing its digital offerings—including online grocery-delivery platforms and groundbreaking supply-chain traceability software—to improve safety, reliability, and convenience for consumers. And there’s more: Food retailers have committed to future-minded climate goals that address sustainability across the supply chain. This session will highlight the sweeping transformation of the food retail industry and envision the many opportunities and innovations that lie ahead. 

Moderator

Holly Freishtat

Senior Director, Feeding Change, Milken Institute

Speakers

Jason Buechel

CEO, Whole Foods Market

Nancy Dalton

Director, Amazon Access External Affairs, Marketing and Social Impact, Amazon

Rodney McMullen

Chairman and CEO, The Kroger Co.

Leslie Sarasin

President and CEO, The Food Industry Association