Press Releases

Last Chance to Register for December Webinar: Breaking Through Gender Bias Join us Wednesday December 12 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST for an informative and lively discussion with Andie Kramer and Al Harris, authors of the bestselling book Breaking Through Bias: Communication Techniques for Women to Succeed at Work (2016). Andie and Al are a […]

New Appointments to WISE Board of Directors WISE was pleased to announce at the WISE Annual Meeting the nominations of four new members to its Board of Directors. “The WISE Board is delighted to welcome these new members who represent the best of the best in the store brand industry. In addition to complementing the […]

Christine Bellamo Awarded WISE Volunteer of the Year Christine Bellamo, National Sales Manager for Dairy and Frozen for Daymon, received the WISE Volunteer of the Year Award on November 11 at the WISE Annual Meeting. The award is presented to a volunteer who has given an outstanding amount of time to the organization, and has […]

Lassonde Pappas and WISE Host Night of Dynamic Networking in Carney’s Point, NJ WISE Partner Member Lassonde Pappas hosted a WISE Night of Dynamic Networking event on September 25 at its headquarters in Carney’s Point, New Jersey. More than 100 industry representatives, WISE board members and Lassonde Pappas employees gathered for an energetic evening of […]

December Webinar: Breaking Through Gender Bias Join us Wednesday December 12 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST for an informative and lively discussion with Andie Kramer and Al Harris, authors of the bestselling book Breaking Through Bias: Communication Techniques for Women to Succeed at Work (2016). Andie and Al are a married couple, former law partners, […]

Simmons and WISE Host Night of Dynamic Networking in Bentonville On September 11, Women of Simmons and WISE hosted a Night of Dynamic Networking in Bentonville. Todd Simmons, Vice Chairman and CEO of Simmons Foods, welcomed the group of about 40 private-label industry professionals. “We were thrilled to have the Women of Simmons group join […]

Mentee Spotlight: Byron Kroner Name of Mentee: Byron Kroner Mentor Circle Lead: Kelly Mihalis-McGolrick Company: Marketing Concepts Group, Inc.  Position: Account Executive Tell us a little about yourself (professional/personal): I’ve worked with Marketing Concepts Group since January 2013, after graduating from the University of New Mexico with concentrations in Economics and Business Administration. While working […]

Mentee Spotlight: Raychel Parker-Dull Name of Mentee: Raychel Parker-Dull  Mentor Circle Lead: Kelly Mihalis-McGolrick  Company: Topco Associates LLC Position: Manager, Member Services  Tell us a little about yourself (professional/personal): I’m originally from Texas, but the arts are what eventually led me to Chicago. I’ve been with Topco for a little over nine years, starting as […]

Diversity in Our Mentor Circle Leads to Valuable Insight by Kelly McGolrick – Lassonde Pappas 2018 is my second year as a lead in the WISE Mentor Circle Program, and the first time we piloted a mixed gender group. Our group is comprised of sales, marketing, customer service and food science professionals that represent public, […]

WISE Speaker Panel Featured at Velocity Conference On September 19, WISE sponsored a panel discussion “Unlocking Real Results Through Diversity” at the 2018 Velocity-The My Private Brand Conference in Charlotte. Moderator Kieran Forsey, S4RB, led featured speakers Deanna Dorrance, Ace Hardware; Clay Dockery, MZB; Laura McCready, OFD Foods; and John Clague, Former Waitrose and ASDA […]