McLane Company Kicks Off 2016 National Trade Show

TEMPLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

McLane Company, Inc., a leading supply chain services company providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions, today kicked off its annual National Trade Show (NTS) in Grapevine, Texas. Taking place August 30 through September 1, NTS will carry the theme ‘Profit Playbook' and focus on hot topics impacting the grocery and foodservice categories today. NTS will also feature multiple celebrities and guest speakers from a variety of top global firms and organizations.

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Each year, NTS focuses on bringing retailers the latest in new technology and foodservice for more efficient inventory and ordering. Additionally, some of the industry's leading manufacturers choose NTS as their national launching pad for new product lines and extensions. This year, the event will showcase 185 exhibitors and play host to over 1,500 attendees. The all-star speaker lineup includes:

• Chad Hennings, Keynote and Former Dallas Cowboys and U.S. Air Force Academy defensive tackle
• Nik Modi and David Palmer, Managing Directors at RBC Capital Markets,
• Jason English, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs,
• Deon Johnson, VP of Customer Technology at McLane,
• Rich Kerzner and Quentin Phillipo, Partners at Advanced Marketing and Sales
• Thomas Briant, Executive Director at NATO.

In addition, attendees will have an opportunity to meet celebrity guests such as Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Randy White and "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson.

As another main feature of NTS, McLane will introduce a new interactive foodservice booth experience under the banner of McLane Kitchen, a comprehensive and customizable foodservice solution for generating optimum sales and profits for retailers. The new booth will spotlight a fully functioning kitchen with multiple chefs and new menu offerings for retailers to experience throughout the show. New recipes to debut include a southwest chicken salad, a Fresh Produce + fruit snack, and a Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese, all created entirely from ingredients available through McLane Company.

Highlights of this year's trade show will be posted to the McLane Twitter (@McLaneCo) and Facebook (@McLaneCompany) channels.

About McLane

McLane Company, Inc. is one of the largest supply chain services leaders, providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and chain restaurants throughout the United States. McLane, through McLane Grocery, McLane Foodservice and wholly owned subsidiary, Meadowbrook Meat Company, Inc., (MBM), operates 80 distribution centers across the U.S. and one of the nation's largest private fleets. The company buys, sells and delivers more than 50,000 different consumer products to nearly 90,000 locations across the U.S. In addition, McLane provides alcoholic beverage distribution through its wholly owned subsidiary, Empire Distributors, Inc. McLane is a wholly owned unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK and employs more than 20,000 teammates.

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