Jay Marshall

Topco Associates LLC provides procurement, quality assurance, packaging, and other services for its food industry member-owners and customers. It engages in procuring perishables, such as fresh and processed meats, and produce/floral programs; dairy/bakery, frozen, grocery, health and beauty care, and non-grocery and commodity items; and foodservice products that comprise frozen vegetables, breaded frozen vegetable appetizers, fresh and frozen protein offerings, custom dairy products, shortening and oil supplies, bulk mayonnaise and salad dressings, potato appetizers, frozen potatoes, condiments, dressings and sauces, fountain soda and equipment, and sushi. The company was founded in December 1950 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.

Hy-Vee, Inc. owns and operates a chain of grocery and drug stores. It operates stores located in midwestern states that include Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The firm provides information on diet, nutrition and wellness topics. The company was founded in 1930 by Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. represents the chain community pharmacy industry. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to advance the interests and objectives of pharmacies, which are the face of neighborhood healthcare. The CEO of the company is Steven C. Anderson.

Food Marketing Institute, Inc. develops, promotes, and conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Client Resources, Inc. provides information technology (IT) consulting and staffing services. It offers application managed services, mobile and emerging technologies, enterprise IT strategy and application development and integration. The firm provides IT talent in the fields of application development, business productivity, infrastructure, project management, QA testing and business analysis. The company was founded by Susan Thaden in 1999 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.