The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Food Distribution Research Society will be held at the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel from Friday October 20 – Tuesday October 24. The Student Food Marketing Challenge will be held on October 21st and 22nd.
The competition provides students the opportunity to play the role of consultants for an industry client, as they apply their knowledge of food distribution, marketing, management, economics, and merchandising to a real world problem. A mystery company issues a challenge on the first day of the competition, after which student teams compete to give a bid presentation to the company’s executive team in the final round. Details about the company are withheld from all teams until the morning of the contest, however registered teams will receive some guidance on preparation two weeks prior.
Teams can consist of 3 to 5 undergraduate and masters-level students, however the majority of the team members must be undergraduate students. Registration fees are $350 and teams should register for the competition no later than September 15, 2017. Registration includes attendance to all FDRS case events.
For more information, please contact contest chair, Lurleen Walters, at Lurleen.Walters@msstate.edu. Additional information is available at the FDRS website: www.fdrsinc.org.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
- 2016 Texas A&M University
- 2015 California State University, Chico
- 2014 University of Kentucky
- 2013 Utah State University
- 2012 California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo
- 2011 Texas A&M University
- 2010 California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo
- 2009 University of Alberta
- 2008 University of Kentucky
- 2007 Oklahoma State University
- 2006 University of Alberta
- 2005 California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo
- 2004 California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo
- 2003 California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo
- 2002 California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo
- 2001 California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo
- 2000 University of Florida
