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IRELAND. Insight/NACS Global Convenience Benchmarks 2009 Dublin and Kilkenny, Ireland
23rd March - 26th March, 2009

Insight/NACS Global Convenience Benchmarks 2009

Convenience conference day in Dublin will be 25th March 2009. Contributors include speakers from BWG, Topaz, ADM Londis, Musgrave, Hendersons and Exxon Mobil. Our international keynotes will be from Wawa in the US and our Chair, Mr Ed Burcher, Foodservice Director for Petro-Canada. New this year will be afternoon workshop sessions focusing on discounters and the recession, local environmental/cost saving initiatives and impact of tobacco display bans. Our new Global Fuels Forecourt Day on 26th March will include retail contributions from Tesco, Petrogas/Applegreen, Total France and Canadian Tire. Other companies speaking will include Minale Tattersfield, Torex and the UK’s Petrol Retailer Association.

United States. NACS Global Forum and Store Tour in Hershey, Pennsylvania. 11-17 June 2009. Focus on Foodservice in Washington, D.C., and Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

The NACS Global Forum provides an excellent opportunity for knowledge exchange, thought leadership and networking. This highly interactive programme combines presentations, panel discussions, round tables and visits to retail formats. The 2009 NACS global forum focus is on food service. Thanks to Wawa, Sheetz and Rutter's, among others, Pennsylvania is the epicentre of global food service innovation. Learn first-hand from these leading operators on the site visits and case studies during the Forum and also see Wegman's, Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's and Harris Teeter.

Canada. Insight/NACS Pre-NACS Show International Store Tour to Toronto, Canada. Petro-Canada, Whole Foods Market, Couche Tard and a tobacco display ban guide.

15-18 October 2009, Toronto, Canada. In Toronto delegates will be getting an insider look at Petro-Canada's world class, new Neighbours forecourt format and drive thru. The study tour will include hosted site visits, presentations from leading Canadian convenience retailers and an industry dinner. The programme will also include a tobacco display ban guide and an optional visit to Niagara Falls. The group will then fly on to the NACS Show in Las Vegas. For full details of the tour click: http://www.insightreport.co.uk/conferences/us_nacs2009/index.html