NACS Show 2026
  • Conference: October 6-9, 2026
  • Expo: October 7-9, 2026
  • Las Vegas | Las Vegas Convention Center
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Neighborhood Nourish: Feeding Communities, Reducing Waste, and Building Your Brand

Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.
Operations
Format: Panel Panel

Food recovery isn’t just a good deed, it’s smart business. As food waste costs rise and customers expect purpose-driven brands, this session will show how convenience retailers of all sizes can turn surplus food into community impact. Hear from legal, nonprofit, and retail leaders on how to donate safely, partner with food banks, and launch scalable programs. Learn from Wawa’s model, Harvard's Food Policy & Law, explore tools from FoodRecovery.org, and discover how you can join the NACS Foundation’s Neighborhood Nourish effort to feed families, reduce waste, and build stronger communities.

October 15, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

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Add to Calendar 10/15/2025 9:00 AM 10/15/2025 10:00 AM America/Chicago NACS Show Education Session - Neighborhood Nourish: Feeding Communities, Reducing Waste, and Building Your Brand

Food recovery isn’t just a good deed, it’s smart business. As food waste costs rise and customers expect purpose-driven brands, this session will show how convenience retailers of all sizes can turn surplus food into community impact. Hear from legal, nonprofit, and retail leaders on how to donate safely, partner with food banks, and launch scalable programs. Learn from Wawa’s model, Harvard's Food Policy & Law, explore tools from FoodRecovery.org, and discover how you can join the NACS Foundation’s Neighborhood Nourish effort to feed families, reduce waste, and build stronger communities.

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Speakers

April Love

Clinical Instructor, Food Law and Policy Clinic
Harvard Law School

April Love serves as a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy Clinic, where her portfolio includes food waste diversion through federal laws and policies, and food...

Kevin O'Connell

Executive Director, NACS Foundation
NACS

Kevin O’Connell is the Executive Director of the NACS Foundation, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) philanthropic arm. Under Kevin’s leadership, the Foundation is advancing...

Sammie Paul

Executive Director
FoodRecovery.org

Sammie Paul is the Executive Director of FoodRecovery.org, a nonprofit that connects businesses with surplus food to organizations serving communities in need. She has worked with the...

Jason Read

Director of Store Operations
Wawa, Inc.

Jason joined Wawa 9 years ago as Director of Store Operations supporting over 115 stores in South Jersey and the Jersey Shore and 10 Area Managers.  Prior to Wawa, Jason worked for Starbucks...
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