Executive Update: Deb Conklin, President and CEO of KeHE, spoke to the innovations happening across the business including LEAN enhancements, improving customer order quality, developments in its organization, and new technology rollouts based on the requests from it’s partners to serve them better. Here is the link to the recording 2025 SUMMER SHOW EXEC UPDATE on Vimeo
KeHE® On Trend® Award Winners: Sixteen brands were selected as KeHE On Trend award winners after one-on-one pitch meetings with KeHE’s Category Management team, highlighting products with a commitment to innovation, purpose, and high-quality ingredients. Learn more about the winners here.
Serving Goodness: The overall mission of the KeHE Cares® Foundation is to help transform lives by partnering with organizations that aim to better the lives of others. At this year’s Summer Show, KeHE Cares partnered with the Salvation Army Southwest Division to allow attendees to pack 500+ heat relief kits for homeless shelters, food banks, disaster relief, and rehabilitation centers to bring respite to those who need it the most during the upcoming summer months. In addition, KeHE donated 7 carts of items that will be used to support the Salvation Army’s Adult Rehab Programs.
Sustainability: Over 56,000 pounds of food from the Summer Show were donated to Phoenix-based St. Mary’s Food Bank, to provide a sustainable solution for reducing waste while supporting local communities in need.
Coming up, KeHE will be hosting its Holiday Show in Chicago from June 11th to 12th and on KeHE Connect from June 4th to 18th, to equip partners with the trending products to stock their shelves for the Holiday season. This annual show is an invite-only event.