{"id":53659,"date":"2024-09-26T09:22:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spartannash.com\/spartannash-gears-up-for-grocery-innovation-with-first-ever-it-training-palooza\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T09:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:12:22","slug":"spartannash-gears-up-for-grocery-innovation-with-first-ever-it-training-palooza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spartannash.com\/spartannash-gears-up-for-grocery-innovation-with-first-ever-it-training-palooza\/","title":{"rendered":"SpartanNash Gears up for Grocery Innovation with First-Ever IT Training Palooza"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53659\" class=\"elementor elementor-53659\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34879aea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34879aea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d462033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d462033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Groundbreaking event equips 300+ Associates with advanced tech knowledge to upskill and lead customer-focused innovation<\/i><\/p><p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 26, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Food solutions company <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4264409-1&amp;h=1533874193&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartannash.com%2F&amp;a=SpartanNash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SpartanNash<\/a><\/u> (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (Nasdaq: SPTN) hosted its first-ever IT Training Palooza this week. The three-day event brought together 300+ Associates from across the country to explore technology trends and leading innovation to reshape the grocery industry. The event demonstrates SpartanNash&#8217;s leadership in leveraging technology to drive innovation across the sector, with a focus on topics such as AI, automation and cybersecurity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2943df0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2943df0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d8b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4d8b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516645\/SPTN_Associates_1.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516645\/SPTN_Associates_1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"More than 300 SpartanNash Associates from across the country gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan for intensive IT training in a festival format.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">More than 300 SpartanNash Associates from across the country gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan for intensive IT training in a festival format.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecd2fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ecd2fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516646\/SPTN_Mas.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516646\/SPTN_Mas.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"SpartanNash Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Information Officer Masiar Tayebi gathered with IT Associates at the IT Training Palooza kick-off event.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SpartanNash Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Information Officer Masiar Tayebi gathered with IT Associates at the IT Training Palooza kick-off event.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcac45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcac45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516647\/SPTN_Tony.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516647\/SPTN_Tony.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"SpartanNash Chief Executive Officer Tony Sarsam helped kick off IT Training Palooza with an address to the 300+ Associates in attendance, followed by a food truck dinner to celebrate the company&#039;s largest-ever IT training event.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SpartanNash Chief Executive Officer Tony Sarsam helped kick off IT Training Palooza with an address to the 300+ Associates in attendance, followed by a food truck dinner to celebrate the company's largest-ever IT training event.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6691c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c6691c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516648\/SPTN_Val.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2516648\/SPTN_Val.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"SpartanNash IT Training Palooza began with a live performance from the company&#039;s very own band, &quot;Out of Office,&quot; comprised of musicians who work at SpartanNash&#039;s headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SpartanNash IT Training Palooza began with a live performance from the company's very own band, \"Out of Office,\" comprised of musicians who work at SpartanNash's headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617ef4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617ef4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b2iNewsItemBodyDiv\"><div id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\" class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\u00a0<\/div><p>&#8220;Being <b>People First <\/b>includes providing our Associates with development opportunities that allow them to gain hands-on experience with new-to-world technology that sharpens their skills around customer-centric innovation,&#8221; said Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Information Officer <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4264409-1&amp;h=4157729648&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartannash.com%2Finvestors%2Fleadership%2F%23masiartayebi&amp;a=Masiar+Tayebi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Masiar Tayebi<\/a><\/u>. &#8220;This event not only shows our investment in our Associates, but in driving the future of grocery to create a better customer experience.&#8221;<\/p><p>The IT Training Palooza featured 50+ sessions covering topics from integrating artificial intelligence into daily coding and applying an agile delivery model to innovation, to best practices in change management and leadership and the social and ethical impacts of AI. Top tech companies such as Microsoft and Snowflake participated, offering valuable insights to support Associate learning.<\/p><p>Over the 3-day event, Associates logged more than 5,000 hours in an intensive and fun festival environment, making this the largest IT training event in SpartanNash history. The kick-off event included a check presentation to local organization <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4264409-1&amp;h=2040067209&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bravolt.com%2F&amp;a=Bravo+LT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bravo LT<\/a><\/u>, which is partnering with SpartanNash to develop the next generation of IT leaders within the <span class=\"xn-location\">West Michigan<\/span> community.<\/p><p>This event is part of SpartanNash&#8217;s continued investment in technology that elevates the customer, shopper and Associate experience. SpartanNash is also <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4264409-1&amp;h=2137088081&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartannash.com%2Finvestors%2Fnews%2Frelease%2F%3Fid%3D126551&amp;a=leveraging+AI+to+predict+shopper+demand+and+reduce+waste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leveraging AI to predict shopper demand and reduce waste<\/a><\/u>, and it is using <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4264409-1&amp;h=2369651689&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartannash.com%2Finvestors%2Fnews%2Frelease%2F%3Fid%3D131080&amp;a=autonomous+inventory+robots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">autonomous inventory robots<\/a><\/u> to provide real-time data intelligence at the shelf.<\/p><p>To learn more about Careers for a Better Life in IT, visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4264409-1&amp;h=3550284394&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartannash.com%2Fit-jobs&amp;a=spartannash.com%2Fit-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spartannash.com\/it-jobs<\/a><\/u>.<\/p><p><b>About SpartanNash<br \/><\/b>SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. Committed to fostering a <b>People First<\/b> culture, the SpartanNash family of Associates is 17,000 strong. SpartanNash operates two complementary business segments &#8211; food wholesale and grocery retail. Its global supply chain network serves wholesale customers that include independent and chain grocers, national retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Company distributes products for every aisle in the grocery store, from fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands, which include the Our Family<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> portfolio of products. On the retail side, SpartanNash operates 147 brick-and-mortar grocery stores, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin&#8217;s Super Markets and D&amp;W Fresh Market, in addition to dozens of pharmacies and fuel centers. Leveraging insights and solutions across its segments, SpartanNash offers a full suite of support services for independent grocers. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4264409-1&amp;h=2302884372&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fspartannash.com%2F&amp;a=spartannash.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spartannash.com<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>CONTACT:<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Adrienne Chance<\/span> <br \/>SVP, Chief Communications Officer <br \/>SpartanNash<br \/><a href=\"mailto:press@spartannash.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">press@spartannash.com<\/a><\/p><div id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\" class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1997673\/SpartanNash__Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"(PRNewsfoto\/SpartanNash)\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1997673\/SpartanNash__Logo.jpg\" alt=\"(PRNewsfoto\/SpartanNash)\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/p><\/div><p id=\"PURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=DE16756&amp;sd=2024-09-26\" alt=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/spartannash-gears-up-for-grocery-innovation-with-first-ever-it-training-palooza-302259956.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/spartannash-gears-up-for-grocery-innovation-with-first-ever-it-training-palooza-302259956.html<\/a><\/p><p>SOURCE SpartanNash<\/p><\/div><p><style>\/* Style Definitions *\/ span.prnews_span {    } a.prnews_a {  } li.prnews_li {    } p.prnews_p {    margin:0in; } .prntac{ TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER }<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Groundbreaking event equips 300+ Associates with advanced tech knowledge to upskill and lead customer-focused innovation GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2024 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Food solutions company SpartanNash (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (Nasdaq: SPTN) hosted its first-ever IT Training Palooza this week. 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