reCONNECT 2025 | Driving Supplier Success: Building Relationships Through Compliance & Collaboration

Getting reliable, complete, and on-time data from suppliers is one of the biggest challenges food companies face today. Whether you're chasing down missing documents, dealing with inconsistent quality, or trying to onboard new suppliers faster, improving supplier performance takes clear communication, strong relationships, and tools that support both sides of the partnership. 

As regulations change and retailer expectations rise, do you know what it takes to build a supplier program that works? Spoiler alert: it's not software, checklists, or training videos. It's about people.

In this Day One session of Virtual reCONNECT 2025, Meghan Boyle — Product & Documentation Specialist at Wawa Inc. — and Emma Killough —Trustwell's Director of Professional Services— will sit down for a 30-minute case conversation about how Wawa shifted its approach to supplier onboarding by focusing on partnership first.

Meghan, who leads supplier onboarding and engagement at Wawa Inc., will share the company's playbook for supplier onboarding success by putting the focus on partnerships first.

She'll share their winning process for working with its suppliers from initial invitation to the all-important activation.

Rather than just sending out tasks and hoping suppliers will follow through, Wawa's approach explains the "why" behind each request and backs it up with support. 

Wawa’s approach shows that strong relationships lead to faster responses, cleaner data, and better results all around. This session is packed with practical advice for teams that want to stop chasing documents and start building genuine momentum.

If you’re rolling out a new supplier program (or just trying to get more out of the one you’ve got), this is a great place to get inspired and pick up a few new strategies.

Join Us for Virtual reCONNECT 2025: The Connected Future of the Food Industry