130th Annual Meeting & Business Luncheon
Event Sponsors
The Chamber's Annual Meeting and Business Luncheon is an opportunity to join other business and community leaders and celebrate business people working together for the future of Greater New Bedford.
Held annually in November, the luncheon's keynote speaker presents an interesting and inspiring presentation focused around business growth. The program also includes the election of the Chamber's Board of Directors, recognition of outgoing board members, and the presentation of several Chamber and community awards.
Keynote Speaker
Henry Wainer
President & Owner
Sid Wainer & Son
Sid Wainer & Son
Henry B. Wainer, president and owner of Sid Wainer & Son, learned the family business from the ground up. As a young boy at the side of his father, Sid Wainer, Henry rode in Sid’s truck as they made their rounds to local Massachusetts and Rhode Island farms buying the freshest first picked produce.
Mr. Wainer went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Business (1972) from Nichol’s College. Combining his studies with his first-hand experience in the family business, Henry brought to Sid Wainer & Son a relentless adherence to offering only the highest quality products.
Under the leadership of Mr. Wainer, the company has become the first HACCP certified produce company in the United States and has become the premier purveyor of specialty produce, specialty foods, fine artisanal cheeses, and charcuterie for the food service industry.
Sid Wainer & Son leads the industry in food safety and is a strong proponent of the Slow Food movement and sustainable agriculture bringing freshly harvested produce from farm to table.
Today, Sid Wainer & Son is the most prominent importer and distributor of specialty produce in the country and supplies over 30,000 of the finest restaurants, hotels, gourmet shops, retailers and caterers around the world. The company also sells to the home chef through its website, its Gourmet Outlet in New Bedford as well as specialty retail markets, upscale supermarkets, Costco, BJ’s and Amazon, domestically and internationally.
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 10, 2016
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EST
Thursday, November 10, 2016
11:30 a.m. Registration
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Program & Lunch
Location
Century House
107 South Main St.
Acushnet, MA 02743
Fees/Admission
Table of Ten - $500
Members - $50
Non-members - $65
Contact Information
Deven Q. Tillman, Programs & Events Manager
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