KeHE Distributors recently concluded its 2025 Summer Show in Phoenix – and virtually on the KeHE Connect platform – featuring top trends, merchandising solutions and show-only deals.
With 5,000 attendees on-site, the show offered networking opportunities and fresh insights into the latest industry trends.
As one of KeHE’s largest events of the year, the Summer Show is a gathering for retailers and brands looking to expand their offerings and reach new customers. Attendees can connect with industry innovators while brands can showcase and sell products directly to retail buyers.
“KeHE is dedicated to driving success for its partners by providing a curated assortment of exclusive deals, innovation and on-trend products that will be in high demand this summer,” said Ari Goldsmith, KeHE’s VP of marketing and digital media.
“The [2025 KeHE] Summer Show was a great commercial success, allowing KeHE to go beyond creating unique experiences for its partners, which encouraged meaningful connections and brand emersion to a digitally enabled, in-person event. It was an opportunity for attendees to experience, firsthand, the items that will excite and engage their customers. We recognize and appreciate the deep partnerships we have cultivated.”
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Summer Show recap
- 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 the organization and new technology rollouts based on requests from its partners.
- KeHE On Trend award winners: Sixteen brands were selected 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 show, KeHE Cares partnered with the Salvation Army Southwest Division to allow attendees to pack 500-plus heat relief kits for homeless shelters, food banks, disaster relief and rehabilitation centers. In addition, KeHE donated seven carts of items that will be used to support the Salvation Army’s Adult Rehab programs.
- Sustainability: More than 56,000 pounds of food from the show were donated to Phoenix-based St. Mary’s Food Bank.
KeHE will hold its Holiday Show in Chicago from June 11-12 and on KeHE CONNECT from June 4-18. It is an invitation-only event.