Scott Cousins, KeHE CIO speaks on Cyber Security at FMI Midwinter Executive Conference

ROMEOVILLE, Ill., Jan. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- KeHE, a leading distributor of natural & organic, specialty & gourmet, international & multicultural and fresh products, announced today that its Chief Information Officer, Scott Cousins, spoke at the Food Marketing Institute's (FMI) Midwinter Executive Conference, which took place January 12 – 14 in Scottsdale, Arizona. FMI's Conference is an invitation-only, executive-level event that offers an exclusive education, collaboration, and networking environment designed for top executives in the food retail industry.

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As a thought-leader in cyber security within the retail industry, Cousins specifically addressed the cyber threats that retailers are facing today. "My hope is that attendees of the session left with a better understanding of both prevention and response to cyber-crimes and see that cyber security is a very cross-functional issue," said Cousins.

The FMI Midwinter Executive Conference hosted over 600 senior executive food and CPG retailers, wholesalers, independent operators, suppliers and manufacturers. For more details on the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference, visit www.fmi.org/forms/meeting/Microsite/Midwinter2014.

About KeHE

KeHE Distributors, LLC based in Romeoville, IL, provides Natural & Organic, Specialty & Gourmet, International & Multicultural and Fresh products to over 35,000 retail outlets throughout North America. For more information about KeHE, visit www.kehe.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Lisa Mabe, Hewar Social Communications
202-505-2890, [email protected]
Kimberly Wallace, Director of Communications, KeHE
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SOURCE KeHE Distributors, LLC