In snack manufacturing, resilience starts with better decisions and that means smarter, faster supply chain planning. This webinar explores how AI-driven forecasting, inventory optimization, and capacity planning are helping snack brands overcome disruption. Learn how intelligent automation turns unpredictability into a competitive advantage across operations, sales, and customer service.
Meet Our Speakers
Mike Landry, CEO, ketteQ
Mike Landry, CEO of ketteQ, leads the company’s mission to deliver the world’s most adaptive supply chain planning solutions. With decades of experience transforming how businesses plan, operate, and grow, Mike has built a career at the intersection of innovation, technology, and operational excellence. Before joining ketteQ, he served as SVP and Global Leader of the Supply Chain Service Line at Genpact, driving large-scale transformation for global enterprises. He previously led North American operations for Barkawi Management Consultants and, earlier in his career, founded Servigistics (now part of PTC), establishing it as the market leader in service parts planning and pricing solutions used by over 100 companies worldwide.
Mike’s expertise and vision help ketteQ empower organizations to move beyond legacy systems and embrace proactive, AI-driven planning that adapts in real time to any challenge. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and an MBA in Economics from Georgia State University.
Rick McDonald, Former CSCO, Clorox & Frito-Lay
Rick McDonald heads up Rick McDonald Supply Chain Advisory, LLC and serves as a Board Member, Keynote Speaker, Mentor and Trusted Advisor. Prior to his current chapter, he was the Chief Supply Chain Officer for Clorox, a $7B+ global consumer packaged goods company. Rick has spent his career traversing the end-to-end Supply Chain first at Frito-Lay and then at Clorox. His remit included global leadership of the Clorox Supply Chain and he performed in multiple roles where he had P&L responsibilities. It is these experiences that make him a valuable advisor across multiple industry verticals.
Rick was most recently named one of the Top 100 Supply Chain Leaders in 2024 by On Partners and by Alcott Global Partners. Previously he was tapped as a Top 10 Chief Supply Chain Officer by Logistics Tech. And the Clorox Supply Chain was named a Supply Chain to Admire in 2023 by Supply Chain Insights. Rick is a Strategic Advisor for a number of Supply Chain Technology companies including PopCapacity.com. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and the Executive Advisory Boards of Vorto.ai and Cleo. He is Chairman of the EAB for ketteQ.com. An Atlanta native, Rick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played on Georgia Tech’s baseball team.
