Student Case Study Competition

For Students

The NGA Foundation Student Case Study Competition strives to further the professional development of collegiate students pursuing degrees in food and retail programs and provides student teams the opportunity to creatively address a real-world issue currently impacting the industry. The competition, hosted by the NGA Foundation and generously funded by the Asparagus Club, awards up to $4,000 each to the winning team of students and their university.

Case study topic examples:

• 2020 NGA Show: Communicating SNAP Point of Sale Incentives
• 2019 NGA Show: Hiring and retaining millennials or multicultural associates
• 2018 NGA Show: Inspiring healthy living among employees and shoppers
• 2017 NGA Show: How to attract millennial consumers
• 2016 NGA Show: What is a successful e-commerce model for a 4-store independent?
• 2015 NGA Show: What will be the next generation of retail circulars?
• 2014 NGA Show: Address the challenges and opportunities “Local” offers independent grocers
• 2013 NGA Show: Growing Market Share in a Mature Industry and Increasingly Competitive Environment

For Retailers

Each year the NGA Foundation selects an independent retailer and a pressing industry issue to use as a subject for the Student Case Study Competition.  After months of research student teams from the NGA Foundation’s Food Industry University Coalition present their findings at The NGA Show to a panel of judges, the independent retailer featured as the subject of the competition, and NGA Show attendees.

Expectations of case study subjects:

• Participate in a webinar providing details relevant to the case topic
• Provide a budget amount for the project and any relevant financial information (optional)
• Provide a consistent point of contact for NGA Foundation staff to ask questions
• Attend the NGA Show and participate on the final round judging panel

Interested in having your company featured as a case study subject? Contact mwhite@nationalgrocers.org for more information.