IRI has released a new report, November 2022 Price Check: Tracking Retail Food and Beverage Inflation, offering new insights into food inflation and its impact on consumer shopping behavior. The report leverages point-of-sale data for November and includes data across U.S. food channels, including grocery, drug, mass market, military commissaries and select club and dollar stores, as well […]
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FMI Files Comments Opposing Independent Contractor Rule
In response to proposed changes, FMI – The Food Industry Association has filed a letter opposing the U.S. Department of Labor’s revamp of the rule that determines if a worker is an independent contractor. FMI’s letter calls on DOL to retain the current independent contractor framework and not replace it with the proposal to expand the factors for determination. […]
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What Are FSMS And AMC?
by Jill Hollingsworth / VP, Food Safety and Retail Industry Relations, Ecolab Maybe you have heard the acronyms FSMS and AMC, but do you know what they stand for and why they are important to retailers? According to the FDA, they may be the most important things you can do to ensure regulatory compliance. A […]
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FMI Voices Opposition To NLRB’s Proposed Employer Rule
FMI – The Food Industry Association filed a regulatory comment letter on behalf of the food industry and joined a coalition of employer organizations in voicing opposition to the National Labor Relations Board’s new proposed joint employer standard. The joint employer standard is used to determine when two or more businesses share direct and indirect responsibility of a […]
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IHA Occasions Report Examines Consumers’ Purchasing Plans
Consumers are embracing key life moments after the COVID-19 pandemic and are planning to continue doing so in the year ahead and beyond, according to the International Housewares Association’s 2023 Occasions Report. Results from the survey suggest that housewares retailers and suppliers should consider their role as gift providers for not only major life events but for […]
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NGA Files Comments Urging NLRB To Withdraw Employer Rule
The National Grocers Association has filed comments with the National Labor Relations Board on its proposed regulation, “Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status.” This proposal would expand the current standard of what constitutes a “joint employer,” putting independent community grocers and cooperative and other small businesses at risk to legal uncertainty and increased litigation. “As independent […]
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CGA Names Darling As Incoming Board Chair
Dennis Darling, owner of Foods Etc., was elected chair of the board of directors for the 2022-23 California Grocers Association at its annual meeting Dec. 1. As board chair, Darling will oversee CGA’s legislative, educational and industry-related programs. CGA is comprised of more than 350 retail companies, operating more than 6,000 stores in the West. […]
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PFMA Opens Applications For 2023 Ridge Scholarship
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is accepting applications for the 2023 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship. Eligible students can apply for a one-year, $2,500 award for the 2023-24 academic year. The scholarship amount increased last year by $500 each. In 2022, 27 students earned $67,500 toward their educations. “This is one of the […]