The Consumer Brands Association warned that manufacturers continue to face steep production costs as the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers hover near historic levels. The May Producer Price Index showed a 10.8 percent year-over-year rise, still near record highs. On a monthly basis, PPI rose 0.8 percent. For food specifically, wholesale prices rose 12.6 percent, […]
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Posted inAssociation News, Northeast
PFMA Board Chair Dell’Alba Receives Food Industry Trailblazer Award
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association presented its 2022 Food Industry Trailblazer award to Lisa Dell’Alba, president and CEO of Square One Markets Inc., June 15 during its annual conference dinner. The award recognizes a pioneer in food and beverage retail who is willing to take risks and innovate to stay ahead in the industry. “Lisa, […]
Posted inMarket Profile, Association News, Southeast
Independents In Sunshine State Not Immune To Workforce Issues
Florida’s economy continues to be “very robust” and the state legislature recently approved a budget of about $109 billion while “still banking an additional $11 billion in reserves,” said Lorena Holley, VP and general counsel with the Florida Retail Federation. “More specific to the food industry in Florida, our grocers have generally retained a good […]
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Independent Grocers Advocate During NGA’s ‘Fly-In For Fair’ Competition
The National Grocers Association concluded a successful Fly-In for Fair Competition on June 9. Focused on leveling the playing field in the grocery industry by calling for enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act, grocers engaged with Congressional offices about the importance of acting now to resolve dominant food retailers’ anti-competitive tactics. “America’s independent grocers played a […]
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NGA Member Retailer Lauds SNAP’s ‘Shining Example’
Mike Beal, chief operating officer of Kansas City, Kansas-based Balls Food Stores, testified June 8 in support of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, on behalf of the National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry. Beal affirmed the importance of SNAP to the […]
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FMI Hosts Reunion Of Food Retail Consumer Affairs Professionals
FMI – The Food Industry Association hosted a reunion June 4-5 of more than 20 former food retail consumer affairs professionals in Washington, D.C. The group notably included six recipients of the Esther Peterson Award for Consumer Service. The reunion of these consumer affairs professionals illustrates the industry’s commitment to feeding families in the communities it serves. […]
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Know Thine Enemy: Return Of Restaurants
What happened in 2010? We should all know the significance of this year. It is the year that Americans started spending more on food away from home than at home, according to the USDA. In recorded American history, and probably human history, society started letting others cook for us more often than we cooked for […]
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Woodard Wins NGA Foundation’s Diversity In Leadership Scholarship
A 29-year employee and role model for diversity at Brookshire Grocery Co. has been selected to receive this year’s PepsiCo Diversity in Leadership Endowment scholarship from the National Grocers Association Foundation. Latasha Woodard, VP and district manager at the Texas-based supermarket chain, was selected to attend the foundation’s annual Executive Leadership Development Program June 5-9 […]