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Food52 Founder Hesser Keynotes At The Inspired Home Show 2022

by Treva Bennett

Amanda Hesser, founder and CEO of Food52, will offer an in-depth look into the development and growth of the company during the keynote session at The Inspired Home Show in Chicago. Food52 is a next-generation cooking and home company built on a blend of content, community and commerce. “Food52 is a leading innovator in the […]

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PLMA Announces Salute To Excellence Award Winners

by Sommer Stockton

Compostable birch cutlery, artisanal Italian soda and aromatherapy shower spray are among the winners of a 2021 Salute to Excellence award from the Private Label Manufacturers Association.  The award winners were chosen from more than 770 recently introduced food, beverage, kitchen, household and health and beauty care product submissions by 52 North American retailers. This […]

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PLMA Global Is New Online Private Label Trade Show

by Sommer Stockton

PLMA Global – a newly imagined, online private label trade show from the Private Label Manufacturers Association – combines the exhibitors and buyers from the organization’s industry-defining, in-person Chicago and Amsterdam events. PLMA Global will take place March 28-31. Exhibitors can sign up by calling 212-972-3131 or by e-mailing [email protected].  “The disruptive effects of the […]

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Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine-Testing Mandate For Private Business

by Treva Bennett

FMI – The Food Industry Association and the National Grocers Association applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Jan. 13 to pause the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 vaccination and testing for private businesses. According to CNBC, the court wrote in an unsigned opinion: “Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the […]

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North American Meat Institute, FMI Cancel 2022 Annual Meat Conference

by Treva Bennett

The North American Meat Institute and FMI – The Food Industry Association have canceled the 2022 Annual Meat Conference. “The purpose of AMC is to bring together retailers and the meat and poultry industry,” said NAMI President and CEO Julie Anna Potts. “Like the meat and poultry industry, many of our partners in retail are experiencing significant operational […]

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FMI ‘Pauses’ 2022 Midwinter Executive Conference Plans

by Sommer Stockton

FMI – The Food Industry Association has paused plans for its Midwinter Executive Conference, slated for later this month, to focus on reconvening the industry, in-person, when it is more feasible to host this type of high-impact, industry dialog.  “As much as we would like to host our first in-person industry gathering in nearly two years […]

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Pedersen To Join ROFDA As New President And CEO

by Treva Bennett

The ROFDA (Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates) Board of Directors has appointed Jeff Pedersen as its new president and CEO, effective Feb. 1. Pedersen comes to ROFDA from a career of almost 25 years with Associated Wholesale Grocers in Kansas City, Kansas, where he most recently served as the EVP, chief sales and support […]