ShopRite is celebrating Family Meals Month by having in-store dietitians help customers create and enjoy nutritious family meals. “ShopRite has always believed that one of the keys to healthy eating is finding ways to enjoy more meals at home,” says Natalie Menza-Crowe, MS, RD, director of health and wellness at ShopRite. “We’re proud to expand […]
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Pennsylvania Designates September As Family Meals Month
Pennsylvania has designated September as Family Meals Month, while also encouraging families to eat together at home. Gov. Tom Wolf issued a proclamation in August and state Rep. Greg Rothman, who serves part of Cumberland County, introduced House Resolution 455, which establishes Family Meals Month in the commonwealth in line with the national campaign spearheaded […]
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Minn. Gov. Tim Walz Proclaims September 2019 Family Meals Month
The proven health and societal benefits of family meals have inspired a month-long event aimed at helping families get back to the table. Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed September as Family Meals Month. Grocers all across Minnesota are encouraging families to share one more meal together per week at home, and highlighting simple, healthy meal […]
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FMI Explores Grocery Foodservice In Annual Report
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released its annual assessment of the state of the foodservice at retail Sept. 4, demonstrating the opportunities for retailers to leverage a $13 billion category. Growing annually at 8.2 percent, foodservice is presented as a primary strategy for food retailers to differentiate and appeal to convenience-seeking consumers. FMI’s 2019 Power of Foodservice […]
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Foodservice Packaging Institute Seeking New President
The Foodservice Packaging Institute is looking for a new president after Lynn Dyer announced she would be leaving the association this fall. Dyer has been with the Falls Church, Virginia-based FPI for more than 20 years. She helped to quadruple its membership, amplified FPI as the voice of the foodservice packaging industry and guided the […]
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Alto Shaam’s Self-Cleaning Rotisserie Offers Safety, Cost Benefits
Alto Shaam highlighted three of its foodservice equipment innovations at the NRA Show. First up was its self-cleaning rotisserie oven. The AR-7T saves labor for retail operations as it self-cleans at the end of the night, according to the company’s communications specialist, Rachael Sanford, who spoke with The Shelby Report‘s Geoff Welch at the show. […]
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IRMA’s Dawood Receives FMI’s 2019 MacManus Award
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has recognized Tanya Triche Dawood, VP and general counsel for the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA), as its 2019 Donald H. MacManus Award recipient for her achievements in public and regulatory affairs. Dawood received the award Aug. 13 at FMI’s State Issues Retreat, an annual event that brings together food retail […]
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CPG Industry Supports 20 Million US Jobs, Contributes $2 Trillion To GDP
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry supports one in 10 American jobs and is the largest manufacturing employer in the United States, according to a report released Aug. 6 by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The study, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, shows that the CPG industry supports 20.4 million jobs that generate $1.1 trillion in labor income and contribute $2 trillion to […]