The NGA Foundation is investing in a multichannel campaign to attract workers from other industries displaced due to the pandemic to new careers in the grocery industry. At a time when foodservice and other channels of retail have pared down their workforces because of pandemic-related restrictions on their operations, grocers – deemed an essential business […]
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Eligible Students Can Now Apply For PFMA 2021 Ridge Scholarship
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association PFMA is accepting applications for the 2021 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship. Eligible students can receive a one-year scholarship up to $2,500 for the 2021-22 academic year. Current employees and the children of company owners who are PFMA members can apply for the scholarship at PFMA.org. All applications are […]
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PLMA Pivots To All-Digital U.S. Trade Show With PLMA Live! Feb. 1-5
After 40 years of hosting major industry trade shows internationally, the Private Label Manufacturers Association will launch its first all-digital trade event for the U.S. at the start of 2021. Over the course of five days, Feb. 1-5, PLMA Live! Private Label Week will introduce a succession of category-focused online exhibitions featuring leading suppliers of […]
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FMI Joins Unprecedented Climate Change Alliance
FMI – The Food Industry Association supports the launch of a new alliance representing farmers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments and environmental advocates called the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA). This alliance recognizes the important role the entire food supply chain plays in climate solutions, and therefore, these partners have joined forces to […]
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Jan Gee Looking Forward To Upcoming Retirement; Successor Ready For New Role
Jan Gee, the Washington Food Industry Association’s long-serving executive and lobbyist, said she is looking forward to her retirement, especially being able to spend more time with her family. Gee has served as president and CEO of the WFIA since 2006. Her successor, Tammie Hetrick, has been working with Gee during a transition phase and […]
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Holiday Forecast Estimates CPG Purchases Will Rise 9.5-11.5%
The Consumer Brands Association recently released its CPG Pulse: 2020 Holiday Forecast, announcing its estimate that CPG purchases will be up between 9.5-11.5 percent for the season, which includes the months of November and December. The anticipated growth factors in the continued expectation that Americans will remain homebound in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — which […]
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NCA Welcomes New CFO, Membership And Meetings VP
The National Confectioners Association has welcomed two new staff members: Steve McCroddan joins as CFO and Kyle Jordan joins as VP of membership and meetings. McCroddan brings more than 20 years of association experience to his new role at NCA. Previously, he served as the CFO of both the Consumer Brands Association (formerly Grocery Manufacturers […]
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United Fresh Launches New Program To Kick Off 2021
United Fresh Produce Association is launching the United re-Fresh Experience, a monthly series of events in January 2021. “Despite the trials and tribulations across our supply chain in 2020, we’re all ready to turn the corner into brighter days,” said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of United Fresh. “The new United re-Fresh Experience will help […]