“Numbers don’t lie,” said Peggy Davies, president of the New York-based Private Label Manufacturers Association. And the numbers to which she was referring show that retailers have seen a steady increase of private label sales since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures could reach an all-time high. “Store brand dollar sales in the […]
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Alabama Grocers Education Foundation Holds Annual Tournament
The Alabama Grocers Education Foundation held its Annual Fall Clay Shoot on Oct. 13 at Selwood Farms in Alpine, Alabama. The event raised more than $28,000 for the Alabama Grocers Education Foundation to provide scholarships to employees and children of employees of Alabama Grocers Association member companies. To date, AGEF has awarded more than $1.4 million […]
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IRI Provides Update On Women, Minority-Owned Program
IRI, which recently merged with The NPD Group, has provided an update on the company’s Diversity Advantage Program, which empowers women- and minority-owned consumer packaged goods companies to grow. “The inaugural program has achieved fantastic results for the many participating businesses owned by members of underrepresented groups,” said Boris Oglesby, EVP and practice leader. “We are grateful […]
Posted inFood Service News, Association News, National
FMI Report Reveals Consumer Playbook For Foodservice At Retail
FMI – The Food Industry Association released its “Power of Foodservice at Retail 2022” report, revealing key insights into consumer demand for foodservice at retail. This report comes at a critical time when a quarter of shoppers (25 percent) are purchasing more grocery foodservice items than a year ago, surpassing dollar and unit sales volume from […]
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NGA Strengthens Advocacy Team With New Hires
The National Grocers Association has hired John Richard as its senior manager of government relations and policy analysis, and Ryan Cagney as its manager of political affairs and fundraising. Richard joins NGA from the Aluminum Association, where he served as a policy analytics employee and worked on policy issues including trade, recycling, workforce, energy and […]
Posted inAssociation News, National, Supply Chain News
FMI Foundation Names Food Safety Auditing Scholarship Winners
The FMI Foundation, in partnership with The Safe Quality Food Institute, has announced 15 recipients of the 2022 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship is accompanied by an educational travel grant to the SQF Unites Global Conference, an interactive event for the global food safety and quality communities. The scholarship and travel grant are available to […]
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IRI Inflation Tracker Reports Increased Prices, Expectations
IRI has released a new report, October Price Check: Tracking Retail Food and Beverage Inflation, with insights regarding food inflation and its impact on consumer shopping behavior. The report leverages point-of-sale data for October and includes data across U.S. food channels, including grocery, drug, mass market, military commissaries, select club and dollar stores, as well as e-commerce. […]
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NGA, ReposiTrak Offer Free Setup For Food Traceability Network
ReposiTrak and the National Grocers Association are waiving the $2,000 setup fee for food suppliers connecting to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network. The network, which is the focus of the recently announced partnership with the NGA, is the easiest way for suppliers and their wholesaler and retailer customers to share traceability data that will be required by […]
Posted inAssociation News, Southeast
Alabama Grocers Association Presents Annual Industry Awards
The Alabama Grocers Association held its annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon on Oct. 27 honoring its industry award winners. President Pro Tempore, Sen. Greg Reed and House Majority Leader, Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter were this year’s guest speakers. The food retail industry in Alabama provides half a million jobs with more than $2.5 billion in annual […]
Posted inMarket Profile, Association News, Home Page Latest News, West
Wyoming ‘In Pretty Good Shape’ For Businesses
Wyoming remains a “great, great state to be operating in and having businesses,” according to Grier Bailey, executive director of the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association & Convenience Store Association. The state, which hasn’t seen a large population growth since the last Census, has “an amazing regulatory environment, where taxes remain low and operational costs […]
Posted inDairy News, Association News, National
IDDBA President, CEO Eardley Announces Retirement
The upcoming retirement of Michael Eardley, president and CEO, was announced at the recent annual board meeting of the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association. “We are thankful for Mike’s guidance of the association throughout his tenure. His knowledge and dedication to our industry enabled IDDBA to grow our annual trade show event and year-round educational […]
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Association Predicts Top 2023 Specialty Food Trends
The Specialty Food Association Trendspotter Panel has predicted what will be popular trends in specialty food for 2023. “Specialty food consumers are looking to make their meal prep easy but exciting, and that is driving many of this year’s trends regarding convenience, packaging improvements and global flavors,” said Denise Purcell, VP of resource development. “At the […]
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Store Visits Help Federal Lawmakers Understand Grocers’ Needs
By the time most of you read this, the midterm elections will be over, most (if not all) races will be determined and the balance of power in Congress may be shifting. Regardless of the midterm results and how the partisan winds shift, those in the U.S. House and Senate need to be aware of […]
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FMI, Tufts University Host Event To End Hunger, Improve Health
FMI – The Food Industry Association and The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University hosted a gathering of food and nutrition sector leaders Oct. 28. The goal of the event was to forge solutions and spur collective action to support the historic White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition […]
Posted inProduce News, Association News, Merchandising News, National
IRI, Tree Top Expands Partnership To Monitor Pricing Activity
IRI, which recently merged with The NPD Group, and Tree Top are expanding their partnership. IRI will help Tree Top monitor fluid pricing activity in the marketplace by providing access to granular insights amid a changing inflationary environment. “Tracking the market closely…is essential for any business to thrive in the current environment,” said Mike Schrenk, category and syndicated data […]
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Influencing Positive Health Outcomes Focus Of IFPA Keynote
Despite the remnants of the global pandemic and emergent challenges like inflation, labor and extreme climate events, IFPA CEO Cathy Burns urged Global Produce & Floral Show guests to capitalize on the moment and momentum around fresh produce and floral. “What we do is not for the faint at heart and it’s not only for […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Albertsons, Association News, Northeast
NFRA Elects New 2023 Officers, Directors
The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association elected its officers and members of the board for 2022-23 at its annual meeting on Oct. 15. Kevin Schwab, EVP and CCO of sales and marketing for The Pictsweet Co., has been elected to serve a second term as NFRA board chairman. Schwab has served on the […]
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5 Ways To Weather Supply Chain Challenges
Sponsored Content Consumers are accustomed to getting pretty much whatever they want, whenever they want it. For many, the pandemic was a huge wake-up call, as the nation’s supply chain faced unprecedented challenges. Food inflation continues to be driven by a variety of factors that are impacting grocery as well as other retailers and manufacturers. […]
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Ask the Experts at NGA
Greg Ferrara, president and CEO, National Grocers Association Based in Washington, D.C., NGA is the national trade association that is the voice of the retail and wholesale companies that comprise the independent sector of the supermarket industry, as well as those companies that provide products and services to the industry. In his role as president […]
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NGA Concludes Executive Conference, Public Policy Summit
More than 200 independent grocery executives came away from the National Grocers Association’s three-day Executive Conference and Public Policy Summit with new insights and understanding about the economic and political impacts on the current business market. The summit, designed to provide leaders of the independent grocery industry with insights and information to serve their communities, […]