Category: Association News

Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has announced the 41 winners of the 2021 Product of the Year Awards. Chosen by 40,000 American shoppers in a national survey conducted by Kantar, a consumer research company, each of the winning products has been awarded as the most innovative in their category by […]

Nearly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, a new report finds frozen foods were among the fastest growing categories in the grocery store, with clear signs that Americans’ fondness for frozen will continue to grow. The American Frozen Food Institute and FMI – the Food Industry Association released the second Power of Frozen report during AFFI’s Frozen Food […]

United Fresh’s new program, Women In Produce: Overcoming the She-cession Together, will provide an experience for women to vocalize and identify the new challenges that the pandemic has introduced to their work environments. They also will explore solutions – through discussion and one-on-one meetings – to overcome these challenges to continue to advance their careers […]

The National Confectioners Association and Candy & Snack TODAY magazine have named recipients of the 2021 Confectionery Leadership Awards: Maureen Keenan, category manager – seasonal candy, CVS Pharmacy; and Peter Kempton Jr., category manager – center store, TravelCenters of America. This year, the Confectionery Leadership Awards will be presented remotely during NCA’s virtual State of the Industry Conference on […]

The National Grocers Association applauds Congress for efforts to make Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program online purchasing more accessible to independent community grocers. This week, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth (both D-IL) reintroduced the Expanding SNAP Options Act, and the House Agriculture Committee advanced its budget reconciliation bill. Both pieces of legislation provide significant […]

Convenience stores suppliers saw their sales in the channel grow in 2020, with nearly twice as many reporting an increase than a decrease (50 percent vs. 28 percent, respectively), according to the results in a new NACS survey of supplier members. The NACS supplier member survey results mirror what NACS retailer members reported in a […]

By Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs Consumers have come to expect customization and personalization in their retail experience – products, deals and offers tailored just for them as a way to secure their loyalty to your banner. For many independent community grocers, the technology to make this happen seems out of reach. […]

By Eric Payne / NGA Manager of Communications With 2020 behind us, it’s time to start looking forward to what’s coming up this year, as NGA has several events scheduled for independents both in person and virtually. Last year showed the country how vital essential Supermarket Superheroes are, and it’s time to recognize that extraordinary […]

The application period has opened for Class 26 of the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Since its inception in 1995, more than 250 produce industry professionals have graduated from this exclusive program. Founding sponsor is Corteva Agriscience. “This year, as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this one-of-a-kind program, I invite our alumni and […]

The United re-Fresh Experience concluded its 10th session recently, wrapping up the live experiences in January and is now available on-demand. “The United re-Fresh Experience was exceptional,” said Craig Fields, director, account management of northwest for RPE. “More than 30 of our employees participated in sessions that met their specific functions within the company. The […]

NACS has released the new NACS Category Definitions & Numbering Guide – Version 8.0 that reflects current market conditions. The new category definitions take effect in 2022 and mark the first major update since 2010. Category definitions provide a common language for retailers, suppliers and manufacturers to establish a framework for discussions about benchmarking and market performance […]

The National Grocers Association Foundation is seeking applications for a new scholarship program that will cover the cost for a woman or minority candidate to attend the foundation’s annual Executive Leadership Development Program at Cornell University. NGAF partnered with PepsiCo to create the Leadership Endowment following the completion of the 2020 Head Start program, which […]

FMI–The Food Industry Association and Saint Joseph’s University have released Workforce Attractiveness in the Food Industry: How to Recruit Gen Z, the first in a three-part Gerald E. Peck Fellowship research series that explores workforce attractiveness in the food retail industry. Presented at FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference by Ernest Baskin, Ph.D., Gerald E. Peck Fellow and assistant professor of food marketing in […]