Category: Association News

The FMI Foundation will announce the 2020 Gold Plate Awards recipients during the first Supper Bowl championship and online networking event on Jan. 26, from 12:15-1:15 pm EST. The awards presentation will be held in conjunction with the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference. Participants of the event also will determine the winner of the Supper Bowl competition.   The FMI Foundation Gold Plate […]

FMI – The Food Industry Association is pleased that the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are finalizing their Congressional Committees and will soon begin work as the country’s 117th Congress. Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of FMI, offered the following statement on working with the New Congress, the Biden administration and executive branch leadership teams:  “Whether it’s during a natural […]

FMI – The Food Industry Association says it appreciates President-elect Joe Biden’s focus on boosting the rate of COVID-19 vaccination distribution in the Coronavirus Relief Package. Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of FMI, offered comment in response to the recent announcement by the Biden-Harris team:  “We applaud President-Elect Biden’s proposal in his Coronavirus Relief Package to get more shots in the […]

The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) has named Jordan Bonfitto as director of government affairs and Rachael Oury as senior manager of industry promotion. “I’m pleased that Jordan and Rachael are joining the GCCA team, bringing with them years of government and industry affairs experience,” said Matthew Ott, GCCA president and CEO. “We look forwarding […]

After a successful launch of the first two sessions in a series of 10, United Fresh will continue to gather the industry for the next three United re-Fresh Experience sessions. The United re-Fresh Experience takes place throughout January, guiding the industry through business strategies and objectives to meet the needs of the new reality. “The […]

The NGA Foundation Technical Assistance Center (TA Center) has launched a new website focused on bringing necessary information to retailers across the nation that are interested in nutrition incentives, like those funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). “While providing those in need with free or discounted produce may […]

FMI – The Food Industry Association released a statement Dec. 29 from FMI Director of Health and Well-being Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. “The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans are designed to provide the framework for all Americans to […]

United Fresh Produce Association’s third quarter 2020 issue of FreshFacts on Retail report is now available. The report explores consumer preferences for packaged and bulk produce. While growth in packaged produce continues to outpace bulk, this is due to retained produce buyers increasing consumption of packaged produce versus consumers shifting from bulk to packaged items. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]