Value is the name of the game for consumers today. Rick Stein, VP of fresh foods for FMI – The Food Industry Association, recently spoke about trends in fresh with The Griffin Report’s Maggie Kaeppel. Stein said FMI research shows that “value isn’t just what it used to be.” Instead of solely a price point, consumers […]
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FPSA Names Ott As Incoming President, CEO
The Food Production Solutions Association (FPSA) has hired Matthew R. Ott as its new president and CEO. This announcement was made by Brian Perkins, FPSA chair and president of Provisur Technologies, during the association’s Executive Exchange and Conference held in Indian Wells, California. As part of this announcement, Perkins shared, “The boards of both FPSA […]
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Topco Shares Changes To Board, Operations Team
Topco Associates recently celebrated its 80th anniversary with its member-owners at its 2024 Annual Membership Conference. While at the conference, the cooperative announced its 2024-26 board of directors while also notifying the membership of changes taking place on its operations team. K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. President and CEO Steve Smith has been named Topco’s chairman of the board. […]
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FMI, AFFI Begin 2024 Frozen IQ Partnership
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and FMI – The Food Industry Association have begun a partnership on Frozen IQ, a convergence of industry leaders among food retail and manufacturing, with the goal of driving innovation, addressing a transformative regulatory environment and optimizing consumer engagement in the vital frozen food sector. According to the 2023 […]
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Fly-in For Fair Competition Puts Face On Issues Important To Independents
An association is only as strong as its members. That’s why NGA is blessed to have members who are so generous with their time and effort that they put toward advocating for our industry in the halls of government. There is strength in numbers, and even with as many as we have, there’s always room […]
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The Future Of Retail Ripening
Sponsored content We all know the importance of having ripe bananas on display. They are the most visible, popular and profitable item in the produce department, if not the entire store and play a pivotal role in customer satisfaction and loyalty. That’s why nearly all of today’s leading grocery retailers have banana ripening rooms in […]
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NGA Show Among Trade Show Executive’s Fastest 50
The NGA Show has been selected as a member of the Fastest 50 Class of 2023, which recognizes rapidly growing trade shows that took place in the U.S. last year, by trade show industry journal Trade Show Executive. The Fastest 50 are ranked in three categories: net square feet, exhibiting companies and total attendance. “This […]
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NGA Welcomes Sar As Marketing Manager, Promotes Wengroff
The National Grocers Association has welcomed Caroline Sar as its manager of marketing and member engagement and has promoted Max Wengroff to senior manager of government relations. Sar joins the NGA communications team in the Washington, D.C., office. She brings experience as a project manager, operations analyst and digital marketing analyst. Her duties will include […]