The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) presented the 12th Annual Store Manager Awards at Future Connect in Dallas May 11. Finalists were selected based on stories submitted from their supervisors or store associates. The entries were judged on originality and creativity and the person’s impact on sales growth, customer satisfaction and community service. Winners are Shawn […]
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Posted in, Equipment & Technology, National
FMI Starts Online Petition Supporting Swipe Fee Reform
by Lorrie Griffith/editor On the one-year anniversary of the Durbin Amendment in May, hometown businesses and their customers across America are still facing the financial difficulties of the ongoing battle against interchange swipe fees, according to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). To keep focus on this important issue, FMI has launched an online petition for […]
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Mann Packing Adds Employees to Meet Market Needs
Mann Packing is expanding its staff with the addition of Christine Keller as the new director of marketing and innovation, and Fernando Azevedo as a national account manager. The director of marketing and innovation is the primary manager of the entire portfolio of Mann products for both retail and foodservice. This includes, but is not […]
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A Look at the Future of Retailing
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor From FMI Future Connect 2011 If you build a new grocery store, you are not interested growing sales. You are interested in taking market share because the U.S. has reached the saturation point for stores. That was the sobering news brought to Future Connect 2011 attendees on Tuesday, May 10, by […]
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Empathize to Bridge the Gaps between Silos
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor FMI Future Connect 2011 There will be a journey through hell, Peg Neuhauser, president of PCN Associates, assured Future Connect attendees. Neuhauser was among the top-ranked presenters from Future Connect 2009, and she was invited back. She presented “Smashing Silos—Part II.” Silos get in the way of interdepartmental collaboration, and silos […]
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Sarasin Outlines Grocery Trends 2011
The Shelby Report’s editor, Lorrie Griffith, and Terrie Ellerbee, associate editor, are in Dallas attending Future Connect 2011. We are posting articles live from the conference. By Lorrie Griffith/editor FMI Future Connect 2011 DALLAS–Trust was a key theme in remarks made by Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), covering […]
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AccuCode, N.G.A. Partner on PCI Compliance Solutions
Colorado-based AccuCode Inc. has partnered with the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) and launched a new service offering called AO:Compliance to help solve the problem for retailers of becoming compliant to the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). AccuCode’s AO:Compliance is an industry first PCI compliance solution offering that is designed to help retail […]
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New Product News
Dropps Dropps has partnered with TerraCycle, the international upcycling pioneer, to give consumers a 100 percent zero waste liquid laundry detergent choice. Until now Dropps pouches have been easy on the wrist, but not suitable for traditional recycling, despite being a fraction of the environmental footprint of giant plastic jugs. TerraCycle, which specializes in difficult-to-recycle […]
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U.S. Organic Industry Valued at Nearly $29 Billion in 2010
The organic industry grew at a rate of almost 8 percent in 2010, becoming a $28.6 billion business, according to the 2011 Organic Industry Survey from the Organic Trade Association (OTA) that was released April 21. Experiencing the most growth were organic fruits and vegetables, which represent 39.7 percent of total organic food value and […]
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Supermarket Chef Featured on Eatturkey.com
This year’s Cinco de Mayo fiesta just got one-step easier with the addition of a recipe video that shows how to make turkey quesadillas. National Turkey Federation’s (NTF) latest turkey cooking video features Chef Philip Anderson, director of fresh foods at Harris Teeter, who creates a warm and crispy turkey quesadilla with only five ingredients. […]
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EST: Alignmed Posturing to Straighten Up the Workforce
by Katie B. Davis/staff writer For years Bill Schultz had pain in his lower back, at times debilitating. At the age of 45, roughly five years ago, he scheduled a procedure to have his lumbar disc fused in hopes it would at best take away, at least minimize, his pain. Schultz, however, has yet to […]
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United Fresh announces its 2011 New Product Award finalists
A record 34 fresh fruit and vegetable innovations are up for the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2011 New Product Awards. This year’s finalists will compete in six categories for the title of Best New Products at United Fresh 2011, May 2-5, in New Orleans. Products will be on display in the United Fresh membership booth […]
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FIANY Chief Receives N.G.A. Association Leadership Award
by Millie Adcox/staff writer Jim Rogers, president and CEO of the Food Industry Alliance of New York (FIANY), received the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) 2011 Association Leadership Award March 30 at the Washington Public Policy Conference hosted by N.G.A., the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Food Industry Association Executives (FIAE) in Washington, D.C. “Jim’s dedication […]
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PLMA: Shoppers Can Save 33% By Purchasing Store Brands
Six-week studylooked at prices at a Northeast supermarket A new study conducted by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) that tracked prices on a wide range of everyday supermarket items revealed that shoppers on average could save 33.3 percent off their grocery bill by filling their carts and baskets with the store brand versions of […]
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VGA’s Harrison Receives FMI’s MacManus Award
In recognition of his professional skills, knowledge and passion for the industry, Jim Harrison, president of Vermont Grocers Association (VGA), was given the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Donald H. MacManus Association Executive Award at the Washington Public Policy Conference hosted by FMI, the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) and Food Industry Association Executives (FIAE). “Jim Harrison […]
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Jack Link’s New Sasquatch Big Steak Now Available in Stores Nationwide
Jack Link’s® Beef Jerky has extended its popular Sasquatch™ Big Snacks line to include, for the first time, the new Sasquatch Big Steak. At more than 16 inches in length, the Big Steak is 20 percent larger than the next largest beef steak product on the market. It follows last year’s launch of the Sasquatch […]
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Package Changes Prove Challenging for Some
She wrote that her mother got so frustrated with the cap that she finally resorted to just unscrewing the whole darn thing. That was my daughter commenting on my frustration with Coffeemate via the Web. The cap does frustrate me. It either won’t open like it is supposed to or it won’t shut right. And […]
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Rising Sun Farms Donates 10% of Profits for Celiac Awareness Month
In support of Celiac Awareness Month this May, Rising Sun Farms will donate 10 percent of May’s profits to the Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF). The CDF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing services and support regarding celiac disease through programs of awareness, education, advocacy and research. Celiac, or gluten intolerance, is an autoimmune disorder […]
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Governments Need to Leave ‘Like to Haves’ in the Dust
I had an article in mind for this month, but when I read my friend’s article on “The Collapsing of Our ‘Holographic’ Government,” I thought it may be as enlightening to you as it was to me. The author, Frank Norton Jr., a real estate executive here in Gainesville, Ga., has given me permission to […]
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FMI’s Future Connect a Sound Investment in Your Company’s Future
It’s time to reconnect with the future. Sounds like yet another sequel to Michael J. Fox’s classic movie “Back to the Future,” but we’re actually talking about FMI’s Future Connect, chapter two. Despite being bugged by the flu, the inaugural edition (2009) of the alternating-year conference was a success. You might recall that, scheduled for […]