PakSense Inc. announced at the recent PMA Fresh Summit the launch of the XpressPDF temperature-monitoring label. XpressPDF Labels monitor time and temperature of perishable items such as food, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, biologics and other perishable products during distribution and storage. About the size of a sugar packet, labels are flat and feature an integrated USB connection […]
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Nell Awarded Floral Marketer of the Year
Dr. Terril Nell, professor and chairman of University of Florida’s Environmental Horticulture Department was named the 2011 Floral Marketer of the Year on Oct. 14 by PMA at Fresh Summit. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the award, which recognizes an outstanding floral professional who has served the mass-market floral industry with dedication and […]
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Anderson Will Lead Foundation for Industry Talent Board
The board of directors of the PMA’s Foundation for Industry Talent met to focus on the Foundation’s goals and objectives for 2012 and beyond at PMA’s 2011 Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition in Atlanta. Chairman of the Board John Anderson, chairman, president and CEO of The Oppenheimer Group, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, is joined […]
Posted in, Grocery Store Layout, National
FMI Energy & Store Development Conference: Integrated Design Can Change Everything
Rocky Mountain Institute’s Hutchinson says ‘put doors on everything’ by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Grocers operate on paper-thin profit margins, and for the industry as a whole, those margins are trending smaller. Store profitability has slipped below 1 percent. Meanwhile, energy costs have, on average, risen well above 1 percent. Throw in the current regulatory environment, […]
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IFBA Reaches Out to Manufacturers, Grocers
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor [gn_pullquote align=”right”]Next year’s IFBA Top to Top will be held May 15-17 at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. NARMS will hold its annual spring confernce April 14-17 at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla., which is north of Tampa.[/gn_pullquote]Independent food brokers are, in many ways, the last people for whom a […]
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MGA Coverage: Dierbergs’ Ryan Receives N.G.A. Spirit of America Award
On Aug. 27 the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) Spirit of America Award was presented to Linda Ryan of Dierbergs at the Missouri Grocers Association Annual Convention in Branson. The award, presented by N.G.A.’s director of government affairs, Greg Ferrara, was given in honor of Ryan’s involvement in community and civic affairs, and in praise of […]
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MGA Coverage: Independents Know Their Customers
Ask Dan Shaul, state director of the Missouri Grocers Association (MGA), about the advantages independent retailers have in his state, and he will tell you a story. “We did a store opening several years ago, and the owner knew almost everybody in that store that was coming in,” Shaul told The Shelby Report. “He relocated […]
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ROFDA Spring Conference 2011 Town Hall meeting, Part 2
The Shelby Report’s ROFDA coverage, continued from Part 1. [gn_spoiler title=”Q: My question has to do with two things we’re stuck with—death and taxes. What strategies or plans do you have in place to try and moderate or control rising health insurance costs, and from the tax side, state unemployment insurance, which we see going […]
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Leadership Is More About Your Staff Than You
FMI’s Future Connect did what a valuable conference should do—make you think about your work, and your life, in new ways.
Posted in, Ellerbee Buzz, National
Future Connect Hit All the Right Notes
Future Connect is all about leadership. The best and the brightest of the food industry get to attend because the people back home believe in their potential. FMI and the sponsors of the event brought some of the most inspiring speakers of our time to teach these future leaders.
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FMI Recognizes Three Store Managers for Service
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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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 […]
Posted in, Perishables, Southeast
Conference Drew More Than 330 to Hilton Head Island
A group of 330-plus frozen and refrigerated food category managers, manufacturers and sales agents gathered in Hilton Head Island in late March to network, learn and relax at the Southeastern Association Frozen & Refrigerated Food Councils’ annual conference. The Frozen and Refrigerated Food Councils from North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida sponsored the conference in […]
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Boston Seafood Show Has Strong Turnout
The 30th International Boston Seafood Show/Seafood Processing America event “has become a cherished tradition for our visitor industry along with Opening Day at Fenway Park, the Boston Marathon and the Boston POPS Fourth of July concert,” according to Pat Moscaritolo, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau. The 2011 show was […]