The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) will honor former ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin, former Walgreens President and CEO Greg Wasson and Flowers Foods’ Board Chairman George Deese with the GMA Hall of Achievement Award in August. The Hall of Achievement Award, GMA’s highest honor, recognizes the service and extraordinary contributions of distinguished food, beverage and […]
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Boston Beer Summit Convenes April 17-18, And More…
Food Service News In Brief The best beers from 60 different breweries will be displayed at The Boston Beer Summit at the Park Plaza Caste on Columbus Avenue in Boston April 17-18. Sessions are April 17 from 6-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, from 12:30-4 p.m. and 5:30-9 p.m… On Wednesday evening, April 8, more […]
Posted in, Northeast
Record-Breaking Year For Seafood Expo North America, And More…
New Channels In Brief Diversified Communications, producers of Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Processing North America, announced that the 35th edition of the exposition had a record-breaking year with more than 20,680 seafood professionals participating in the three-day event, held March 15-17 in Boston. More than 1,200 exhibiting companies from 51 countries—surpassing last year’s […]
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Kubista-Hovis Joins NACS As Performance Consultant
Scott Kubista-Hovis has joined NACS as a performance consultant and will help to enhance and measure the effectiveness of the association’s educational offerings, including e-learning opportunities and event education, namely around the NACS Show. In this newly created role, Kubista-Hovis will create learning plans using adult learning principles resulting in improved on-the-job performance for NACS […]
Posted in, Northeast
New England Food Show Draws Great Crowds
The National Restaurant Association will be managing the New England Food Show (NEFS) in 2016, but this year’s show, held March 15-17 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCES), drew great crowds on its first two days. Many independent operators and food service managers and chefs attended the show, which was held at the […]
Posted in, Northeast
Retailer Attendance Is Free For NECSA Trade Show
Attendance to the New England Convenience Store Association (NECSA) 2015 Trade Show, March 18 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, is free for any retailer, and the retailer does not need to be a NECSA member. Lisa Lawinger Brown, director of programs and events for NECSA, says all retail store operators are welcome to […]
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Mariano To Address United Fresh 2015 Attendees
Robert A. Mariano, chairman, president and CEO of Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Roundy’s Inc., will address produce retail industry executives at the United Fresh 2015 opening general session on June 9 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Mariano started out in the retail grocery business at the age of 17, working as a part-time deli clerk at Dominick’s […]
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Supervalu To Host 2015 National Sales Show In August
Following the success of its inaugural national sales show last year, Supervalu Inc. says it will host the 2015 National Expo in August in St. Paul, Minnesota. This year’s event will be held Aug. 11-13 at the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul and is open to the more than 2,000 independent retail customers served by […]
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Conference Has Helped Students Become ‘Industry Ready’ For 50 Years
Celebrating its 50th annual Food Marketing Conference, Western Michigan University (WMU) continues to make an impact in retail through its graduates who help build the consumer loyalty that retailers strive for each day. Retail is one of the most exciting and challenging areas in today’s marketplace. Providing the intersection between product and consumer, successful innovation […]
Posted in, Grocery News, National, Organic Natural, Suppliers
What’s Next In Specialty Food?
A panel of food trend experts earlier this week “nibbled” their way through the largest Winter Fancy Food Show in its 40-year history to identify the top five trends bound for store shelves in the coming year. The West Coast’s largest trade show devoted exclusively to specialty food wrapped up Tuesday at Moscone Center in […]
Posted in, Northeast, Produce News, Store News, Suppliers
Eastern Produce Show Set For Dec. 2-4 In NYC
The Eastern Produce Council will host the New York Produce Show and Conference next month in New York City. The New York Hilton at 1335 Avenue of the Americas-Manhattan will serve as the host hotel for the show that kicks off Tuesday, Dec. 2, with the Global Trade Symposium during the day followed by a […]
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Fresh Summit Contest Spotlights Healthy Eating For Kids
Students from the Walker Junior High School in La Palma, California, will put 10 produce-centric recipes to the test at the 4th annual PMA Fresh Summit Sensory Experience Contest this coming Friday, Oct. 17. The contest, sponsored by Bolthouse Farms and supported by Disney Consumer Products, features the top 10 recipes submitted by exhibitors. They […]
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United Fresh Launches Floral Membership Category
The United Fresh board of directors voted at its meeting last month to create a new floral membership category in 2015 to enhance services to members throughout the floral supply chain. In addition, United Fresh will appoint a new Floral Advisory Board of suppliers and retailers to lead the effort. “Our new partnership with the […]
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NACS ‘Future Of Fuels Showcase’: Clean Diesel Powers The Future
Advanced clean diesel passenger vehicles will be highlighted at this week’s “Future of Fuels Showcase” at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) annual show in Las Vegas, which kicked off Tuesday and runs through Friday. The Diesel Technology Forum is representing the diesel industry at the “Future of Fuels Showcase.” The forum exhibit also […]
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Martha Stewart To Keynote PLMA Trade Show Next Month
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) has revealed its slate of speakers and seminars for its 2014 “Store Brands Reality Trade Show,” to be held Nov. 16-18 in Chicago. Headlining the program will be a keynote speech by Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Emmy Award-winning television show host, entrepreneur, best-selling author and […]
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Expert Harold Lloyd: Walgreens, Not Walmart, Is The Competition
Supermarket expert Harold Lloyd doesn’t understand why grocers are so worried about Walmart. Rather, he says successful convenience stores like Sheetz and Wawa, as well as drugstore chain Walgreens, are the retailers that grocers should be concerned about—mainly because they’re easy to shop. They excel at what Lloyd refers to as “Flow and Focus.” This […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
Nielsen’s Hale Delivers ‘State Of’ Report At GMDC Conference
At the Global Market Development Center’s (GMDC) 2014 General Merchandise (GM) Marketing Conference, Todd Hale, a retail insights thought leader, presented on behalf of Nielsen the “GM State of the Industry 2014,” a business session that provided more than 400 attendees with an exclusive look into the retail landscape and its performance in GM categories. This […]
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BPIA Registration Workshop To Be Held Next Month
The 2014 Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA) Registration Workshop will be held in Arlington, Va., Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Developed in association with the TSGE Forum, members of the BPIA regulatory committee and TSGE Forum say they are working to put together an excellent program about understanding the requirements involved in registering a biopesticide. The workshop at […]
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Three-Day ‘Supermarket Sense’ Program Coming To Atlanta Next Month
The Hillphoenix Learning Center in Conyers, Ga., will host “Supermarket Sense” next month. The three-day workshop conference near Atlanta, Sept. 23-25, will provide insight to industry professionals for moving merchandise off their shelves and improving store operations. The interactive training sessions will be presented by Hillphoenix, Harold Lloyd Presents, Pactiv, Datassential and RJ & Associates. […]
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Supervalu Kicks Off Inaugural National Sales Expo Today
Supervalu, one of the nation’s leading grocery distributors, will welcome more than 3,900 grocery industry professionals to St. Paul, Minn., this week for the company’s first-ever national sales expo, a three-day trade event. The expo will feature more than 20 educational sessions and more than 330 expo booths, providing independent grocery retailers from more than […]