KeHE welcomed more than 4,000 industry professionals to the 2019 KeHE Summer Show at Nashville’s Music City Center, Feb. 5-6. Products were featured by nearly 750 exhibitors across all product categories, which enabled retailers to experience first-hand new and on-trend products for the summer season and beyond. “Each year, this show continues to gain momentum,” said […]
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MGA Honors Senator Chamberlain As 2019 Legislator Of The Year
The Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) presented its 2019 MGA Legislator of the Year award to Sen. Roger Chamberlain (R – Lino Lakes) at its annual legislative dinner on Jan. 22 at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota. Each year, MGA acknowledges a lawmaker who demonstrates outstanding commitment to the retail food industry. The 2019 […]
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Bristol Seafood Rounds Up Top NFI Conference Takeaways
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) held its annual Global Seafood Market Conference in San Diego, California, last week, and Bristol Seafood has some of the top takeaways from the event. They are: Seafood consumption is up 1.1 lbs. for a total of 16 lbs. in 2017. In 2015 the average American ate 15.5 lbs. […]
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Saints Quarterback Drew Brees To Close 2019 WAFC Convention
New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees will be the Tuesday morning keynote speaker at the 98th Annual “Advancing the Food Industry Through Education and Leadership” Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) Convention to be held May 4-8, 2019, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert, California. Brees has had a banner year in […]
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Sprouts’ Sanders Speaks To NEW Southern California About Leadership
“Equipped to lead” was the theme of an Oct. 11 meeting of the NEW (Network of Executive Women) Southern California chapter and keynote speaker Dan Sanders, COO of Sprouts, came equipped with quite a leadership resume. Moderator Mike Hendry, EVP of merchandising and marketing for Northgate Gonzalez Markets, introduced Sanders as a proven leader specializing […]
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Chef Robert Irvine To Emcee FMI Midwinter Fundraiser
Chef and culinary personality Robert Irvine will take the stage to emcee the “Stir It Up!” fundraising event at FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference on Jan. 27 in Miami, Florida. The event will support the FMI Foundation and its growing family meals movement. “Chef Irvine may be best known for his Food Network shows, Dinner Impossible, Restaurant Impossible, and Worst […]
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IDDBA Seeks Competitors For 24th Annual Cake Decorating Challenge
The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) 24th annual Cake Decorating Challenge is approaching. The event will take place during IDDBA 19 in Orlando, Florida, June 2-4. Contestants will compete in a three-day event where they craft and decorate a variety of specialty cakes ranging in size, theme and shape. This challenge is open to supermarket decorators, and contestants will […]
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RIFDA Declares 2018 Annual Meeting And Holiday Gala A Success
The 2018 Rhode Island Food Dealers Association (RIFDA) Annual Meeting & Holiday Gala was held this year at the Newport Marriott in Newport, Rhode Island, on Nov. 17. According to the association, the evening was “very well received and very well attended.” The event brought RIFDA members together in a festive holiday environment. “The location […]
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Expanded NGA Show Floor Will Feature Seven Specialty Pavilions
The 2019 NGA Show, which will be held Feb. 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, will feature seven specialty pavilions. According to the National Grocers Association (NGA), this feature of the expanded show floor will provide attendees opportunities to make connections with exhibitors and learn about the latest developments in […]
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PLMA’s Sharoff: Private Label Trade Show Exceeded Expectations
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) held its annual Private Label Trade Show in Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 11-13. Brian Sharoff, PLMA president, spoke to The Shelby Report at the show, which, once again, exceeded his expectations, he said. “In terms of attendance, number of exhibitors (the show) is very, very good this year,” he said. […]
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FMI Foundation, SQFI Award 15 Food Safety Auditing Scholarships
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation in conjunction with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), recognized 15 recipients of the 2018 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship and Education Travel Grant at the SQF International Conference. The scholarship recognizes exemplary students enrolled in a university food and agricultural science program who are interested in pursuing a career in food systems auditing. The FMI […]
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Kroger Hosts Fourth Natural Foods Innovation Summit
The Kroger Co. hosted its fourth Natural Foods Innovation Summit in partnership with 84.51°, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Nov. 8. During the keynote presentation, Seth Goldman, the co-founder of Honest Tea and executive chairman of Beyond Meat, a plant-based protein brand, spoke about the importance of sustainability in the food industry and shared best practices for operating a mission-driven […]
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NJFC Honors Four At Loss Prevention Conference
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC), in partnership with the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association (NJRMA), recently hosted the 2018 Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, New Jersey. The event tackled all aspects of loss prevention to help security professionals understand all the latest trends in asset protection to […]
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Alabama Grocers Association Names Wholesaler, Vendor Of The Year
The Alabama Grocers Association (AGA) held its annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 1, honoring its Wholesaler of the Year and Vendor of the Year award winners. Speakers included Gov. Kay Ivey; Congressman Gary Palmer, District 6; Commissioner John McMillan, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries; Rick Pate, Candidate for commissioner, Alabama Department […]
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Welch’s Fruit Snacks’ Superfruit Offering Targets Trend Seekers
Michael Rosenberg, CEO of The Promotion in Motion Cos., was representing Welch’s Fruit Snacks’ new superfruit offering at this year’s National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Expo, held Oct. 8-10 in Las Vegas. The superfruit mix has “some really interesting flavors that are really on trend right now, like blends of goji berry and starfruit […]
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NJFC To Host 2018 Loss Prevention Conference And Exhibition
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC), in partnership with the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association (NJRMA), will host the 2018 Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township on Thursday, Nov. 1. Linda Doherty, NJFC president and CEO, says the event will tackle all aspects of loss prevention, ensuring security professionals […]
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Alabama Grocers Education Foundation Hosts Fall Golf Outing
The Alabama Grocers Education Foundation held its Annual Fall Golf Outing on Oct. 18 at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. The tournament raised funds for the foundation, which provides scholarships to Alabama Grocers Association companies’ employees and their children and which funds a Tuition Reimbursement Program that helps current AGA member employees further their […]
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Big Y Produce Manager Honored By United Fresh Produce Association
United Fresh Produce Association has named Big Y World Class Market Produce and Floral Sales Manager Wade Michels a 2018 Produce Manager of the Year as part of its Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. This year, Michels was honored among 25 outstanding produce managers representing supermarket chains, commissaries and independent retail stores from 15 different […]
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CAC To Kick Off 40th Anniversary At PMA Fresh Summit
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) is celebrating the start of its 40-year anniversary at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit event this year. Fresh Summit will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 17-20, and CAC will have a booth during the Expo on Friday, Oct. 19, and Saturday, […]
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PLMA Honors 53 Products With 2018 Salute To Excellence Awards
Grocery retailers across the country are turning to innovative store brands products to attract loyal shoppers as competition heats up between brick-and-mortar and online retailers, says the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). “Gone are the days when supermarkets offered only commodity products that imitated national brands,” the organization adds. This trend is evident in PLMA’s […]