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 Enter to Win the Golden Penguin Award for March Frozen Food Month
We hope everyone enjoyed a successful March Frozen Food Month! Make sure to fill out your entry form and send it in your portfolios to enter to win the prestigious Golden Penguin Award. All entries are due to NFRA Headquarters by Tuesday, May 13. Download the Golden Penguin Rules and Entry Form.
June Dairy Month is going to be a Blockbuster Hit!
 To celebrate June Dairy Month, NFRA is partnering with DreamWorks to leverage the new movie Kung Fu Panda, being released in theaters on June 6. An all-star line up of movie characters promoting “Dairy Smart, Dairy Strong” and exciting POS materials are sure to bring some fun to the dairy aisles this June. Get ready to kick up your sales this June, and order your June POS materials today!
Cool Cure to the Summer Heat
 Make sure the Ice Cream & Novelties Contest is in your promotional plans this summer. Featuring the Summer Favorites Online Instant Win Game, very cool POS material, and consumer media initiatives by NFRA, the Ice Cream & Novelties Contest helps create consumer excitement and boost sales as temperatures soar. Order your Ice Cream & Novelties POS!
 Cool Food for Kids
NFRA is bringing frozen foods to families this fall! The October promotion is Cool Food for Kids, an educational outreach program that will teach children and their families about timely health topics such as portion control and a balanced diet, while driving home the convenience and quality that frozen foods provide. Curriculum is being produced by educational curriculum specialists Young Minds Inspired, and will be distributed to 20,000 elementary schools. The activities and information included in the curriculum will be available to NFRA members all year round. For more information on the Cool Food for Kids program, please see the press release.
2008 National Convention
Offers Great Value
 The annual National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Convention is being held October 11-14 at the San Diego Marriott Marina, San Diego, CA. The convention is truly a working convention — over 1,200 attendees, including 150 retailers, attended the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Convention last year, and scheduled one-on-one business meetings. It could take months on the road to accomplish what you can in just a few days at Convention. Register today!
Make Sure Your Products and Services are Front and Center!
Advertise in the Convention Preview magazine, Convention Program & Directory, in the NFRA Membership Directory, on the member Web site, www.nfraweb.org, and in this newsletter! View the 2008 Advertising Rates Brochure.
Soltage, Inc. to Bring Solar Power to NFRA Members
NFRA is working in cooperation with Soltage, Inc., to offer members a no-fee solar option that is practical, simple, and accessible. At no cost to you, Soltage will install a customized Soltage PowerStation on our premises, generate as much energy as the site can support, and then offer this energy at a fixed cost that is at or below retail rates — making Soltage an economical option from day one. By working with Soltage to fix volatile energy prices, you put in place strong hedge against future energy price fluctuations. By diversifying your energy portfolio with solar electricity, Soltage customers exercise greater control over their procurement strategies — protecting against embedded corporate liabilities and aligning themselves with sustainable corporate governance strategies. Read more about Soltage Services and check out the FAQs page. To speak to someone about Soltage solutions, please call (201) 432-1786 or e-mail nfra@soltage.com. You may request a free site assessment.
 In Memoriam:
Richard C. Funk
Richard C. Funk, the past President of the National Frozen Food Association died Sunday, March 8, 2008 at the age of 89. He served as the Association’s leader for 14 years before retiring in June of 1984. “It was a privilege to work with Dick,” said Nevin Montgomery, current President of the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association and Mr. Funk’s successor. “He was instrumental in guiding the Association from a distributor organization to an all-industry organization. He was well-respected in the industry for his leadership and professionalism.” Mr. Funk was a Marine Corps Veteran of World War II. He was an active member of the Distinguished Order of Zerocrats, the American Society of Association Executives, Donegal Presbyterian Church, Phoenixville Lodge F & AM and the Zembo Shrine. Memorial Contributions may be made to the endowment fund of Donegal Presbyterian Church, 1891 Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy, PA 17552.
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NFRA
Welcomes Our Newest Members
Please welcome the companies listed below who have met the
qualifications of membership and have joined the National
Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association.
Manufacturer
Attune Foods
www.attunefoods.com
Dorot Foods Inc.
(704) 258-3716
Retailer/Wholesaler
The Warehouse Ltd.
www.thewarehouse.co.nz
supplier
Visual Ice Marketing, Inc.
www.visualicemarketing.com
Recent Certificate of
Excellence Recipients
U.S. Cold Storage
2540 Shader Road, Orlando, FL 32804
U.S. Cold Storage
2292 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809
U.S. Cold Storage
8424 W. 47th St., Lyons, IL 60534
U.S. Cold Storage
6501 District Blvd, Bakersfield, CA 93313
Hanson Logistics Group
2875 South Pipestone Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Hanson Logistics Group
1151 S. Griswold Street, Hart, MI 49420
Hanson Logistics Group
61834 Red Arrow Highway E., Hartford, MI 49057
Henningsen Cold Storage (Distribution Center)
391 Victory Avenue, Twin Falls, ID 8330 |
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| Crystal Cheney has joined H&M Bay in November as its
first Field Sales Representative-Southeast Region, covering Northern Carolina
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Golbon is pleased to announce Pure Fun, Inc. as a new
distributor member. Pure Fun,
located just on the outskirts of metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in
independent child care facilities within a 50 mile radius of downtown
Atlanta. Operating out of a 40,000
square food facility, Pure Fun has recently added foodservice products to their
already expanding product line of 100% juice mix and chemical & janitorial
products. For more information on
Golbon, please visit www.golbon.com
Richmond Cold Storage Co. (RCS) has announced it has
completed the expansion of its Richmond, VA facility. The facility is located just off the
Interstate 95 North/South corridor. The facility which opened in 1991, consists of blast freezing, frozen
and refrigerated storage, rail service, a cross dock and an RFID lab. The expanded facility consists of
184,000 square feet of temperature controlled warehouse space. For additional information about RCS,
visit www.richmondcold.com
Hanson Logistics is now offering clients top-tier Network
Optimization through an agreement with Supply Chain Optimizers, Buffalo NY and
Toronto ON. “Transportation costs
account for 60 percent of every logistics dollar and fuel costs are driving
that figure even higher,” said Andrew Janson, EVP of Business Development,
Hanson Logistics. “Network
optimization is critical. Supply
Chain Optimizers brings both high-level vision and front line experience. Their team is highly regarded in the
frozen food industry, and we look forward to giving our customers access to
their solutions.” For more
information, visit www.hansonlogisticsgroup.com
United States Cold Storage (USCS) has opened a 5.2 million
cubic-foot facility in Lake City, Florida. The facility is within minutes of Interstates 75 and 10 and
is at the crossroads that serve all the major metropolitan areas of the
Southeast, including Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, Birmingham and Mobile,
Alabama, and extending to Tallahassee, Orlando, and the port of Jacksonville,
Florida. USCS is among the top
five public refrigerated warehouse companies in the country, with handling
space in 32 facilities located in ten states and employing 1,350 service
professionals. For more
information on USCS, visit www.uscold.com or email the National Sales headquarters at sales@uscold.com.
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products introduces Panne Provincio ™
Artisan Rolls. Available in an
assortment of French, French Seeded, Multigrain and Ciabatta varieties, all
Panne Provincio ™ Artisan Rolls are made with the finest all natural
ingredients, and contain no preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products supplies
a wide range of convenient items to the foodservice and retail grocery
industries, including frozen biscuits, pancakes, waffles and French toast;
cookies; dry mixes; and ready-to-serve breads, rolls, muffins and pound
cakes. To learn more, visit www.RalcorpFrozen.com.
RFFRetailer reports that ConAgra has removed about 2.8
million pounds of salt from American diets annually, in response to its
company-wide initiative. Sodium
content in many top-selling products was reduced by 15%-20%, according to Al
Bolles, Ph.D., EVP of Research, Quality & Innovation.
Keep the industry updated about news and staff promotions at
your company. NFRA will publish your company highlights monthly in the NFRA Update. Send your company news to
us at info@nfraweb.org; via fax to
717-657-9862; or via mail to NFRA, 4755 Linglestown Rd., Suite 300, Harrisburg,
PA 17112.
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