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NFRA Elects New Chairman, Board
The new NFRA Chairman and Board were elected October 15th at the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Convention Board Meeting.
NFRA is pleased to announce the 2007-2008 Board of Directors. John Annetta, Senior V.P. of Operations of White Rose Frozen Food Company, has been elected as Chairman.
Start Planning Now for March Frozen Food Month!
 NFRA is celebrating 25 years of March Frozen Food Month with a national FSI, $10,000 Sweepstakes, aisle-warming POS materials, and more. Make sure you are part of the excitement! The March Idea Book will be mailed soon, but you can download the Idea Book and POS Catalog now.
Registration is Now Open for the
Annual Retail Executive Conference
 Register now for the Annual Retail Executive Conference being held April 14–16, 2008, at the Tempe Mission Palms in Tempe, AZ. The Conference provides the perfect setting for group discussion and networking, enhanced with an extraordinary line up of presentations by industry experts. The Retail Executive Conference is a must-attend event! Registration is limited to just 150 people, so reserve your spot today.
Campaigns Generate Big Numbers
So far in 2007, press releases sent by NFRA have generated: 1,612 newspaper articles; 18 Hispanic newspaper articles; and radio releases broadcasted over 985 times. These releases are funded by the Cool. Tasty. Wholesome – Refrigerated Foods and Frozen Foods – Fresh Ideas. Great Taste. campaigns and are just one of the many benefits you receive as a sponsor of these significant industry initiatives.
Discover the benefits, and become a sponsoring brand for 2008.
June Dairy Month FSI:
Last Call to Sponsor!
 NFRA is partnering with DreamWorks Animation for the movie tie-in to its animated comedy Kung Fu Panda for June Dairy Month 2008. Don’t miss this opportunity to become a participating brand in the national FSI program and bring excitement to the refrigerated food aisles! Become a sponsoring brand today!
Offer Holiday Help on Your Website
with Streaming Video
Give your party host some holiday help! Get free video content for your website, including a party planning video ideal for the busy holiday season. The Cool Chef Online Video Library features 12 streaming videos featuring meals and recipes prepared with refrigerated and frozen foods.
These videos are simple to add to your website, and there is no cost to you. NFRA has paid the production and hosting costs. To get started, contact Marlene Redden at 717-657-8601 or marlene@nfraweb.org! |
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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.
LOGISTICS PROVIDER
H & M Bay, Inc.
www.hmbayinc.com
MANUFACTURER
Cuisine Innovations
www.cuisineinnovations.com
Darigold, Inc.
www.darigold.com
Street Smart Cuisine, LLC
www.streetsmartcuisine.com
Wholesome & Hearty Foods Company
www.gardenburger.com
SALES AGENT
Greeson Sales & Marketing, LLC
www.greesonsales.com
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Eastern Frosted Foods has announced the induction of a scholarship fund in honor of Frank Ferrari, a veteran of the frozen food industry who recently passed away. All proceeds from the EFFA’s 70th Anniversary Dinner are being placed in the “Frank Ferrari Memorial Scholarship Fund” under the EFFA Foundation, a full charity organization. All donations to the scholarship fund are fully tax deductible and can be sent to EFFA Foundation at 17 Park Street Wanaque, NJ 07465. For more information, contact the EFFA office at (973) 835-1710.
EFFA will be holding their 2008 Winter Marketing Seminar February 8-10 at Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania. The registration deadline is December 21, 2007 and you can register on-line by visiting the EFFA website at www.effa.org and clicking on Event Registration. |
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Golbon foodservice marketing group recently announced the addition of Flower City Produce Inc. Flower City Produce has joined with Golbon to expand their categories with new supplier relationships, offering a wider variety of products to their existing customers and increasing their market share in the western New York area. For more information, contact Tim Power at (814) 695-4654.
Golbon awards McCain Foods and Michael Foods at the 2007 Golbon Fall Partners Conference and Annual Awards in Orlando, FL. McCain was awarded the 2007 “Golbon Frozen Food Supplier of the Year” award and Golbon 2007 “Supplier of the Year” award. Michael Foods won the 2007 “Refrigerated Supplier of the Year.” For more information, contact Dan Reading at dan-reading@golbon.com.
F.A.B. (Frosty Acres Brands) is pleased to welcome their newest member, Lanier Foodservice. Lanier is one of North Georgia’s largest produce suppliers, and under the new leadership of Bryan House, president, Lanier is expanding into full broad line distribution with a geographic focus on northeast Georgia and into South Carolina. For more information about F.A.B., visit www.frostyacres.com. For more information about Lanier Foodservice, visit www.lanierproduce.com.
The editors of Supermarket News have chosen Safeway, Pleasanton, California, as the 2007 recipient of the SN Retail Excellence Award. Safeway was cited for its leadership in lifestyle format; designing the Ingredients for Life campaign; its proprietary lines, including O Organics and Eating Right; and the Blackhawk Network third-party gift card business, among other initiatives. The choice of Safeway was partly based on industry nominations received by SN. The award was presented October 23rd at the Food Industry Leadership Center Executive Forum in Portland, Oregon.
LiveActive Cottage Cheese from Breakstone’s and Knudsen and Natural Cheese snacks from Kraft are delicious ways to promote digestive health. LiveActive Cottage Cheese helps naturally regulate your digestive system because it contains prebiotic fiber.
Lakeside Foods has been awarded the prestigious Category Colonel Award in the Frozen Vegetables category from PL Buyer magazine. It is the second consecutive year and third in the last four years that Lakeside’s frozen foods have received this award. Category Colonel Awards are based on responses from retailers who vote for the best organizations in a number of food categories. The responses for this year’s Category Colonel Awards hit an all-time high, with voting from organizations across all retailing channels. For more information, visit www.lakesidefoods.com.
Gourmet Express recently announced that it had entered into a binding agreement with Ilex Capital, a private-equity group based in Annapolis, Maryland to sell a majority share. This transaction is expected to close in December 2007. Gourmet Express is a leader in the fast-growing “skillet meal” frozen food category, sold under its Gourmet Dining private label as well as to private-label customers, including major US retailers and warehouse stores. For more information, contact Ken Mann (410) 822-0216.
Unified Grocers announced recently that it has completed the acquisition of Associated Grocers, Inc. The total purchase price for the transaction was $38.5 million, although this figure is subject to customary post-closing adjustments for 45 days after the September 30th closed transaction. Coincident to the transaction, Unified obtained new supply agreements from the vast majority of AG’s existing customer base of grocery retailers, and also assumed certain existing supply agreements between AG and other retail customers, including an existing agreement with Haggen Food & Pharmacy and TOP Food & Drug, a 33-store chain with operations in Washington and Oregon. For more information, contact Tom Schaffner at (323) 264-5200. |
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Gary Sarner, President of Lubary & Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Hanson Logistics. From 1997 to August 2007, Mr. Sarner was chairman and CEO of Total Logistics Control, LLC located in Zeeland, Michigan. Mr. Sarner also has served as president and CEO of Wiscold, Inc. of Milwaukee and as senior vice president in the Commercial Banking Division of Bank One in Milwaukee. Mr. Sarner also serves on the Board of Directors for Fall River Group, Inc. in Mequon, Wisconsin, Terminal-Andrae Electric Company in Milwaukee, and Foundations Bank in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. For more information, contact Tom Murdoch of Murdoch Marketing at tom@murdochmarketing.com or Andrew Janson of Hanson Logistics at ajanson@hansonlogisticsgroup.com.
Unified Grocers recently appointed to their Board of Directors: Terry Halverson, president and CEO of Metropolitan Market; Paul Kapioski, president and owner of CAP Food Services Co.; and Michael S. Trask, president and owner of Stanlar Foods Inc. The board expansion was part of Unified Grocers acquisition of Associated Grocers in September. Unified Grocers is a retailer-owned wholesale grocery distributor that supplies independent retailers throughout the Western United States. For more information, visit www.unifiedgrocers.com or call (323) 254-5200.
Albert Iannetta was named Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Manager for the Consumer Products Division of Rosina Food Products. Mr. Iannetta will be responsible for the retail sales of the Rosina®, Celentano®, and Italian Village® brands in the Metro New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore/Washington, Harrisburg, and Richmond markets. Mr. Iannetta began his career in the food industry more than 15 years ago, holding several managerial positions in consumer product sales, most recently as the Mid-Atlantic regional manager with Sorrento Lactalis. For more information, visit www.rosina.com.
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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