FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Food Distributors International here has set a home-meal replacement conference for wholesale grocers and food-service distributors for July 28 to 30 in Atlanta, to be headed by Ira Blumenthal, president of food-service consultant Co-Opportunities.
om sessions exploring HMR concepts and the category's long-term outlook, as well as branded-food concepts, the viability of strategic alliances between distributors and retailers, and panel discussions on the specific HMR challenges for food distributors.
A final morning session will focus on supermarket food service, HMR's financial considerations and steps to take for wholesalers looking to develop and implement an HMR program.
