ORLANDO, Fla. — Retail and wholesale executives at Food Marketing Institute’s Future Connect conference here last week said they support the return of the annual traditional FMI Show in 2014, and believe Future Connect will continue to thrive as a development and education tool within FMI....More
ORLANDO, Fla. — Food Marketing Institute said Thursday that its current board officers would remain in their current roles for another year to oversee implementation of the association’s new strategic plan....More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Associated Wholesale Grocers said it has promoted Jeff Pedersen to senior vice president of member services, a newly created position....More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Associated Wholesale Grocers here on Wednesday said it has launched a social media monitoring and engagement program for its members....More
KASNAS CITY, Kan. — Associated Wholesale Grocers here said sales for its most recent fiscal year hit a new high of $7.85 billion, up 1% over the preceding year....More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) here, a retailer-owned cooperative serving over 2,500 retail stores, will implement the IntelliSense marketing resource management system from Retail Sense, Tampa, Fla....More
LAS VEGAS — The National Grocers Association gave its prestigious Clarence G. Adamy Great American Award to Kevin Doris, chairman and chief executive officer of Gerland’s Corp., Houston, during the closing banquet last week at its 30th annual show here....More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Associated Wholesale Grocers here said Monday it has begun shipping all product categories to member stores from its new Pearl River, La., distribution center....More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Steve Dillard, vice president, corporate sales development, for Associated Wholesale Grocers here, told SN Friday he plans to retire Jan. 4 after 37 years "with the greatest company in America."...More
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