How do you feel about the latest version of health care reform legislation?

• Support it completely: 61%
• Support the concept of health care reform, but fear the latest version will increase costs for businesses : 23%
• Oppose the concept of health care reform completely: 6%

Has your company adopted an official policy to take into account a product's environmental and social impact when making sourcing decisions?

• Yes, we have such a policy in place: 38%
• Maybe, we are exploring the option: 12%
• No, but we do this informally now: 12%
• No, we don't consider an item's environmental impact and we don't plan to: 36%

What do you think of the efforts by President Obama and the first lady to curb childhood obesity?

• Another example of too much government interference in our private lives : 31%
• A worthy effort that the food industry should rally behind: 62%
• Indifferent: 5%

How often do you audit the food safety conditions in your stores?

• Annually: 3%
• Twice per year: 3%
• Three times per year: 5%
• Four times per year: 10%
• Five or more times per year: 52%
• Not at all: 25%

Which of the following recently hired CEOs will achieve the most success this year?

• Craig Herkert, Supervalu: 26%
• Michael Teel, Raley's: 55%
• Ron Marshall, A&P: 17%

Should U.S. food retailers make a greater effort to open stores in underserved urban neighborhoods?

• Yes: 63%
• No: 36%

What is the biggest legislative concern you have in 2010?

• Tax increases, including the return of estate taxes : 19%
• Employee Free Choice Act will be revived : 36%
• Credit-card fees will go unregulated: 13%
• Health care reform will be too costly: 31%

Do you think private label will continue to gain share in supermarkets in 2010?

• Yes, even more aggressively than in 2009: 57%
• Yes, but growth will not be as aggressive as last year : 36%
• No, private labels will lose share to branded items in 2010: 6%