GOODING'S WILL DEMONSTRATE NEW MEAT-MANAGEMENT IDEA

ORLANDO -- A new meat-merchandising concept called Total Meal Management will debut at a Gooding's store on April 5 during the annual Meat Marketing Conference here.

and fresh frozen. The Total Meal Management program is designed to fulfill consumers' meal-planning needs while helping retailers increase meat sales through high levels of merchandising support at store level.

David Merrefield, the executive editor of Supermarket News, will moderate a workshop on April 6 discussing the new merchandising program's implications for retailers, consumers, packers and processors. Scheduled panelists include Norma Gilliam from the Hubert Co., Jerry Blout from Gooding's Supermarkets, Bill Pizzico from Prizm Marketing and Ken Johnson of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.