AFPD's First Ohio Trade Show Offered Something for Everyone
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Just in AFPD’s first Ohio Trade Show offered It’s “Tee” Time! something for everyone Welcome to the AFD Foundation Golf Outing, July 18 at Fox Hills By Michele MacWilliams know that it will in Plymouth! "Our annual golf be even bigger and outing gives members of the food, From underground storage tanks better next year,” she beverage and petroleum industries to complete foodservice setups, added. a chance to ‘connect' on the exhibitors offered a little of Attendee Brian course,” said Fred Dally. AFPD everything for the food and petroleum Keller from Suffield Chairman. In addition to the fun. retailers at AFPD's first Ohio Trade Carryout agreed, there is a serious side to our event. Show. Field on June 19 at the John saying, “I really Golfers will be putting around S. Knight Center in Akron, the show appreciate that fora good cause - the AFPD was an opportunity to learn about AFPD went to such Foundation, which provides SI,500 new food, beverage and petroleum effort to put together scholarships to 30 deserving related products as well as in-store a show to help me college-bound students. Look for equipment and services. make money and put details and photos from this great Games, prizes, friends and a more products in my event next month. sports theme added to the festive store. We've never atmosphere and iPods were a had anything like this in our area foodservice programs. Their DeVinci’s favorite raffle prize. North Pointe before.” concept turns a convenience store into Insurance. AFPD and GTech all gave Here is a rundown of some of a gourmet-to-go restaurant, complete away iPods to attendees! the products and services that were with paninis, wraps, pizzas, bruchetta “There really was something for available down the aisles of the and other trendy entrees. everyone,” said Special Events AFPD Ohio Trade Show: Director Cathy Willson. “We are Liberty USA created a fabulous Ohio Trade Show, encouraged by this first show and display to showcase their in-store Continued on page 20. Taste the holidays at two AFPD Beverage Shows Order your holiday gift sets early! OWo Legislators look at petroleum Special pricing, holiday gift sets Michigan Holiday Beverage show, Mng........................................5 and new products galore will be which takes place on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at the DeVos Ohio Senator Grendell.................. 7 available at AFPD’s TWO Holiday Beverage Shows. Due to the Place in Grand Rapids. “This is our Jom Soda runs with the little guys . 16 popularity of these shows, they are third year for the West Michigan Uptown Buscemis keeps both bigger and better than ever! Holiday Show at DeVos Place and dtstomers happy........................................22 We begin with AFPD's West it just keeps growing each year!” exclaimed Cathy Willson, AFPD special events director. See page 12 ^socialed Food & Petroleum Dealers P R S R T S T D for more information. ? * 15W. 13 M ile Road U S. Postage Then, on September 25 and 26, annington Hills, Ml 48334 PAID AFPD’s S.E. Michigan Holiday DETROIT, Ml Beverage Show (in its 9th year) -hange Service Requested P E R M IT #36 will take over Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. “The show is so popular that I suggest getting there early, so that you have enough time to visit all the For exhibit space and more booths," Willson said. More information, call Cathy Willson at details are ort page 13. 1-800-666-6233. Take our Family of Products Home. The Dairy Best! V IT A M IN D M IL K R a n c h 6ottom iBLUEBERRYi I lOWFATlAWCIT VOCURTW A rn .. * 1 2 I AFPD Food & PetroleumREPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President'sMESSAGE Fred Dally y Chairman Medicine Chest Joe Bellino, Jr. Food & Beverage I am encouraged by our Vice Chair Government & Legislative Affairs Broadway Market, Region 2 Pat LaVecchia Petroleum/Auto Repair first Ohio Trade Show Vice Chair Government & Legislative Affairs Pat's Citgo Chris Zebari our industry. It was a great show been able to reach. And attendees Food & Beverage Vice Chair Membership New Hudson Food Market for networking and marketing of were serious about doing business Dennis Sidorski businesses from around the state. and interested in learning about the PetrdeumAuto Repair Vice Chair Membership Maple & Miller Marathon I could see that those who were products being offered by exhibi Al Chittaro visiting the booths asked questions tors. Most attendees were owners Vice Chair Long Range Planning Faygo Beverages, Inc and exhibitors were very helpful of their business or had buying John Denha in offering great suggestions and authority. The opportunity for Vice Chair Community Relations 8 Mile Foodland advice on products and services. exhibitors to speak to potential cus Jim Garmo By Jane Shallal Those involved in displaying their tomers makes AFPD trade shows Treasurer AFPD President Shoppers Valley Market wares highlighted the upbeat atmo an exceptional value. Now we Jim Hooks I thoroughly enjoyed our first sphere and really helped to create have the same opportunity to grow Secretary Metro Foodland AFPD Ohio Food and Petroleum a professional and improved image your businesses in Ohio. Trade Show held in Akron on June for the industry. The craftsman Our Ohio exhibitors committed EMERITUS DIRECTORS I 19th. The trade show gave me a ship of the displays was impres Ronnie Jamil Mug & Jug Liquor Stores to continuing to work with AFPD Tatty Farida Value Center Markets great opportunity to talk to many sive. (Look for photos on pages in the future as we all feel that it is Sam Dallo ..............In N' Out Foods Ohio retailers as they visited the 18 through 20.) imperative for our organizations to BiVtviano House of Pnme Marti Karmo Golden Valley Food Center booths in the Exhibit Hall. Our We received many positive leverage the resources of each of - i BEVERAGE RETAIL DIRECTORS staff was thrilled to meet many comments from exhibitors, stating us. You can plan on us continuing Amir AFNaimi ........................... Joy Thrifty Scot people from the Ohio retail, sup that the show put them in front of to network with your companies Mary Dechow Spartan Stores, Inc Region 3 plier and distributor segments of customers they normally have not through our trade shows and other Krtettn Jonna Merchant’s Fine Wine- Region 1 AtaaNaimi Thrifty Scot Supermarket events so that we are all served Mark Shamoun . Country Acres Market well. We look forward to cross-le MMa Shine Krown Supermarket veraging each other ’s strengths. Thom Welch Hollywood Super Markets The Grocery Zone Bnan Yaldoo ....................Park Place Liquor We sincerely appreciate the sup By David Coverly port and participation of our Spon I___BEVERAGE SUPPLIER DIRECTORS I GaryDavi* .................. Prairie Farms sors: Home City Ice, USTI, and &obby Kesano D & B Grocers Wholesale C-BIZ. I’d like to personally thank Eartlahbia Sherwood Food Distnbutors all of the sponsors, exhibitors, and MMeRosch General Wine & Liquor Co Scott Skinner Diageo attendees that made the first AFPD Tom Waller CROSSMARK Sales Agency, Region 5 Ohio Food and Petroleum Trade (‘*cy Well* Coca-Cola, Region 6 Show a success. G «Y 8 « i Blissfield BP *0iBnHchi Lake Lansing Mobil 'X B im li ........... Citgo of Lyndhurst 0 * * FrMjg Yorkshire Tire & Auto Contact AFPD: " “ MH.lou ............. Citgo of Lyndhurst EXECUTIVE OFFICE Whitehall Shell 30415 West 13 Mile Rd. Farmington Hills, Ml 48334 President 1-800-666-6233 Executive VP Food & Beverage E»**9Ur, Executive VP Petroleum Fax 1-866-601-9610 VP of Communications www.afdom.org Controller Director of Special Events & Advertising ’'■W D*vn OHIO OFFICE Coupon Manager 5455 Rings Road ’"ytWgci Membership Services S * W l Membership Services Suite 100 "■■tan Membership Services i*"V ««•«.. jr. Dublin, Ohio 43017 T""**"®* iM ut Legal Counsel 1-800-666-6233 Legislative Consultant Fax 1-866-601-9610 ^■*<*0 A Rimsby Health Care Certified Public Accountant www.afdom.org Publishing Graphics & Prepress Public Relations A u g u s t 2007 I 3 NewsNOTES Calendar Ohio company using feed Union boss sees big losses at Kroger reaches labor agreement in contaminated with melamine Farmer Jack Detroit July 18, 2007 The New Tink 7imes reports that while all the Roger Robinson, president of United Food United Food & Commercial Workers Local AFD Foundation Golf Outing attention lately has focused on shipments of & Commercial Workers Local 876 in Detroit, 876 said that it has reached a tentative Fox Hills wheat gluten from China that contained the told Supermarket News that he doesn't agreement with Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Plymouth, Ml toxic compound melamine - which ended up expect more than 20 or 21 of the 66 Farmer on a new contract covering about 9,900 Contact: Michele MacWilliams in pet food that sickened or killed dozens of Jack supermarkets to remain unionized workers at 101 stores in the Detroit area (800) 666-6233 animals - federal officials have now determined after A&P completes its divestment of the Roger Robinson, president, Local 876, September 12, 2007 that 'a manufactunng plant in Ohio was using chain. Local reports last month said Kroger said that a specific date had not yet been AFPD West Ml Holiday Beverage Show the same banned substance, melamine, to was planning to buy up to 25 Farmer Jack set for members to vote on the proposal. DeVos Place make binding agents that ended up in feed for locations, but Robinson said the actual - Supermarket News Grand Rapids, Ml fanned fish, shrimp and livestock. number Kroger is interested in might be Contact: Cathy Willson more like 20. The remaining Farmer Jacks "The problem surfaced after a distributor, General Mills introduces Chinese (800) 666-6233 are expected to be sold to independents meal kits concerned about what was in its feed binders September 25 & 26,2007 or shuttered.