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THE FOOD DEALER“The Magazine for the Michigan Food Market” Food Brokers Sports Night The Detroit Food Brokers Association held its Annual Sports Night recently at the Raleigh House. Pictured above, from left, are DFBA secretary John Kimball; Detroit Lions quarterback Greg Landry, the featured speaker; president Robert Reeves; and James Hutton, secretary-treasurer. Uniform Food Inspection — Page 8 In the Detroit-Southeastern Michigan area The brands that mean business are advertised on THE FOOD DEALER MAY, 1971 Food, Beverage Industries Blast Bottle Ban The State of Michigan and the City of Detroit both representing the other firms, as Blatz, Pabst, Miller, heard the wrath and swelling voices of unified business, Schlitz, etc. industry and labor against any law banning one-way Soft drink companies represented included Pepsi-Cola, containers, or imposing a strict bottle deposit, in two Vernor’s, Faygo, Coca-Cola, Squirt-Detroit, Seven-Up, recent separate hearings. Mavis, Canada Dry, and others. The hearings were jammed with people vehemently Among the unions represented included the Interna opposed to any bans against cans or bottles, and who tional Brewery Workers, AFL-CIO, United Steel Work applauded enthusiastically when anyone testified against ers, Glass Workers, etc. The United Automobile Work the ban. Among the reasons cited for the opposition were: ers however, had a spokesman representing its consumer discrimination, loss of jobs, loss of industry from Michi division testify in favor of a ban. gan, and that litter is a people problem. The basic answer or solution to the problem, most agreed, is re Various trade associations on hand, in addition to use and recycling of solid waste and development of AFD, included the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, solid waste disposal systems. Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Brew Cost was listed as a major reason also for not ban ers Association, Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers ning one-way containers. (An Associated Food Dealers Assn., U.S. Brewers Association, Glass Container Manu position paper recently cited its own survey which stated facturers Institute, and many others. it would cost Michigan food and beverage retailers an In a recent talk before the Detroit Association of average of $25 million annually to handle solely re Grocery Manufacturers Representatives (DAGMR) re turnable bottles if a ban were imposed on one-ways.) cently, AFD executive director Ed Deeb urged all food Heads of many beer and soft drink companies, and groups to speak out against the ban and other harmful spokesmen for several food and beverage trade associa legislation against our industry. He said all GMR groups tions were on hand to express their views against any and food broker associations’ member-principals would ban or mandatory deposit. Among the beverage com be affected. Since then, DAGMR, Detroit Food Brokers panies included representation from Stroh Brewery Co., Association, and the newly formed Michigan Council for National Brewing Co., Association Brewing Co., Carl Convenience Packaging, and the Michigan Food Trades ing, Anheuser-Busch, and a host of beer distributors Council, have issued positions against the proposed ban. CITATION — The above citation was presented service to the people and the food industry in to the Associated Food Dealers by Detroit honor of our 55th anniversary the AFD is Mayor Roman S. Gribbs for distinguished currently celebrating. THE FOOD DEALER The Sounding Board Volume 45 — Number 3 Copyright, 1971 To the AFD: Official Publication of THE ASSOCIATED FOOD DEALERS The Arche Club of Wayne wishes to thank AFD executive director Ed Deeb for the very informa 434 West Eight Mile Rd. Detroit, Michigan 48220 tive review of food industry programs recently at our Phone: 542-9550 meeting. I am sure as housewives we gained a better • perspective of the industry, supermarkets and the many things to come as a result of new systems. EDWARD DEEB, Editor Mrs. Margaret O’Brien MRS. CHERYL McWILLIAMS, Office Secretary Corresponding Secretary MRS. CONNIE BROWN, Insurance Secretary Arche Club of Wayne Officers —1971 We wish to thank the Associated Food Dealers WILLIAM BENNETT, President for participating in our “Fair Share-In” held recently Quik-Pik Food S tores_______________________ Detroit at Mary grove College. You played an important HARVEY L. WEISBERG, Chairman part in this professional activity. I hope the atten Chatham Super Markets ___________________ Warren tion of Detroit Home Economics Association for MIKE GIANCOTTI Educators will remain close to consumer concerns in Chairman, Executive Committee the years ahead. We look forward to working with Auburn-Orchard Super M arkets_________ Utica you again. ALLEN VERBRUGGE, Vice President Mrs. Joanne D. McConkey Verbrugge’s Food M arket____________ _ Grosse Pointe President J. OMER GAGNE, Vice President Detroit Home Economics Assn. People’s Super Markets _____________________ Pontiac For Educators RAY MARTYNIAK, Vice President Ray’s Prime M ea ts_________________________Trenton EDWARD ACHO, Treasurer J-A Super Market _________________________ Detroit Trustees PHIL LAURI, Chairman Lauri Bros. Super Market ___________________ Detroit ALEX BELL, Village Food M arket__ _ Grosse Pointe SIDNEY BRENT, Kenilworth Market ______ Detroit LOUIS GEORGE, Mayfair Super Market __ _ Detroit DON LaROSE, Food Giant Super Markets Hazel Park JAY WELCH, Hollywood Super Markets _ Royal Oak AL WYFFELS, Albert’s Fine Foods ________ Detroit EDWARD DEEB, Executive Director GEORGE BASHARA, Legal Advisor Directors LAFAYETTE ALLEN—Allen’s Supermarkets ______________ Inkster WILSON BOYD—King Cole Super Markets ______________ Detroit SAM COSMA—Atlas Super Market _______________________ Pontiac REUBEN COTTLER—Derter-Davison Markets __________ Oak Park JACOB GRANT—Farmer Grant’s Market _____________ Ann Arb or SID HILLER—Shopping Center Super Markets -------------- Southfield JACK HAMADY—Hamady Super Markets --------------------------- Flint GEORGE JERRY—C. Jerry’s Super Markets ___________ Port Huron THOMAS JOSEPH—Joseph’s Market --------------------------------Detroit F. A. KENNEDY—Polly’s Super Markets ________________ Jackson DANNY KNOPPER—Danny’s Super Markets _____________ Detroit FRED LEVEY—Lind y ’s Super Markets ___________________ Detroit MOYED NAJOR—Publix Super Market __________________ Detroit SABAH NAJOR—Lucky Strike Super Market _____________ Detroit JAMES PEABODY—Peabody* Market _______________ Birmingham DRAMATIC — That’s the view of this new potato unloading R. JERRY PRZYBYLSKI—Jerry’s Butcher Shoppes ____ Wyandotte device currently being used by Better Made Potato Chips, an AFD PHIL SAVER IN O—Phil’s Quality Market ________________ Detroit LOUIS VESCIO—Vessio ’s Super Markets _________________ Saginaw member at its Detroit headquarters. It tilts a fully loaded trailer THOMAS VIOLANTE—Holiday Super Market _________ Royal Oak and tractor to an angle of as high as 55 degrees to unload a JERRY YONO— Imperial Quality Market ________________ Detroit shipment of potatoes in the shortest possible time. General man TONY ZERILLI—Big-A Super Market _______________Birmingham ager Jack McDonald says the $35,000 unloader can empty 30,000 pounds of potatoes in 15 to 20 minutes. Lansing to protest the lack of uniform food inspec tion standards, and propose a program which the state says it is seriously going to consider. (See The Around the Town President’s Corner, this issue.) * * * Speaking of Lansing, the Associated Food Deal Raymond M. Dutmers, executive vice-president of ers board of directors recently hosted its Annual Spartan Stores, Inc., an AFD member, has been Get-Acquainted Dinner with some 30-35 legislators elected to a 3-year directorship of the Cooperative on hand for the big evening. The event was held at Food Distributors of America. Congratulations, Ray! the plush new headquarters of the Michigan Auto * * * mobile Dealers Association, AFD friend and fellow Robert A. Vibbert, formerly associated with the trade association. (More on this in the next issue.) Peppler-Vibbert Brokerage, has joined the execu * * * tive staff of Acme Detroit Food Brokerage. * * * Kemba Detroit Credit Union, chartered in the Obituaries: The AFD was saddened recently to Motor City in 1933, and now includes nearly 3,000 learn of the passing of three longtime members: employees of The Kroger Company, has qualified grocers Chester Bendzinski, Frank Sandomierski; for federal insurance of members’ share accounts, and Prescott Williams Sr. Mr. Bendzinski operated it has been announced. Officers of the CU with assets Chet’s Market in East Detroit; Mr. Sandomierski of over $2½ million, are Ed Kuhlman, Marie Willis, operated Sandomierski’s Market on Chene in Detroit Geraldine Rae, and Cy Roxburgh. before retiring; and Mr. Williams was connected with * * * Store Equipment Sales, after having been with Vlasic Foods and The Borden Company for many years David H. McDonald and Stanley O. Wittenmyer prior. have been appointed route supervisors in the Detroit * * * area for Peter Eckrich & Sons, an AFD member, it About 20 food industry friends of Carrol A. Wil was announced recently by Elwin Eggleston, man son, a sales representative for United Brokerage ager of the firm ’s Detroit office. Company, an AFD member, gathered at a surprise * * * party recently at the Fox & Hounds Inn, Bloomfield Hills. In addition to his colleages at United, Al Tivy, The AFD was happy to learn recently that U.S. Lou Piscopo, etc., also on hand were Sam Cosma, Secretary