AISLE by AISLE REFLECTIONS on 2015 January, 2016
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AISLE BY AISLE REFLECTIONS ON 2015 January, 2016 Dear FMI Family, Time. It is the greatest gift we can give one another. It is a part of everything we do because we use it to measure our tasks, our relationships and our lives. But as important as it is, we can consider time in myriad ways. We can conceive of time in a linear fashion, as in timelines, in which events are sequential and ever moving forward in a new and different way. But we can also view time as a circle in which the end of one day or year butts right up against the beginning of the next one, giving it the feel - to paraphrase the Talking Heads - of being “the same as it ever was.” The circular view of time invites us to look for patterns and similarities, recognizing that there’s nothing new under the sun. The linear view of time urges us to recognize that time marches on, moving forward, ever new, ever changing, and ever different. Just as the transition from December 31 to January 1 contains a bit of both, so too does this report of FMI activities in 2015. Through words, photographs, analysis and graphics, Aisle by Aisle, Reflections on 2015 invites your scrutiny of the way this past year had concerns, considerations and actions that felt hauntingly familiar because they appeared to follow a pattern from previous years. And it also urges your consideration of the new and novel ways FMI has represented your interests and provided fresh resources because 2015 offered unique challenges and was unlike any other year we’ve ever known. Across 18 different interest areas you will view a year’s worth of FMI’s services summarized for you. But just as a year can be broken down into weeks, days, hours, minutes and even seconds, I can assure that behind each of these areas and their synopsis of 2015 activity, there were hundreds of programs and events, thousands of meetings, and tens of thousands of calls and emails that took place in order for that movement to occur. So, I extend my sincerest thanks for the support and encouragement you offered during our journey through 2015 with all it held, and I welcome you to the new adventure that is 2016. Warm regards, Leslie G. Sarasin President and Chief Executive Officer FMI AISLE BY AISLE - REFLECTIONS ON 2015 Table of Contents FMI 2015 Award Winners ....................................................................................................................................................................2 Government and Public Affairs .............................................................................................................................................................3 Food Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................................5 Communications and the Voice of Food Retail .......................................................................................................................................7 Emerging Issues .................................................................................................................................................................................9 FMI Connect: The Global Food Retail Experience .................................................................................................................................10 Total Store Collaboration ....................................................................................................................................................................11 Membership .....................................................................................................................................................................................12 Education .........................................................................................................................................................................................13 Research ..........................................................................................................................................................................................15 FMI Foundation .................................................................................................................................................................................16 Fresh Foods ......................................................................................................................................................................................18 Health and Wellness ..........................................................................................................................................................................19 Sustainability ....................................................................................................................................................................................21 Supply Chain ....................................................................................................................................................................................23 Asset Protection ................................................................................................................................................................................24 Private Brands ..................................................................................................................................................................................25 Consumer and Community Affairs ......................................................................................................................................................26 SQF Safe Quality Food Institute ..........................................................................................................................................................27 FMI Staff ..........................................................................................................................................................................................29 FMI AISLE BY AISLE - REFLECTIONS ON 2015 1 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR FMI 2015 AWARD WINNERS FMI Executive Awards Store Manager Awards William H. Albers Award Category A: (1-49 Stores) Gary Rodkin, CEO, ConAgra Foods, Inc. Brian Hayes, Super Saver, Lincoln, Nebraska Herbert Hoover Award Category B: (50-199 Stores) Dr. Thomas S. Haggai, Chairman, IGA, Inc. Mark Hubbard, Food City, Kingsport, Tennessee Sidney R. Rabb Award Category C: (Over 200 Stores) David B. Dillon, Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Brian Wilken, Hy-Vee, Inc., Charles City, Iowa The Kroger Co. Category D: (International) Donald H. MacManus Award Charlynne Stunder, Overwaitea Food Group, Ronald Fong, President and CEO, California Grocers Association Vancouver, BC, Canada Keri Askew Bailey, Senior VP of Government Relations and Public People’s Pick Award Policy, California Grocers Association (This year’s People’s Pick Award resulted in a virtual tie.) Robert B. Wegman Award Mark Hubbard, Food City, Kingsport, Tennessee Russell T. Lund (Tres), III, Chairman, President and CEO, Steve Gannon, Winn Dixie, Jacksonville, Florida Lund Food Holdings Inc. Glen P. Woodard, Jr. Award Steven C. Smith, President and CEO, Food City Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award Cheryl Macik, Director of Consumer Affairs, Wakefern Food Corp. Finalists for 2015 FMI Store Manager Award FMI Community Outreach Award Winner - Weis Markets Mystery Tours Community Outreach Awards Youth Development Programs Winner B&R Russ’s Community Harvest Festival Programs Addressing Food Insecurity Winner Food Lion’s The Great Pantry Makeover…Fighting Hunger One Pantry at a Time 2015 Gold Plate Award Winners Neighborhood Health Improvement Programs Winner Gold Plate Awards Weis Markets Mystery Tours™ Acme Fresh Market, The Surprising Power of Family Meals! Price Chopper, Family Mealtimes Matter “People’s Pick” Social Media Category Winner Ahold USA, Savory: Fast, Fresh and Easy™ Food City Improving Our Community Mars, Ben’s Beginners™ 2 FMI AISLE BY AISLE - REFLECTIONS ON 2015 Government and Public Affairs Contact: Jennifer Hatcher, [email protected] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Identified and facilitated an increasing number of FMI CEOs and member companies in engaging, educating and befriending public policy decision makers regarding industry issues, both in Washington and in the states they represent • Increased the number and scope of regulatory interactions, including visits, calls and comments with regulators and further developed top notch compliance resources • Expanded engagement on state and local issues Broadened Political Influence FoodPAC has hosted 16 events for candidates so far this year, FMI hosted a reception to welcome the 114th Congress and introduce newly two of them being local events, raising in excess of $270,000. elected lawmakers to the industry. Pictured left to right are: Rob Rosado, FMI; FMI Jerry Garland and Boyd George have been particularly prolific Chairman Jerry Garland, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.; Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO); Eric Steiner, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.; and former FMI G.R. Committee fundraisers. With Hillary Clinton at FMI Connect in 2014, John Chairman Bob Wiegert, Schnuck Markets, Inc. Boehner at Day in Washington and Marco Rubio in Miami during Midwinter Executive Conference in 2015, FMI is providing the FMI has provided multiple webinars for our members, submitted diverse perspectives of key political leaders and candidates. More extensive