RICHMOND, B.C.- May 8, 2020 – As more and more grocery stores and pharmacies have expanded their opening hours beyond 9 pm in the last couple weeks, it has given frontline workers many more options to find the essentials for their families now. As a result, the past two weeks has …
May, 2020
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8 May
Tell Us Who Should Be The Next CFDE Santa Cause Nominee!
Hello CFDE Members, The CDFE Board and Santa Cause committee is looking for your help with nominations this year for the 2020 Santa Cause Event! This is a special year as it is the 20th Anniversary of the Santa Cause and we hope to have great attendance from the past …
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7 May
Jamie Nelson elected as Chairman of UGI Board Members and part of the Executive Committee for the next 3 years.
United Grocers Inc. Board Nominations PRESS RELEASE May 5th, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE United Grocers Inc. Board Nomination Toronto, Ontario It is great pleasure that the Board Members of UGI, confirm the election of Jamie Nelson as Chairman of UGI Board Members and part of the Executive Committee for the …
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7 May
Michael Forgione nominated as President of United Grocers Inc.
United Grocers Inc. Nomination PRESS RELEASE May 5th, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE United Grocers Inc. Nomination Toronto, Ontario It is with great pleasure that Mr. Jamie Nelson, Chairman of UGI Board of Directors, confirms the nomination of Mr. Michael Forgione as President of United Grocers Inc. (UGI), effective June 29th, …
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6 May
May 14 BCFB Town Hall: Preventing exposure to COVID-19 at your business
BCFB Virtual Town Hall – Workplace Health and Safety COVID-19: Preventing exposure to COVID-19 at your business Hosted by BC Food & Beverage, with WorksafeBC Thursday, May 14th, 2020 from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Register today: https://my.demio.com/ref/vzoio163OsmjPmsA Dear BCFB Community, Join us and Megan Martin from WorkSafeBC for an …
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6 May
Coresight Report: U.S. Online Grocery: It’s habit-forming
Coresight Research has just released its 2020 report on the state of U.S. online grocery. In it, you’ll find: The consumer’s move to online grocery quantified, and how much is COVID-19 driven Most Shopped Online Retailers and Where Amazon Stands Percentage of Respondents Now Buying Groceries Online Comparison of Online …
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5 May
New COVID-19 Impact Report from IDDBA
Madison, WI — The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) has released this week’s COVID-19 Impact report. This week’s report finds that total store sales, including the fresh perimeter, gained 22%, while total edibles excluding fresh were up 31.4% over the week of April 26 versus year ago. Dairy sales …
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5 May
Well•Pict Berries to Release a Virtual Experience of Mom-umental proportions!
Well•Pict Berries will be providing retailers and consumers with some fun Mother’s Day while practicing social distancing. Watsonville CA, 5/5/2020 – This coming Mother’s Day will be celebrated in the exact opposite as traditionally observed. But Well•Pict Berries has come up with some fun ideas to celebrate mom while still keeping …
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1 May
GLBC and Ideon – Better Together
Ideon Packaging Acquired By GLBC, a Leading Canadian Packaging Manufacturer Packaging leaders enter a new phase of focused growth to accelerate innovation and values-based leadership May 1, 2020, (Vancouver, BC) — Great Little Box Company (GLBC) and Ideon Packaging today announce the coming together of two aligned organizations in one of the …
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1 May
Changes to FCPC Board of Directors
Mississauga, Ontario (Thursday, April 30, 2020) — We are pleased to announce that Ian Roberts, Vice President & General Manager of Conagra Brands Canada, has moved from his role as Treasurer on the Executive Committee into the role of FCPC Board Chair, effective April 1. With nearly three decades of diverse experience …