At a time when consumers demand value, branded retail food companies no longer can afford a dysfunctional approach to R&D. Gone are the days of emphasizing development over consumer research.
Supermarket industry media reported yesterday that the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) signed a "joint memorandum of understanding" to consider merging their annual executive conferences.
The American Meat Institute said it hired the sales analysis firm, ethnoMetrics Inc., Stevensville, Mich., to "enhance the purchase experience" of those buyers and sellers.
American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) Chairman Jim Matthews announced that Leslie Sarasin, AFFI president and CEO and a 19-year organization veteran, resigned effective Oct. 31, 2008.