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2012 Ribbon Sponsors
As of 5/4/12
Platinum
Affiliated Foods Midwest
Fareway Stores, Inc.
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Blue
Anderson Erickson Dairy
Anheuser-Busch
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Blue Bunny
Coca-Cola Company
Dean Foods/Land O' Lakes Milk
E & J Gallo Winery
General Mills
Kraft Foods
Old Dutch Foods, Inc.
Roberts Dairy
Sara Lee / Bimbo Bakery
SHAZAM
Shullsburg Creamery
Red
ACH Food Companies
ACOSTA Sales & Marketing
Advantage Sales & Marketing
Constellation Brands, U.S.
Daymon Worldwide
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
Faribault Foods/Mrs. Grimes
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Hilex Poly
Hostess Brands
Iowa Lottery
Kellogg Co.
Kum & Go, L.C.
Lance Private Brands
MillerCoors Company
Pepsi Americas
Unilever
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
White
Altria Client Services
American Pop Corn Company
Arctic Glacier Premium Ice
Barilla
BAR-S Foods
Capital City Fruit
Casey's General Stores
City Carton Recycling
Cookies Food Products
CROSSMARK Sales & Marketing
Crystal Farms
Dahl's Foods, Inc.
Famous Dave's Products
Glazer's Distributors of Iowa
Gurley's Foods
Hockenberg Newburgh
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Hormel Foods Corporation
Johnson Brothers of Iowa
Kemps Dairy
Kwik Star
LUXCO Spirited Brands of Iowa
Mueller-Yurgae Associates
Nash Finch Company
Palermo's Pizza
Pan-O-Gold Baking Company
PAT Brokerage Company, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Russ Davis Wholesale
Sparboe Farms
Taylor Industries, Inc.
Trinchero Family Estates
Voss Distributing / Red Bull
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The FMS Pulse
April Evens Out After Week 3 Drop MORE
Sales have dropped sharply in the third week of April compared to the same week in 2011. This is the big drop we've been expecting since last year.
This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will announce April's unemployment data. March's report was a significant disappointment, so it remains to be seen whether the jobs situation is . . .
BGBC Partners LLP Tax Update: Debt Basis in Partnerships and S-Corporations, Part II
Last week we discussed how your share of partnership or
S-Corporation income impacts your basis in your ownership interest.
This week we will take a look at how debt can affect . . .
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Openings, Closings & Expansions |
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Fareway Opens a New Location in Morningside
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By Tia Heidebrecht, Chief Photographer
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The new location for Fareway in Morningside is officially open.
Fareway officials and the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce helped cut the ribbon Wednesday at 4267 Sergeant Road.
The store is 44-percent larger and now has a bakery, more room for fresh meat, and a beer cave for shoppers.
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Kum & Go Poised to Enter Colorado Springs
 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Kum & Go LC CEO Kyle Krause was in Colorado Springs, Colo., this week for a reception with business and civic leaders in advance of Kum & Go's initial store opening there June 1, reported The Gazette. He told them that when Kum & Go opens the store in a little more than a month, he believes customers won't feel like they're walking into a typical convenience store.
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Source: CSP Daily News |
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How Banks Are Coping With Swipe-Fee Reform
 Reserve issues report detailing interchange-fee statistics WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve Board released statistics Tuesday that show small and medium-sized banks and credit unions are prospering under reform of the interchange fees that banks charge merchants to process debit-card transactions. "Just as reform advocates argued and Congress intended, today's data confirms that small institutions are unaffected by swipe fee reform," said Douglas Kantor, counsel to the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC). "The gloom-and-doom predictions of reform opponents have proved false." MORE Source: CSP Daily News |
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Sansolo Speaks: Social Media and the Power to Change Food
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by Michael Sansolo
As the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), United Fresh and the American Meat Institute (AMI) gather in Dallas this week for their co-located conventions, there's one food VIP almost guaranteed to be absent. Yet in many ways Houston mom Bettina Elias Siegel is the person everyone should want to meet. Siegel personifies our era's changing balance of power better than almost anyone - and the funny thing is, I just heard her name for the first time the other day. (And I am willing to bet that her name is unfamiliar to many if you.)
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Wal-Mart offers online shoppers a "cash" option
Wal-Mart shoppers now will be able to pay cash for online purchases. The world's largest retailer said it will allow shoppers to buy items on Walmart.com and then pay for them with cash at all of its 3,800 U.S. stores. The discounter says it's the first major retailer to offer shoppers the opportunity to purchase online without a bank account, or credit, debit or prepaid card.
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 QA Graphics Provides Nutritional Information Kiosks QA Graphics, an Iowa based interactive design firm, can develop interactive nutritional information kiosks to help quick service and fast-food restaurants comply with menu labeling laws. The interactive nutritional information can be displayed via kiosks, touchscreens, and mobile devices.
Ankeny, Iowa -- QA Graphics®, an Iowa based interactive design firm, can develop interactive nutritional information kiosks to help quick service and fast-food restaurants comply with menu labeling laws.
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Close the Relevancy Gap
The recent success private brands have had on the food side in achieving brand legitimacy has been "really easy," but getting to the next level will be more difficult, according to Harvey Hartman, founder, chairman and CEO of The Hartman Group, Bellevue, Wash. In an April 30 presentation during the Food Marketing Institute's (FMI) 2012 Private Brands Summit, held in conjunction with the FMI Show in Dallas, he explained that a "relevancy gap" currently exists between "what consumers expect retailers to sell and what they desire them to sell."
This relevancy gap also is the reason many of today's legacy CPG food brands no longer resonate with consumers . . .
Source: Progressive Grocer |
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Grocery stores targeting men with 'man aisles'
by CATHY MARSHALL, KGW Staff
PORTLAND -- Shopping scientist and author Herb Sorenson says we're seeing a societal evolution at the grocery store.
"The erosion of the traditional family is why you have more men doing the shopping," explained Sorenson.
Two recent studies confirm the trend and stores are reacting. Some Walmart and Target locations are phasing in "man aisles".
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IDDBA's "What's in Store" report shows customers are looking to eat healthier, shopping more but buying less on trips
Consumers are buying less food less frequently, making value that includes health the crux of their shopping ethos, according to "What's in Store 2012," the published trends report from the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA).
Spending on food and gasoline is rising as both staples become more expensive.
"What's in Store" is a secondary research trends report compiled from over 150 credible industry resources.
Consumers' actions include . . .
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Source: Convenience Store Decisions
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Hershey Begins GPS Mapping of Ghanaian Cocoa Farms 
Hershey Begins GPS Mapping of Ghanaian Cocoa Farms
The Hershey Co. is employing GPS mapping to provide precise measurements of farm acreage as part of the "Hershey Learn to Grow" Farm Program in the African nation of Ghana. The cutting-edge technology will help farmers better plan and manage their farms, thereby boosting yields and farmer incomes.
Learn to Grow rolled out Jan. 30 as part of Hershey's $10 million commitment in west Africa over the next five years to accelerate the chocolate maker's cocoa programs in the region. The investment will help . . .
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'30 Rock' Satire of Kraft Sponsorship Is Sponsored by Kraft
The episode of the sitcom "30 Rock" that NBC broadcast live on Thursday night offered a fanciful tribute to live TV on the Peacock network. Not left out of that wacky history lesson were the sponsors, an integral part of television when it was live.
The episode began with an imaginary, black-and-white NBC sitcom called "The Lovebirds," modeled on the legendary CBS sitcom "The Honeymooners." The writers of "30 Rock" made "The Lovebirds" part of what an announcer called "The Kraft Product Placement Comedy Hour, sponsored by Kraft Singles . . .
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Source: The New York Times
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Tyson Foods Unveils Mobile Feeding Unit 
Building on its history of feeding first responders and survivors in the aftermath of various disasters, Tyson Foods Inc. has introduced a special mobile feeding unit. The 53-foot semi-trailer made its debut April 27 in New York during a live segment on cable TV's "Fox & Friends."
The trailer will serve as a central supply unit at disaster sites to bolster the feeding efforts of multiple Tyson "cook teams" that bring . . .
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Source: Progressive Grocer
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Counting Down to the IGEF Scholarship Golf Classic
Only 13 days remain until the 21st Annual IGEF Scholarship Golf Classic, Thursday, May 17.
A fun-filled, worthwhile event, the golf tournament funds scholarships for college students with ties to the grocery industry. There are 296 golfers registered for the event. Questions? Call Peggy Sellner at IGIA, 515.270.2628 or email psellner@iowagrocers.com.
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Three Keys to Successful Sand Play 
From Marty Fleckman
Director of Instruction, BlackHorse Golf Club
Being successful out of the sand depends on three things: correct setup, proper technique and consistent point of entry.
You should use a sand wedge when playing short sand shots around the green. A sand wedge may vary from 55 to 58 degrees of loft with 8 to 12 degrees of bounce. I personally prefer a 58-degree sand wedge with 8 degrees of bounce.
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