More than $22,500 in awards will be presented, and the top applicant will be invited to attend the conference and accept the award in-person. Eligible applicants are children or dependents (including spouses) of a supply chain department employee whose company's FSA membership dues are current.

We are pleased to offer the following sponsorship opportunities For the 63rd Annual Food Shippers of America Conference.

As grocery shopping becomes the next frontier for tech companies to conquer amid the Amazon’s and Peapod’s of the world, it is difficult to remember that food is not a guarantee for everyone. According to Feeding America, about 14 percent of Americans experience food insecurity, which is defined by the USDA as "consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources." On the flip side, up to 40 percent of food goes to waste each year. Clearly, the basic math indicates that our country’s hunger problems are not an issue of lack of supply, but an issue of disproportionate distribution. So where does that 40 percent of waste come from? According to research from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), food waste occurs in each and every step of the supply chain.

63rd Annual Food Shippers of America Golf Tournament will be 1 morning round on 2 courses limited to the first 288 golf registrations.

63rd Annual Food Shippers of America Conference Sponsors for 2018 include:

Larger brands are looking to gain market share amid greater competition from companies that were quick to respond to changing consumer demand. For more than a century, brands such as Kellogg’s cereal, Campbell’s soup and Aunt Jemima pancake mix were common among American households, and they provided companies with reliable revenue growth, reports the Wall Street Journal. Today, however, these brands are facing strong competition.

Food Shippers of America is proud to announce its partnership with Cvent in creating a new registration process for the 63rd Annual Food Shippers of America Conference scheduled March 11-13, 2018, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, AZ. Registration is on target to open July 1, 2017. If you have attended an FSA conference in the last three years, you will receive an email invitation that will include your own unique voucher number. This number will be needed when you access the link within the email invitation to complete your conference registration.

The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "We are urging an employee of a company providing any imaginable type of service to the U.S. Department of Defense to call us anytime at 866-714-6466 about potential rewards if their employer is ripping off or gouging the DoD on contracts involving food, transportation, fuel, housing, building or for equipment that does not work. Recently a whistleblower received a $38-million-dollar reward for this exact type of information. Whistleblower rewards involving defense contractors or companies providing services to the Defense Department have the potential of being extremely significant as we would like to discuss, provided the whistleblower can prove the wrongdoing-and the wrongdoing is obvious." http://CorporateWhistleblower.Com

Wellington Management Group LLP cut its position in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) by 0.2 percent during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 267,743 shares of the company’s stock after selling 453 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP owned about 0.07 percent of Tyson Foods worth $16,522,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Do you have a story to tell, a case study or a problem/solution story to share? 

The editors (Naylor) of Food Shippers of America are seeking articles for the upcoming fall/winter issue.

Articles may be co-authored and should be between 650 and 1,500 words, accompanied by at least one high resolution photo. Articles should not be press releases or advertisements for the author's company or services. Editors retain the right to edit for space and content. .

The following are some suggested article ideas:

• A collaboration that has resulted in a success for your company.
• Use of a product or service that has benefited your operation.

 

Please send completed manuscripts to media@foodshippersofamerica.org by August 2.

Kellogg’s shares are now down 22 percent from their highs a year ago, and the current valuation makes a lot more sense. This company has a long history of increasing dividends, and another dividend increase is expected later this month. Kellogg has transformed itself away from a mostly cereal company into a global snack foods powerhouse. Conservative investors should put this stock on their radar for future purchase should the price continue to decline.

When H.J. Heinz Co. bought Kraft Foods Group Inc. in 2015, it was announced that the Kraft Heinz cheese plant in Campbell, N.Y., would be closed. The closure was later delayed by up two years as state officials and the company sought to find a buyer. The official closure was slated for July 31, 2017, and then was later delayed to Aug. 23, but now the plant will not close, because a deal has been reached.