FMI - OMEGA - West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association

On February 22, 2021, I will be celebrating the hard-working heroes of the supermarket by joining with the industry to proclaim it Supermarket Employee Day. The supermarket has long been acknowledged as the backbone of our communities, but its role has never been more essential than it has been for the past ten months. Here are some of our reasons for proclaiming February 22 Supermarket Employee Day.

Susan Morris, executive vice president and COO at Albertsons Companies, is the 2021 Midwinter Executive Conference chairperson and she has proven to be an admirable guide in helping us plan our first-ever virtual Midwinter experience. Susan’s leadership has inspired a dynamic online program that supports our members’ business objectives and networking needs. Susan shared some initial insights with me as we prepare for our event in late January.

For 15 years, the Power of Meat report has been a highly anticipated part of the Annual Meat Conference. For everyone, 2020 was quite a year and for the meat department that was particularly true. As a result, FMI and NAMI decided to break our trend of annual reports to conduct a Midyear Power of Meat.

The global food safety community has been adapting to unprecedented business operations and procedures at a breathtaking pace over the past eight-plus months.

The road to the Supper Bowl is getting a bit more intense with the voting now open to determine which two of the eight semi-finalists proceed to the championship round. Go to FMI.org/SupperBowl for a snazzy video describing the remaining eight companies in contention along with a mouth-watering description of the menu they concocted to vie for best family meal.