A Unique Approach to Celebrate National Family Meals Month

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OMEGA is a West Virginia-based organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the business interests of the state’s petroleum marketing, retail grocery, and convenience store industries.

As a network of over 225 locally owned businesses, OMEGA actively promotes cooperation, advocates for favorable legislation, and provides education and resources to its members. With over 50,000 employees, OMEGA members significantly contribute to the state’s economy, generating more than 10% of all state taxes and supporting local communities through scholarships, charitable donations, and civic involvement.

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OMEGA offers three types of membership: Convenience Store Members, Petroleum Marketer Members, and Grocer Members, all of which play a vital role in providing fuel, food, and essentials across West Virginia. As a liaison with state and national agencies, OMEGA works closely with organizations like NACS, PMAA, FMI, and the N.G.A. to advocate on behalf of its members.

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Each family has its own unique challenges to achieving a regular family mealtime. The Kellogg Company, a 2018 Gold Plate Award Winner, focused its National Family Meals Month campaign on helping WIC families have one more meal each week.

By: Allison Febrey, Assistant, Health & Wellness/FMI Foundation/Food & Product Safety, Food Marketing Institute <img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/kellogg-2.tmb-large-350-.png?sfvrsn=f0e9576e_1" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="Kellogg " title="Kellogg " style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" />Each family has its own unique challenges to achieving a regular family mealtime. The Kellogg Company, a 2018 Gold Plate Award Winner, focused its National Family Meals Month™ campaign on helping WIC families have one more meal each week.  “Kellogg Company’s purpose - Nourishing Families so They can Flourish and Thrive - is well aligned with both WIC’s mission and the benefits of family meals,” according to Melanie Hall, manager, national WIC partnerships well-being team, Kellogg Company. Kellogg’s program focused on how to use WIC foods to make affordable, delicious meals that bring families together. The Kellogg well-being team worked with Michigan WIC staff to identify healthy WIC foods that sometimes go unused. These foods – which included cereal, beans, canned fish, and yogurt - were used to create a set of 15 recipes that were provided to partners to use throughout September. For each of these foods, Kellogg created a “Cooking Hack” sheet in English and Spanish that provided simple creative ways to add these foods to a variety of menus and recipes.  The campaign was executed through three food retailers, including Vons and Stater Bros., in California, and SpartanNash in Michigan. In addition, they worked with more than 80 WIC clinics in southern California, more than 200 WIC clinics throughout the state of Michigan, and wichealth.org, a nutrition education website that serves WIC families in 30 states. In addition to signage, posters and recipes, the campaign offered experiential events, including food demonstrations in more than 30 retail locations and in WIC Clinics. The Kellogg well-being team created a “Family Meals Month Lesson” for WIC families, which was presented to more than 700 Michigan WIC staff at their annual meeting. The lesson was translated into Spanish by California stakeholders for use in a digital education platform and shared with southern California SNAP agencies.  Congratulations to Kellogg Company and their retail, WIC, and SNAP partners on their Gold Plate Award-winning National Family Meals Month campaign!  Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG72rQHJshU&feature=youtu.be">this sizzle reel</a> summarizing all the great Family Meals we saw this past September. Now is the perfect time to start planning for National Family Meals Month September 2019. There is no fee to participate. Go to <a href="http://www.fmifamilymeals.com/">www.FMIFamilyMeals.com</a> for ideas about how you and your company can join the movement. Learn more about some of the award-winning programs on our  <a href="https://www.fmi.org/family-meals/award">Gold Plate Awards</a> page.

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OMEGA members play a vital role in West Virginia, supporting communities through substantial tax contributions and a wide-reaching presence across the state. With over 55% of the population living in border counties, our members are dedicated to serving both local and regional needs. Beyond business, we’re proud to give back, having contributed over $3.1 million to children’s charities since 2003, reflecting our commitment to making a positive difference.