Monster of an Idea to Keep Family Meals Alive
In 2019 the Gold Plate Awards will recognize retailer, supplier and community collaborator programs that creatively participated in National Family Meals Month in September.
Urge Congress to Prohibit Retroactive Pharmacy DIR Fees
According to the federal government, DIR fees charged to pharmacies have grown by more than 45,000 percent over the past 10 years! And, in an industry that operates on razor-thin profit margins, supermarket pharmacies have virtually no ability to absorb these unexpected costs.
Food Safety, Technology and Regulatory Decision Making at the FDA
At this year’s biennial FDA Science Forum, scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and academia shared cutting-edge food safety research to update the general public on important work being conducted to protect public health. The forum showcased the agency’s research and how it is being used to develop scientific tools and technologies to advance food safety and inform regulatory decision making.
FMI Food Safety Innovation Award – Recognizing Excellence in Food Safety
Food Safety Innovation Award nominations are now being accepted and are due by November 1, 2019. Presentation of the award will take place in conjunction with the FMI Food Safety Committee Meeting on January 24, 2020, in Phoenix, AZ.
Photo Friday: Grocers Visit MIT
Our Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council visited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, better known as MIT, for its fall meeting.
OMEGA Members Receive a 3.4% discount
OMEGA Press
- WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association Campaign Raises Over $154,000 For Children in Need of Assistance
- Thank You for Making the 2024 Jan Vineyard Charity Golf Outing a Success!
- Join the GameChanger July Campaign: Empower Our Youth, Prevent Substance Misuse
- WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association Campaign Raises Over $137,000 For Children in Need of Assistance
- WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association Campaign Raises Over $132,000 For Children in Need of Assistance
NGA News
- Grocery eCommerce – The Digital Shelf is Still Evolving
- NGA Statement on SNAP Funding
- NGA Statement on Need to Reopen the Government and Fund SNAP and WIC
- Busch’s Fresh Food Market Donates 107K Gallons Of Milk In 2025
- Statement from NGA President & CEO Greg Ferrara on the Need to Reopen the Government and Fund SNAP/WIC
CSP Fuel News
- Convenience-store foodservice technology, equipment on display at NACS Show
- Philip Morris to pay Washington $66M through tobacco-related settlement
- 4 takeaways from CSP’s 2025 Convenience-Store Women’s event
- EagleStores levels up with new headquarters
- Royal Farms' Jesse Wolcott shares his artificial intelligence strategy
