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Wednesday's Wake Up...what's happening in and around our aisles - August 18, 2021
Wednesday Wake Up!
Virtual Panel Series

Mark your calendar and join us for our ongoing virtual panel series, designed to celebrate our essential teams, their efforts during the pandemic and the future of our growing categories!

Save the Date!

Sept 1 - Focus on the Future, Emerging Trends & the Aspiring Leaders Making it Happen


Panel hosted by
Dr. Russell Zwanka
Western Michigan Univ.



Thank you to our Leadership Sponsors:
Event Sponsors:

H.P. Hood
Highland Park Markets
Mama Rosie's
Roche Bros.
Sargento


Digital Sponsorship Opportunities
FRANE/ Ryan Marrocco Memorial Golf Tournament is Sold Out!

Registration is Closed!
Thank you to all who are supporting this year's event and our scholarship program!

If you haven't confirmed your golfer names, please send them to us by Thursday morning, 8/19.

Click to send Golfer Names

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Category Resources & Updates




IRI CPG Demand Index: 081721

Acosta Report Finds Multicultural Shoppers Have a Growing Influence in the Grocery Retail Space

Frozen & Refrigerated Buyer: Us Food Market Outlook 2021:Grocery Shopping, Home Cooking, & Food Preferences in the Waning Pandemic Period

Food Business News: Slideshow: Hot Innovation In Frozen Foods

Supermarket News: Delta Variant Changing the Mask Equation for Grocery Retailers

Supermarket News: Plant-Based Foods are Here to Stay - and Grow

MorningNewsBeat: Sansolo Speaks: In Search of Opportunity

Frozen & Refrigerated Buyer: What Retailers Wish Their Vendors Knew

Supply Chain Dive: Say Hello to Your Pandemic Price Increase



Webinars, Podcasts & Blogs

Progressive Grocer: Five Sensible Solutions to Win the Future of Food Retailing, Tues. Sept 7th, 2:00 pm EDT

Supermarket News: SN Off the Shelf: Back to School Boosts Opportunity for Private Brands

Retail Dive: Podium: 2021 State of Reviews Retail (Ebook)

Progressive Grocer: Let's Get Phygital - How To Cash In On the New Hybrid Shopper Norm (blog)

Retail Dive: Let the Shopping Begin: How to
Get Consumers Back in Store (on demand webinar)

We're celebrating our 65th Anniversary in October!
Have you registered yet?
What do you call our best Member Networking Event of the Year, held as part of our Annual Conference? Is it a Business Session? Member Summit?

We know the value, we have the content, we need a good name! Up for the challenge?

Submit your entry here to name our "Saturday-jam packed-business focused-member value-sales driving-business building event"
Saturday, October 23rd at our 65th Annual Business Conference!

Winner will be chosen on September 1st and will win a $100 gift card to be used in Portland Maine, at our upcoming Business Conference! Entry deadline 8/31 8:00 pm.
2021 Annual Conference Information
AC Hotel Portland Downtown Waterfront, Portland, ME
October 22-24,2021
2021 Conference Registration Form
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Frozen & Refrigerated Association of the Northeast (FRANE)
www.frane.org frane@frane.org #203-597-7215
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