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Leaders honored at Friends of the Industry event

January 30, 2024 by MMR Bill Kies, Dagmar Farr, Denny Belcastro, FMI midwinter conference, Friends of the Industry, Gorshe Group, Henry Johnson, Independent Grocers Alliance, Kies Consulting, Mike Gorshe, W. Lee Flowers & Co. Leading Headlines, Retail News, Supplier News, Topics

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — One of the high points of the recent FMI Midwinter Conference here was the annual Friends of the Industry dinner. Founded 22 years ago by Bill Kies of Kies Consulting and Mike Gorshe of the Gorshe Group, the event brought together some 300 retailers, CPG suppliers and others involved in the

New realities for supers examined at FMI Show

February 27, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt Anthony Hucker, Craig Boylan, FMI midwinter conference, Jeffrey Woldt, supermarkets 2023, Issue 02-27-2023, Issues, Opinion

Craig Boyan and Anthony Hucker, two of the retailers who spoke at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando, Fla., last month, offered particularly astute assessments of the state of the grocery business and the issues that now confront supermarket operators. After praising the industry’s proven ability to adapt to changing conditions — an especially