72790Studies_and_White_Papers193171752/Articles/Studies_and_White_PapersStudies and White Papers43579685BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000317282Bottom-line results at new FMI Food Sustainability SummitBottom-line-results-at-new-FMI-Food-Sustainability-Summit1208976000000Practices and strategies that promote the long term well-being of the
environment, society and the bottom line will be the focus of the Food
Marketing Institute (FMI) Food Industry Sustainability Summit, June
16-18, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt in Minneapolis. true78442111680BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000262144HollingsworthPiercehollingsworthp@bnpmedia.comPierce Hollingsworth is Director, Custom Media Group at BNP Media. Contact him at 847/405-4101, hollingsworthp@bnpmedia.com 1215738195BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_100000000000003172864357968530Strategic Issues and Practical SolutionsThe general sessions, interactive forums, workshops and case studies
will address strategic issues and offer practical solutions for food
retailers and wholesalers who seek to differentiate their company by
optimizing their sustainability programs. Industry leaders and
sustainability experts from business, government, academia and advocacy
groups will share their success stories. <br><br>
<p>Attending the Summit will condense the information gathering process
for those who want to incorporate sustainable business practices and
gain a competitive advantage. The summit will explore how to implement
green initiatives throughout companies, including:</p>
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<div><strong>Consumer Relations </strong></div>
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<div><strong>Energy </strong></div>
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<div><strong>Marketing </strong></div>
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<div><strong>Operations </strong></div>
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<div><strong>Packaging </strong></div>
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<div><strong>Store Development</strong><strong><br>Supply chain management </strong></div>
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<div><strong>Transportation </strong> </div>
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Companies are encouraged to send their sustainability team to take
advantage of specialized concurrent sessions. They will learn how to
incorporate sustainability into store design and perishables, how to
manage waste and save money while doing it and even how to form a
partnership to reduce and reinvent packaging. <br><br><a href="http://www.fmi.org/">Food Marketing Institute</a><br>Arlington, Va.<br> 8215738194BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_100000000000003172854357968520New Research to be UnveiledThe Summit will unveil new consumer research by Mitch Baranowski,
co-founder of Bemporad Baranowski Marketing Group (BBMG). He will
present new insight into sustainability-conscious consumers and how
they reward companies that are honest about their processes and
practices, authentic about products, and accountable for their impact
on the environment and society. The Summit will also feature consumer
research on sustainability from Catalina Marketing and FMI.8215738193BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_100000000000003172844357968510Chief of World’s Top Conservation Group to Keynote Summit World Wildlife Fund president and CEO Carter Roberts will be the
keynote speaker at the Sustainability Summit. He will discuss how to
use the market to fight climate change and resource exhaustion. As
head of the world’s largest conservation organization, he will discuss
how a new era of global threats has changed the way many institutions
address conservation.8215738192BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000317283435796850Practices and strategies that promote the long term well-being of the
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