Wegmans Food Markets

WASHINGTON, DC -- Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) plan to co-locate their two supply chain conferences in April: FMI's Distribution Conference, April 2-5, and GMA's Information Systems/Logistics Distribution (IS/LD) Conference, April 3-5.

NEW YORK -- A handful of food retailers are among on Fortune Magazine's list of The 100 Best Companies to Work For, and the most prominent, Wegmans Food Markets, came in at No. 2, one off its lead position on last year's list.

NEWARK, Del. -- With the introduction of a newly launched Advocacy Action Center, members of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) can now connect easily and efficiently with legislators via the Web.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In recognition of Odonna Mathews' 33 years of distinguished service to the customers of Giant Food Inc., the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) here presented her with its the 2005 Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award.

WASHINGTON -- Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. finished first in customer service among food and drug retailers in a new survey of nearly 9,000 consumers.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Several industry movers and shakers spoke yesterday on the importance of retailer and supplier collaboration, during the GMA Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing (MSM) Conference here.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Citing an inability to compete against such national players as Home Depot and Lowe's, Wegmans Food Markets, based here, said this week it would close all 14 of its Chase-Pitkin Home & Garden Centers, starting early next year. All of the stores are located in New York.

Pittsford, NY-- Officials at St. John Fisher College here broke ground this week for a new pharmacy school made possible by a $5 million donation by Robert B. Wegman, the largest such gift in the school's history.