“Rich regards community service as the key to success and made it part of his company’s culture,” said Smith. “The management teams at Niemann Foods give generously and help sponsor many events that benefit the community.” For example, the company:
He has been a strong and vocal proponent of the effort to repeal the estate tax and a leader in the industry campaign to make organized retail crime a federal felony, Smith said. In fact, last year Dick Durbin, the U.S. senator from Niemann’s home state of Illinois and a Democratic leader, introduced the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, comprehensive legislation to address these crimes.
FMI established the Sidney R. Rabb Award in 1977 to honor supermarket industry leaders for outstanding service to the community, consumers and the industry. Its namesake pioneered the consumer- and community-driven role of the supermarket as chief executive of The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company.
Food Marketing Institute proudly advocates on behalf of the food retail industry. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org and for information regarding the FMI foundation, visit www.fmifoundation.org.
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