Gold Plate = Gold Star on Family Meals

By: Cathy Polley, RPh, Vice President, Health & Wellness, FMI & Executive Director, FMI Foundation

Last night we were pleased to honor our four winners of the 2015 Gold Plate Awards at a reception on Capitol Hill with the House Agriculture Committee and Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX-11). Here are some photos of the event.

FMI’s 2015 Gold Plate Awards are part of National Family Meals Month, a national campaign aimed at rallying families back to the table to share one more meal together each week using items from the grocery store.

Learn more about our 2015 winners here and check back to the Voice of Food Retail blog as we dive deeper into the stories of our four winners.

Mitty the Mitt celebrates National Family Meals Month on Capitol Hill

House Agriculture Chairman Congressman Michael Conaway (R-TX-11) shares, “good things happen during family meal time” at a reception for National Family Meals Month.

Leslie Sarasin, president and CEO of FMI, presents Katie Swartz from Acme Fresh Market with the Gold Plate Award for their The Surprising Power of Family Meals!

Leslie Sarasin gives Price Chopper’s Ellie Wilson the Gold Plate Award for their Family Mealtimes Matter program

Leslie Sarasin awards Shirley Axe of Ahold USA the Gold Plate Award for the Savory: Fast, Fresh and Easy™

On behalf of Mars’ Ben’s Beginners program Shannon Campagna accepts the Gold Plate Award from Leslie Sarasin