Sustainability on the Shelves: A Guide for Category Managers & Buyers

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The perfect overview of sustainability in the food retail sector that will help managers achieve the following objectives: Understanding sustainability in the food retail supply chain Identify issues specific to each category Understanding and verify claims, recognize "greenwashing", and select more sustainable products Sourcing Guide Webinars will also be conducted on the following dates in 2011: Fresh: January 12th Beverage: January 26th General Merchandise: February 9th Seafood: March 2nd All sessions will start at 1:00pm EST. Please contact acokley@fmi.org to register. "Sustainability is a broad topic and tough to understand for many in the grocery industry. This guide gets to the point on complex issues and will provide a quick study for those interested in taking sustainability marketing and merchandising to the next level at their company." Tom McIntyre, SuperValu FMI's Sustainability Executive Committee "Category managers and buyers are on the front lines of making our shelves more sustainable. This guide is a great tool to strengthen their capability to make more informed and confident choices." Harriet Hentges, AHOLD USA Chair of FMI's Sustainability Education and Communication Working Group