Intense competition, tough
economic conditions and changing consumer
demographics are some of the issues that will
be addressed by Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
Senior Vice President Michael Sansolo during
the closing session of the 2004 Meat
Conference. Sponsored by FMI and the American
Meat Institute (AMI), the annual conference
will be held March 14 to16 at the Gaylord
Opryland Resort in Nashville,
Tenn.
Conference co-sponsors include
America’s Beef Producers, American Lamb
Council, National Chicken Council, National
Pork Board and the National Turkey
Federation.
Sansolo’s presentation,
“State of the Retail Food Industry,” will
offer an overview of the industry and an
analysis of key components — suppliers,
distributors, consumers and the government.
Sansolo will unveil new data and draw from a
broad range of resources and
opinions.
“The supermarket industry
today may be experiencing one of the most
unusual and challenging periods in its history,
driven by dramatic changes in consumer
attitudes, sales growth and company profits, as
well as the issues facing the nation as a
whole,” said Sansolo. “Today’s businesses
are taking a long, hard look at where they are
and what they must do to
succeed.”
Sansolo’s presentation is
just one of nearly 20 that will be featured
during the three-day conference. In addition
to the education program, the conference will
feature a Product Tasting Reception, tours of
Nashville-area retail centers, a Tech Fair
luncheon and several networking events. For
details, please visit the conference Web site
at http://www.fmi.org/events/confmain.cfm?meetings_id=297.
American Meat Institute represents the
interests of packers and processors of beef,
pork, lamb, veal and turkey products and their
suppliers throughout North America. The
Institute provides legislative, regulatory,
public relations, technical, scientific and
educational services to the industry. Its
affiliate, the AMI Foundation, is a separate
501(c)3 organization that conducts research,
education and information projects for the
industry.
Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
conducts programs in research, education,
industry relations and public affairs on behalf
of its 2,300 member companies — food
retailers and wholesalers — in the United
States and around the world. FMI’s U.S.
members operate approximately 26,000 retail
food stores with a combined annual sales volume
of $340 billion — three-quarters of all food
retail store sales in the United States.
FMI’s retail membership is composed of large
multi-store chains, regional firms and
independent supermarkets. Its international
membership includes 200 companies from 60
countries.
FMI's Sansolo to Address Competition, Nation’s Economy, Consumer Trends and Other Benchmark Issues at 2004 Annual Meat Conference
Thursday, February 5, 2004
For more information contact:
Todd Hultquist Sr. Mgr., Media Relations- FMI 202-220-0655 thultquist@fmi.org |
Janet Riley Senior VP, Public Affairs- AMI 703-841-3635 jriley@meatinstitute.org |

