By George Anderson
Manly Mopus, interim president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, told attendees at the Merchandising, Sales and Marketing Conference and the Joint Industry Unsaleables Management Conference, "The time is right for a new model of collaboration."
Mr. Molpus said his association and its members were "committed to working with the Food Marketing Institute to undertake a full-scale evaluation of all industry affairs initiatives, committees and conferences to find synergies and new and better ways of working together."
Discussion Questions: Is the time right for a new model of collaboration between grocery manufacturers and food wholesalers and retailers? What would that new model look like if it were up to you?