Biosecurity Task Force Convenience Store Council EBT Advisory Committee Education & Training Committee Emergency Management Task Force Energy Issues Committee Environmental Committee The Food Council Committee for Good Government (FCCfGG) Food Safety & Quality CommitteeGovernance Committee
Governance Committee Government Affairs Committee Loss Prevention Committee Membership Committee Obesity Working Committee Safety/Risk Management Committee Trade Relations Committee Workforce Committee
BIOSECURITY TASK FORCE
Objectives: To address industry preparedness and response to threats to food supply; develop strategies for industry biosecurity protocol; serve as liaison with government partners and exchange information on perceived threats to food industry. top
CONVENIENCE STORE COUNCIL
Objectives: To promote and further the role of the convenience store industry in the State; to examine issues; provide services; and address the special needs of convenience stores in the areas of legislation, regulation, security, and public relations. top
EBT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Objectives: To promote and oversee the growth, and successful management of Electronics Benefits Transfer (EBT) within the New Jersey merchant community. top
EDUCATION & TRAINING COMMITTEE
Objectives: To Review and consider ways in which NJFC can best respond to demonstrated needs for programs that will provide training for employees from entry level to management and continue to explore government funded projects such as New Jersey’s School to Work Transition Program to determine potential benefits for NJFC members. top
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE
Objectives: To work with the New Jersey State Police and officials from the New Jersey Departments of Agriculture, Health and Transportation to develop a strategy for catastrophic emergency situations that might disrupt the food supply. top
ENERGY ISSUES COMMITTEE
Objectives: To address utility restructuring measures, explore utility reform options and provide best strategy position to advise the membership on shopping for power. The committee works with an NJFC energy aggregation consultant to negotiate energy supply contracts and recommends policies for the NJFC Energy Aggregation Group. top
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
Objectives: To encourage NJFC member participation in various aspects of sound solid waste policy; and study and make recommendations on source reduction as it pertains to product and packaging development. A Sub-committee is the Composting Task Force. top
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Objectives: To aid and promote the nomination and election of candidates for State office who will best promote, foster, aid, advance, and protect the interests of food retailers doing business in New Jersey. top
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY COMMITTEE
Objectives: To work closely with the Department of Health on the revision of the food code regulations; to work with government partners on food safety issues and to implement the Food Handlers Training Grant Project. top
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Objectives: To provide guidance on Board recruitment, expectations, selection, nomination, participation, evaluation, and termination, and take full responsibility for Board Membership
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Objectives: To identify NJFC legislative and regulatory agenda; recommend legislative positions; assist in research and testimony before legislative and regulatory agencies; and develop contacts with legislators and state officials. top
LOSS PREVENTION COMMITTEE
Objectives: To share information on loss prevention and security issues; recommend legislative positions on security issues; and promote Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition. top
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Objectives: To evaluate and recommend programs to maintain and encourage retail and associate membership in the New Jersey Food Council. top
OBESITY WORKING COMMITTEE
Objectives: To address public policy discussion on obesity, determine a strategy to educate and inform lawmakers, promote common sense consumption and prevent frivolous and detrimental public policy. top
SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Objectives: To strategize and discuss state and federal legislation and regulation dealing with insurance, liability, OSHA, ergonomics, and worker’s compensation. top
TRADE RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Objectives: To promote communications and better understanding among the food industry trade; develop program and promotion of Annual Golf Outing and Trade Relations Conference; and assist in building membership through trade contacts. top
WORKFORCE COMMITTEE
Objectives: To create a forum for information sharing, networking, exchanging ideas and providing research on workforce and human resource issues; recommend legislation and regulatory positions on employment practice proposals and address food industry human resources challenges and opportunities. top
Retail Members: • 55-05 Meat Corp./Extra Supermarket • A&P/Pathmark Stores Inc; • ACK Food Market• Acme Markets, Inc. • AJS Supermarkets, LLC • ALDI,Inc. • Antonio James, LLC • Aurora Food Corporation • Best Mark Supermarkets, Inc. • Billy’s Mount Prospect Grocery Group • Bottino’sSupermarkets of Bridgeton • Brookdale ShopRite, Inc. • Brown’s Superstores, Inc. • Clare’s Food Market, Inc. • Cuellar Family Shoprites • Cumberland Farms • D & M Food Corporation • E. Dickerson & Sons, Inc. • ECAN Supermarket, Inc. • Eickhoff Supermarkets • FA&Fairway Market• Farmingdale Shop-N-Bag • Food Circus Super Markets, Inc. • Foodking, Inc. • Four Brothers Supermarket,Inc. • Franelen, Inc.–Charlann, Inc. • Genuardi’s Markets • Glass Gardens, Inc. • HAJ Supermarkets, Inc. • Hann Supermarket, Inc.• Hernan and Hanna Food•Inserra Supermarkets • Kearny Shoprite, Inc. • Khodi Mata, Inc. • Kilroy’s Wonder Markets • King’s Super Markets, Inc. • L.J.V. Incorporated • Lenrich,LLC • Liberty Food Store, Inc. • Little Falls Shoprite • M & R Grocery Corporation • MA Shakti, Inc. • Mahavir, Inc. • Main Street Supermarket Corporation • Mattson’s Market, Inc. • McCaffrey’s Markets • MI Store Food Corporation• Montgomery Food Mart • Murphy’s Markets of South Jersey • Nace Corporation• Nevers, Inc. • Nicholas Markets,Inc. Norkus Enterprises, Inc. • Nutley Park ShopRite, Inc. • Oliva Supermarkets, Inc. • Pathmark Stores, Inc. • Pennington Quality Market • Perlmart,Inc. • Phillipsburg Market, Inc. • PRASAD, Inc. • Quick Chek Corporation • RAI-PAR Supermarket, Inc.•Ronetco Super Markets,Inc• Saker ShopRite • Seiden Foods, Inc. • Shakoor Supermarkets, Inc. • ShopRite of Carteret • ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc. • ShopRite of Lincoln Park, Inc. • ShopRiteof Oakand, Inc. • ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. • Stop and Shop Supermarket Company• Sunkin,LLC • Sunoco • Sunrise ShopRite • Supermarkets of Cherry Hill • Theodoris Incorporated • Tilton Market • Triple JJJ Corporation • Two Friends Business Center, Inc. • VHN Supermarkets, LLC • Village Supermarkets, Inc. • WAWA, Inc. • Wegman’s Food Markets, Inc. • Whole Foods Market • Zallie Supermarkets, Inc.
Associate Members: • 4C Foods Corp. • Acosta Sales and Marketing• Advantage Sales and Marketing • Aflac • Agilence, Inc• Al Rossy Investigations, Inc. • Altria Corporate Services, Inc• Ameritag • Amored Money Services, Inc. • Amper, Politzner, and Mattia, P.C.• Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management• Atlantic Coupon Redemption Center• B&G Foods, Inc• Bank of America. •Big Apple Dairy Desserts• Bimbo Bakeries USA • Bozzuto's Inc• C&S Wholesale Groceries, Inc • Camden Bag and Paper, LLC• Campbell Soup Company. • Canada Dry Bottling Company of New York • Casey Communications•Catalina Marketing Corporation • CBI Industries• Checkpoint Systems, Inc• Choicepoint Workplace Solutions• Cliffstar • Coca-Cola Bottling Company of NY• Colavita USA • Cold Technology• Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Foreman, and Leonard, PA • Command Security Corporation • Consolidated Dairies. • Cooper Financial Shred Services • CorVel Corporation • Crossmark • DAK Inc., t/a RM Termite and Pest Control• D'Orazio Foods, Inc.• Dora's Naturals Inc• Duncan, Minton, and Reading Associates, Inc• Edy's Grand Ice Cream• Elias B. Cohen and Associates• Environmental Liability Management, Inc. •ESM Metro New York• Evolution Robotics Retail, Inc• Food Scene, Inc. • Frank M. Vaccaro and Associates, Inc• Frito Lay, Inc • Frontline Security Agency, Inc • Garda Global, LLC • Garden State Laboratories, Inc• General Mills Inc • Gleason Insurance • Goya Foods, Inc.• Gutterplans Frozen Dough, Inc• Herr Foods, Inc• Hillside Snack Foods, Inc • Isbre Holding Corporation • J.F Murray Co, Inc• Kettle Foods• Kraft Foods Global• Krasdale Foods, Inc• Liberty Sales and Marketing• LiDestri• LSS Technologies, LLC• M. Bross, Inc• Marcal Paper Mills, Inc •McLane Company, Inc • Mission Foods • National Resource Management Inc• New Brunswick Saw Service, Inc. • Paktech Inc• Paramount Bakeries, Inc. •Penn Jersey Paper Co• Pepperidge Farm• Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group. •Perdue Farms, Inc• PLM & Associates, LLC• Premier Energy Group, LLC• Premio Foods• Prescient Applied Intelligence• Readington Farms, Inc• Reliant Energy Solutions• RLB Food Distributors• Road Con Systems, Inc. • Snyder's of Hanover• Sobel and Company, CPA's LLC• Spectrum Services/Diamond Chemical Company• Stella D'Oro Company• Stroehman Bakeries• Super Marc Inventory Service, Inc •Supervalu Eastern Region• Tasty Baking Company• The Dannon Company• Truco Enterprises, LP• TSS Faculty Services, Inc• Turkey Hill Dairy• Tuscan Dairy/Garelick Farms• Unilever• United Trucking, Inc• Wachter Network Services, Inc•White Rose Food • Williams, Alexander, and Associates, Inc• Windsor Marketing Group, Inc• Wiss and Company, LLP. • Wissahickon Spring Water, Inc• Wolfbock Brach Eichler • Community Foodbank of NJ