New Jersey Food Council
30 West Lafayette St., Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: 609/392-8899
Fax: 609/396-6571
Email: mailto:njfc@njfoodcouncil.com

IS YOUR COMPANY NAME ON THE GROWING LIST OF 2008 EVENT SPONSORS?
Make sure your company joins the 2008 NJFC Event Sponsorship program and shows its support as a significant member sponsor!

The program will continue to include four levels of sponsorship that entitles companies to a pre-determined number of tickets to NJFC events, including the Annual Meeting, Night of Distinction, Trade Relations Conference and the Golf Outing. In addition, event sponsors will receive recognition in NJFC publications such as the News & Views and the quarterly newsletter ExpressLine, on our web-site as well as acknowledgement in promotional materials and placement on banners at NJFC events. Sponsors are considered premium supporters of NJFC.

We just kicked off the 2008 sponsorship campaign and already NJFC members are demonstrating their strong support for this program. Let’s add your company name to the list of NJFC premium sponsors! Contact us today for details.

Gold Sponsors:
George Weston Bakeries

Silver Sponsors:
Saker ShopRites
Village Super Markets

Bronze Sponsors:
Kings Super Markets
Mission Foods
Quick Chek Food Stores
Wiss & Company, LLP

Brass Sponsors:
Brown’s Super Stores
Murphy’s Markets of South Jersey
ShopRite of Hunterdon County

PASSAGE OF PAID FAMILY LEAVE TO BE PRIORITY IN LAMEDUCK SESSION
This week, legislative leaders confirmed that NJ Governor Jon Corzine now has the support in Lameduck to seek passage of his Paid Family Leave proposal much to the dismay of NJFC and the entire business community in New Jersey. Paid Family Leave is an ill advised public policy that will clearly take NJ out of step with competing neighbor states and continue to reinforce the poor reputation of New Jersey’s business climate.

Next week, NJFC will initiate a campaign to contact legislative leaders and voice food industry opposition to this anti-business proposal because it will disrupt the workplace, create a tremendous hardship on members and mandates another entitlement program that NJ can not afford. We ask all NJFC members to respond to our call for action next week when you receive our email that will include industry arguments and contact information.

NJFC BIOSECURITY COMMITTEE TEAMS UP WITH NJ HOMELAND SECURITY ON DISTRIBUTION ISSUES
On Friday, NJFC Biosecurity members met with state Homeland Security officials, top brass from the State Office of Emergency Management, FMI, USDA and state health and agricultural agents to discuss plans to develop a food distribution model for the food sector in case of a natural or catastrophic emergency. Commodity support, critical supplies and assets, logistics, transportation, power restoration, credentialing essential personnel, economic factors and communications were among the topics of discussion.

State and federal officials are committed to partnering with NJFC to develop this unique emergency preparedness program so members will have a solid plan and specific clearances to react during an emergency that would have otherwise disrupted the food supply. As the program is developed, NJFC will continue to update the membership on our efforts.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR THE NJFC LOSS PREVENTION CONFERENCE
This year’s NJFC Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition will feature “A Town Hall Meeting” with United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Christopher Christie. Members will address organized retail theft, gangs and white collar corruption issues with NJ’s top prosecutor. The event will be held next Tuesday on October 30, 2007 at the Forge Inn in Woodbridge.

Conference highlights include a vendor fair that will showcase the latest in Loss Prevention security systems, services and products. In addition, the Loss Prevention Leadership Awards will be presented to Barry Elliott, Food Circus Supermarkets and Mark Morro, Staples, Inc.

For registration details call the NJFC Office at 609-392-8899.

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