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

27 SPONSORS AND COUNTING –IS YOUR COMPANY NAME ON THIS GROWING LIST!
The NJFC Event Sponsorship program for 2008 is growing fast! The association continues to accept commitments so be sure you are on this list. Sponsors are considered premium supporters of the Food Council.

The program will continue to include four levels of sponsorship that will entitle 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.

We just kicked off the 2008 sponsor 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:
Acme Markets
George Weston Bakeries
Stop & Shop Supermarket Company
Wakefern Food Corporation

Silver Sponsors:
Coca-Cola Bottling of NY
Foodtown
Inserra ShopRites
Saker ShopRites
Unilever
Village Super Markets
Whole Foods Market

Bronze Sponsors:
Altria
Edy’s Grand Ice Cream
Goya Foods
Kings Super Markets
Mission Foods
Perlmutter ShopRites
Quick Chek Food Stores
Wawa
Wegmans Food Markets
Wiss & Company, LLP

Brass Sponsors:
Brown’s Super Stores
McCaffrey’s Markets
Murphy’s Markets of South Jersey
Pennington Quality Market
ShopRite of Hunterdon County
Zallie ShopRites

AS LEGISLATIVE SESSION WINDS DOWN MORE ENVIRONMENTAL BILLS TARGETING FOOD INDUSTRY INTRODUCED
Now that the Legislature is back from the Election Recess, lawmakers are back at work in Trenton. Legislators have been busy introducing bills for consideration during the waning days of this Lame Duck session that ends on January 7, 2008 and positioning proposals for the start of the new session that begins January 8, 2008. Several bills in particular have been introduced that target supermarket and food supplier operations.

A-4483 - "The Smart Container Act", a bottle bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Huttle;

A-4513 - Provides that a solid waste collector will not collect the contents of a solid waste container containing designated recyclable materials until recyclable material is removed sponsored by Assemblyman Rooney;

A-4552 - Provides for decrease and eventual ban on use of non-compostable plastic grocery bags sponsored by Assemblyman McKeon; and

A-4555 - "Plastic Bag Recycling Act" sponsored by Assemblyman Conaway.

NJFC and our members will be meeting with these bill sponsors individually in January to discuss our concerns and opposition to these proposals and provide an industry perspective on the bills.

ON THE NJFC AGENDA NEXT WEEK
NJFC Loss Prevention Committee Holiday Meeting, The Forge, Woodbrige, NJ, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2007.

NJFC Environmental Affairs Committee Meeting, Crowne Plaza, Monroe Township, NJ, 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 7, 2007.

Please consider joining us.

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