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Independents and the folks who work with them inspire endlessly. Here are just a few.

Growing retail walk-in clinics will help treat the ills of health care costs.

The PMA Fresh Summit had record attendance, as well as a cornucopia of product innovation highlighted by great ideas in packaging and convenience.

Independents and the folks who work with them inspire endlessly. Here are just a few.

The PMA Fresh Summit had record attendance, as well as a cornucopia of product innovation highlighted by great ideas in packaging and convenience.

WASHINGTON -- Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association handed out Excellence in Data Synchronization Awards at the first Data Synchronization Summit 2006, which was held in Las Vegas earlier this month. The summit, which attracted almost 270 attendees, marked the first time that the trade groups -- together with GS1 US subsidiary 1SYNC, a data pool offering a range of data synchronization solutions -- sponsored an industry-wide event on the topic.

WASHINGTON -- Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association handed out Excellence in Data Synchronization Awards at the first Data Synchronization Summit 2006, which was held in Las Vegas earlier this month. The summit, which attracted almost 270 attendees, marked the first time that the trade groups -- together with GS1 US subsidiary 1SYNC, a data pool offering a range of data synchronization solutions -- sponsored an industry-wide event on the topic.

Category management can evolve to help grocers thrive, but not without closer collaborations between retailers and suppliers -- starting right now.