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Tom Steuber Assumes Chair of the 2024-2025 NAMA Board of Directors
MEDIA Check out the latest news from NAMA. OverviewNAMA TVPress ReleasesInTouch MagazineNewsletter ArchivesAdvertise/Sponsor Press Release Tom Steuber Assumes Chair of the 2024-2025 NAMA Board of Directors ARLINGTON, Va. — July 3, 2024 — The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) announced today that Tom Steuber, president and owner of Associated Services, will serve as Chair of…
Read MoreThe NAMA Show 2024 Brings the Future of Convenience Services to Dallas
MEDIA Check out the latest news from NAMA. OverviewNAMA TVPress ReleasesInTouch MagazineNewsletter ArchivesAdvertise/Sponsor Press Release The NAMA Show 2024 Brings the Future of Convenience Services to Dallas Breaking Records with Exhibitors and Attendance DALLAS, TX — May 14, 2024 — The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) closed the doors on its record-breaking event in Dallas…
Read MoreTop Takeaways from a Successful CPG Summit
This year’s Consumer Brands CPG Summit, held Sept. 26-28, was my first, and – I’m happy to say – a huge success. And I don’t just make that distinction because I lead membership and engagement for the Association – as a former Board member and trade association executive, I’ve been to my fair share of…
Read MoreThe Tradeoffs of Medicaid Expansion: Jonathan Williams on American Radio Journal
Medicaid expansion has put states and their taxpayers in a perilous fiscal situation relying on federal funds which will eventually dry up. In his latest American Radio Journal commentary, ALEC Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams discussed the myths and facts of Medicaid expansion the leave states on the hook for growing and unpredictable…
Read MoreGlobal Recycling Day: What Federal Policy Can Do Now to Help Long-Term Recycling Rates
In honor of Global Recycling Day, Consumer Brands is delving into its commitment to finding solutions that improve our nation’s recycling system. Global Recycling Day provides an opportunity to examine the resources our member companies invest in to keep finding newer, more innovative ways to ensure product packaging supports the achievement of their circularity targets…
Read MoreCPG Industry Unites Amid Russia Invasion
Are you with a CPG company and looking for options to get product donations to Ukrainian refugees? Consumer Brands has developed partnerships to facilitate donations. Learn more here. As the war in Ukraine intensifies, the consumer packaged goods industry is actively supporting the refugees and those affected by the Russia invasion of Ukraine. The invasion has…
Read MoreShaping a Personal Relationship with the Consumer
The CPG industry has a deeply personal relationship with the consumers it serves. We put these products in us, on us and around us. We have them in the pantries, medicine cabinets, laundry rooms and garages of our homes. And we interact with them, on average, 42 times a day. That’s 42 moments to develop…
Read MoreCircana: A Cautiously Optimistic 2024 Outlook for Consumer Packaged Goods Companies
As consumer packaged goods companies begin the new year, they face a combination of tailwinds and headwinds that, viewed holistically, foretell a great opportunity for unit growth in 2024. Coming off a pandemic and high inflation, the picture still isn’t entirely rosy. CPG prices are 30% higher than they were in 2019 and consumers continue…
Read MoreConsumer Brands Statement on October Jobs Report
ARLINGTON, Va. – Today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed stagnant growth in consumer packaged goods jobs, as high demand for industry products continues. According to the Consumer Brands Association’s analysis of the October BLS data, 1,624 CPG jobs were added last month, down sharply from the 9,480 jobs added in September.…
Read MoreIndustry Input Prices and Demand Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
Exposes Need for Recent Supply Chain Policies and Further Federal Action ARLINGTON, Va. — The Consumer Brands Association cautioned that wholesale prices in today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics readout demonstrated ongoing production cost pressures for the consumer products industry. The December Producer Price Index for food manufacturing increased 10.8% year over year, despite a slight…
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