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By Zak Romanoff Zak@omnifs.com February 14, 2017   You have to love the work you do...   Effectively selling to supermarkets requires keeping your finger on the pulse of what's happening at store level. This means collecting firsthand knowledge from the people...

By Zak Romanoff Zak@omnifs.com December 20, 2017   Well it's December and everyone is talking about the end of the year, but can we hold on for 1 minute please? I love running in Tough Mudder and Spartan races. They get my adrenaline pumping and I love the team...

By Zak Romanoff zak@omnifs.com September 11, 2017 I was honored to be invited by the Korean government, to speak with a group of food exporters, about the vital role Brand Advocates play in launching product lines in the New York Market. The K-Food Fair New York is an...

By Zak Romanoff Zak@omnifs.com July 12, 2017 I’ve heard a wide range of opinions about Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, from “Whole Foods is going to immediately lower all its prices” to “this is the end of traditional retail stores”. I...

By Zak Romanoff zak@omnifs.com December 19, 2016 A recent IRI report (Mintel Grocery Retailing Survey Nov'15) shared the top innovation/improvement people are most interested in while shopping for groceries is “more sampling so I can try a product before buying it”...

By Zak Romanoff zak@omnifs.com December 5, 2016 Any food company selling Wakefern should know these three names: Saker Village Inserra These are the top 3 groups by store count in Wakefern (excluding corporately owned stores).   In early November the Saker family...

By Zak Romanoff zak@omnifs.com November 25, 2016 The food industry is the target of multiple pieces of legislation aimed at bringing reform and a sense of transparency to consumers. There are several laws slated to go into effect in the near future that all food...

By Zak Romanoff zak@omnifs.com November 9, 2016 While the dust continues to settle in the Metro NY landscape, independent retailers are looking to receive both the lowest prices on goods and the highest levels of service from distributors. America’s Food Basket, also...

By Zak Romanoff zak@omnifs.com November 3, 2016 On Tuesday November 1st, Bogopa / Food Bazaar held a grand opening for its newest location in North Bergen, New Jersey. The former Food Basics location had been closed for approximately 1 year as Bogopa acquired and...

By : Zak Romanoff Zak@omnifs.com November 3, 2016   Last Thursday , October 27th the Key Food Vendor Summit was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island, New York. Close to 800 people representing the vendor community were gathered. This is the 3rd year of...

By : Zak Romanoff Zak@omnifs.com August 21, 2016   One of my first mentors was Jimmy Aiello. Jimmy was drafted and served in the Vietnam war.  When he returned, he began working as a meat cutter in a NY supermarket. Over time, Jimmy worked his way up to become...

By : Zak Romanoff zak@omnifs.com March 1, 2016   The internet will gradually impact and potentially disrupt every industry in our economy. Today's leading food companies can choose to be content with what they are or they can look to the future for what's...