--- title: Have questions about your spring assessment? description: Get answers during the Assessment webinar; take a video tour of a top store; increase sales with a small space meal solution; and more! --- Get answers during the Assessment webinar; take a video tour of a top store; increase sales with a small space meal solution; and more! | Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. FEATURED STORY Getting the Most from Your Assessment Report Your IGA Assessment results are in. Get insight on the goals and process behind your new Assessment program, join IGA CEO John Ross on a video tour of a top-rated IGA store, and make plans to join us for next week's assessment webinar to voice your feedback and get your questions answered.  FROM THE DESK OF Kim Kirchherr IGA Health & Wellbeing Advisor Celebrating a Local Favorite During June Dairy Month With June Dairy Month just around the corner, Kim Kirchherr shares insights on the benefit of dairy and offers a preview of resources to help you promote the dairy category to your shoppers. BEST PRACTICES Small Space Meal Solution Delivers Big Return  Nakul Patel, Mt. Plymouth IGA See how a folding table and a weekly homemade meal menu has helped Mt. Plymouth IGA increase total deli revenue by 14 percent—without adding space, equipment, or staff. Have a Best Practice of Your Own? We want to hear it! Share your best practice today. HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS Blanton's IGA Named Washington State Retailer of the Year Hal and Tracey Blanton, owners of Blanton’s IGA, were recently named Washington State’s Retailer of the Year by the Washington Food Industry Association (WFIA). Learn more about the local-focused store that has been the heart of the Packwood community for more than 40 years. RETAIL TALES Getting to Know IGA Retailer Dennis Darling Tune in each week for a just-for-fun glimpse into the life of an IGA family member. You could be next!.  IGA ACTION ITEM Independent Grocers Financial Survey: Time is Running Out!  Want to know where you stand in relation to other independents in the grocery industry? Participate in the NGA/FMS Independent Grocers Financial Survey today! IN THE NEWS Organic food sales worth almost $48B in 2018 (Grocery Dive) Top trends at Sweets & Snacks 2019 (Food Business News) From trash to treasure: Upcycled food waste is worth $46.7B (Food Dive) The power of meat: meeting consumers where they are to increase sales (The Shelby Report) Refer Your Friends! Share with your friends on social media or email Follow us on Social Media About the IGA Minute Welcome to The IGA Minute, the weekly newsletter that gives you the IGA news you need the way you want it. Only have a minute? Scan the lead page for a quick overview of important news. Have a more time? Click "a minute more" to get the full scoop. Subscribe Here! Have an idea for content or questions about the editorial calendar? Email Ashley Page, editor of The IGA Minute. For advertising queries, contact IGA’s Barbara Wiest.  IGA Inc.   8745 West Higgins Road  STE: 350  Chicago  IL   60631   United States You received this email because you are subscribed to Corporate News Subscription from IGA Inc.  Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails   | | --- |