Announcements

As a member service exclusive to retail dietitians, the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance is pilot testing mastermind groups. The goal of these groups is through peer-to-peer engagement and accountability, Retail Mastermind Alliances (RMAs) challenge members to set and accomplish strong goals to drive professional success in the retail setting.

Last week at the Virtual Experience, the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance announced the recipient of this year’s Retail RD of the Year Award.

This session is being presented as part of the RDBA Virtual Experience on May 5th from 3:30-5:00 EST, just in time for family dinner night! All registered retail RDs are invited to attend this session.

If you haven't already registered for the RDBA Virtual Experience May 4-6 I'd like to urge you to do that today - and here's why. 

Here are five reasons to attend RDBA’s Virtual Experience:

As you may know, last September, we had to cancel our annual retail dietitian in-person event - so in less than five weeks we produced (according to our survey of the 281 RDs that attended) the "ultimate virtual event." 

Registration is now open for retail dietitians to attend the RDBA Virtual Experience, Pave the Way: A New Era of Retail Dietetics. Scheduled for May 4-6, the event includes education sessions targeted to the unique business and industry needs of retail RDs, face-to-face networking with retail RD colleagues, facilitated discussion groups on topics of interest to retail RDs, and multiple opportunities for discussing partnerships with event sponsors.

The Retail Dietitian Business Alliance is now accepting applications for the 2021 Retail Dietitian of the Year Award.  This award recognizes a professional who shows leadership in utilizing business skills and industry knowledge to positively impact consumer behavior change through the retail sector.  The award, including $500 to be used towards professional development, will be presented at the RDBA Virtual Experience on May 6.  The RDBA Advisory Board and Executive Committee will review all applications and determine the award winner.

I’m Annette Maggi, the Executive Director of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance, and I’m here today to share three exciting member benefits coming in 2021.

At this time of year, apples are top of mind in the produce department. While it’s likely you have great familiarity with apples, there’s more to this category than meets the eye. In fact, there are more than 2,500 U.S. apple varietals.