2023 December Board Book

CMAB Glossary of Terms

ACV (All commodity volume) – Total grocery dollars attributed to individual retail groups in a defined geographic trade area .

Advertising awareness – One diagnostic tool that companies use to gauge the success of a campaign, advertising awareness studies measure whether or not consumers have knowledge of the ad or recall seeing it.

Advertorial – An advertisement in a print publication designed to look like a news or feature article.

Aseptic: Aseptic packaging is a procedure consisting of sterilization of the packaging material or container, filling with a commercially sterile product in a sterile environment and producing containers that are tight enough to prevent recontamination (hermetically sealed). Aseptically packaged ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk is shelf-stable and does not require refrigeration.

Brand – A name or symbol that identifies a company’s product as distinct from those of its competitors . A well- developed brand communicates a promise to the consumer about a product’s unique benefits.

Broker – An agent who is authorized to buy or sell products for another organization. Brokers facilitate the movement of dairy products from processors to retail stores.

California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC) – A collaboration of California processors, universities and check-off organizations focused on stimulating innovation in the dairy sector. Staffed and managed by CMAB. California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP) – An educational program collaboratively offered by the California dairy industry, state and federal regulatory agencies, and the University of California. Its goal is to encourage, through education and voluntary certification, science-based dairying practices which promote the health of the consumer, the environment, and dairy livestock. California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) – The mission of the CDRF is to increase the utilization of milk through investments in research. The scope of this research includes dairy foods, dairy herd health and food safety, nutrition, and dairy quality assurance. California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) – The CDFA promotes and fosters confidence in California agriculture by implementing and communicating public policy and programs. The CDFA interfaces with the dairy industry in a variety of areas including exports, promotion and research marketing orders, producer milk pricing, pooling and distribution of milk revenue, quality and sanitation, and animal health.

Cable TV – Television service purchased by consumers that is carried to homes by direct wires (cables).

Cause Marketing – An initiative in which CMAB partners with one or more other organizations to positively address a specific need with a social responsibility charge. This includes things like food donation programs and often carry positive public relations opportunities.

Centralized buying – Under a centralized buying system, the responsibility for product selection and purchase is consolidated in a central market office, rather than with the individual stores.

Club store – A members-only, large-scale, high-volume store that stocks a large number of products that sell at low prices. Examples include Costco and Sam’s Club.