Grocery Men Are Sponsors Of Food Forum. The annual New England Food Forum will be sponsored at the Sheraton Plaza at 4 p.m. Monday by the regional Grocery Manufacturers Representatives. Moderator for a panel discussion of “The New Executive: the Chain and Independent Store Manager,” will be Frank Christian, president of the Boston Ad Club. Philip L. Abelson will be chairman of the forum. Speakers will include David Ginsberg, of Elm Farm Foods; J.J. Cronim, of the New England Grocers Supply Co. Eugene Merkert, president of Food Enterprises, Inc.; Arthur Remillard, of Nuway Markets, and Curt Judge, of the Colgate Palmolive Co.