The Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation awarded $30,000 in scholarships to employees or their dependents from Minnesota Grocers Association member companies for the 2021-22 school year. This program helps students who are related to Minnesota’s food industry by supporting their educational growth. Using funds raised from an annual golf event and silent auction, the MGAF awards scholarships and community […]
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WAFC Appoints Hendry As Business Development Manager
The Western Association of Food Chains has appointed Dana Hendry as its new business development manager. “It is a pleasure to welcome Dana Hendry to the newly created position of business development manager,” said Carole Christianson, WAFC chief operating officer. “As the WAFC continues to evolve, Dana’s energy and passion for the food industry makes […]
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NACS Hires Pappas As New Director Of Marketing
The National Association of Convenience Stores has released that Nancy Pappas has joined NACS as the marketing director. In this role, Pappas will develop integrated campaigns for the association’s membership, global events and research, including the NACS State of the Industry enterprise. Prior to joining NACS, Pappas served as senior marketing manager for MyEyeDr., a network of […]
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Independent Grocers Respond To Biden Antitrust Executive Order
The National Grocers Association on July 9 responded to the Biden administration’s introduction of the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The order includes 72 initiatives to address antitrust across multiple industries including retail, tech, agriculture and pharmaceuticals. “We appreciate President Biden’s executive order addressing the nation’s competition policy, specifically its focus […]
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PFMA Welcomes New Members To Board Of Directors
During the 2021 Annual Conference board meeting in June, the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association welcomed three new members to its board. Mike Mammone, senior director of customer experience for the Robesonia division of C&S Wholesale Grocers, was appointed board secretary. Bill Lipsky, VP of merchandising with Shop n Save Pittsburgh for UNFI, and Chuck Tullis, SVP at Utz […]
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Independents Critical To Overcoming SNAP Healthy Food Access Hurdles
by Molly Pfaffenroth, NGA senior director of government relations The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a study on the barriers to healthy eating experienced by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The barriers cited in the “Barriers that Constrain the Adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Allotments” report include factors such […]
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AFMA Education Foundation Awards 2021 Scholarships
The Arizona Food Marketing Alliance Education Foundation recently awarded $165,500 in scholarships to 99 individuals going to college in Arizona. The scholars include employees who plan to stay in the industry, employees wanting to better themselves through education and the dependents of AFMA member employees. In addition, the foundation supports three Legacy Scholarships that were […]
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Convenience Retailers, Suppliers Say Supply Disruptions Are Concerning
Supply chain challenges persist, with little confidence improvements coming Product procurement throughout the supply chain was a major challenge for convenience stores and their supplier partners last quarter and is expected to continue throughout 2021, according to leading convenience store and supplier companies. Two in five convenience retailers, or 39 percent, say there were “significant” […]