The St. Marys, Georgia-based National Protein and Food Distributors Association honored two industry leaders during its awards reception Jan. 26 at the Annual Protein Convention in the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Laurie Pate, president of Foodlinx in Brentwood, California, was awarded the NPFDA Member of the Year Award. Joe Monroe, general manager of Columbia Meats in […]
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Alexa Sobsey Wins Best Bagger Championship
The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent grocery industry, announced Alexa Sobsey as the 2022 Best Bagger Champion. The contest, sponsored by PepsiCo, was held on the second day of The NGA Show, which brings together independent retailers and wholesalers, food retail industry executives, food/CPG manufacturers and service provides for unparalleled opportunities […]
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Save A Lot Owner Named WGA Woman Of The Year
Suzanne Schmitz, a Save A Lot owner in western New York, received the Woman of the Year Award on Monday from the Women Grocers of America. Sponsored by Shelby Publishing Co., the honor was presented during the 2022 NGA Show at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. The award goes to a female […]
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Needler Jr. Receives NGA’s Thomas K. Zaucha Award
The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent grocery industry, presented the Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award to Michael Needler Jr., president and CEO of Fresh Encounter Inc. The award, sponsored by Mondelēz International Inc., is presented annually to an independent retailer that demonstrates persistence, vision and creative entrepreneurship throughout the year. […]
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NGA Welcomes New Board Members, Executive Committee Appointees
The 2022 board of directors for the National Grocers Association was announced Monday during the NGA Show at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. Nine people and one appointee will serve along with the re-elected board members. They were recommended by the NGA Board nominating committee and approved via a vote by membership. […]
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Larkin Community Service Award Goes To Cub Foods Pharmacy
For their efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the state, Minnesota-based grocery chain Cub Foods and its pharmacy team are this year’s recipients of the Peter J. Larkin Community Service Award from the National Grocers Association. The announcement and award presentation occurred Sunday during the opening session of the 2022 NGA Show at the Caesars […]
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FMI Appoints Allen To Lead SQF Business Development
FMI – The Food Industry Association has appointed Carey Allen to lead business development efforts for the expanding food safety certification program, SQF. Allen, a food safety professional, fills the role of building SQF program awareness and focusing on its expansion to further bolster consumer and retailer food safety expectations. Allen’s appointment comes at a time when […]
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Banjo’s Buddies To Sponsor Stuckey At WGA Meeting March 1
Banjo’s Buddies: Promoting Solutions for Juvenile Diabetes is sponsoring Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey’s Corp., in her talk to the Women Grocers of America at the upcoming NGA Show in Las Vegas. Joe Moody, founder of Banjo’s Buddies, said he knew his diabetic alert dog, Banjo, would be “perfect for empowering women when he licked […]