More than 2,700 grocery leaders, professionals in attendance over 3 days of events The National Grocers Association and Clarion Events on March 2 announced the successful conclusion of The NGA Show, which delivered a nearly 20 percent increase in attendance from grocery retail industry professionals to the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas for […]
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Creative Choice Awards Winners Recognized At NGA Show
Annual conference returns to Las Vegas in February 2023 Winners of the annual Creative Choice Awards contest were recognized March 1 during the 2022 NGA Show at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the National Grocers Association and its partners, Kellogg Company and Unilever, the annual contest honors the best marketing […]
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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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Smith Emphasizes Significance Of ROFDA’s Share Group Activities
To keep the future of ROFDA viable, David Smith, ROFDA board member and president of AWG, emphasized that a core value of the association is its share group activities. “It’s there that we find ways to tackle common problems that we have in our industry and our respective businesses, and we can learn from each […]
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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 […]