Oct 28, 2015
Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association (NGA), is pleased to announce that the NGA Board of Directors has recently approved the appointment of the following individuals to fill two recent vacancies on its Board: Julie Bitter, Vice President of Customer Development, Unilever John T. Derderian, President, Allegiance Retail Services, LLC In her role at Unilever, Bitter…
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Oct 26, 2015
Arlington, VA – Greg Ferrara, vice president of public affairs at the National Grocers Association (NGA) was recognized as one of Association TRENDS 2015 “”Leading Association Lobbyists”” for his successful advocacy efforts to protect the independent supermarket industry from onerous and costly federal regulations. “”Drawing on his experience from running his family’s supermarket, Greg has been…
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Session aimed at creating a foundation for diversity and inclusion efforts Arlington, VA – The NGA Foundation, in partnership with the Washington Food Industry Association, will present an Implicit Bias Seminar on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at 1pm EST. This seminar is designed to be an effective, interactive, comprehensive course that helps leaders, executive teams,…
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Washington, D.C. – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent sector of the food retail and distribution industry, today sent a letter outlining its 2023 Farm Bill priorities to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. “As deliberations begin on Capitol Hill on the…
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Joint Release with Gretchen Swanson Center For Nutrition US Department of Agriculture selects Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition to lead WIC Online Ordering Initiative Award part of effort to promote participant satisfaction and improve access to healthy foods for millions of WIC participants 16 NOVEMBER 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food…
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New rule fails to address pharmacy DIR fees to lower drug costs ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 24, 2020) – The country’s leading pharmacy groups issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s new final rule on prescription drug rebates: “While we want our patients to pay less for their prescription drugs, this rule does not accomplish…
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The CDC has posted notice of a Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat and cheese. The investigation is ongoing, and no specific product(s) have been identified. Therefore, there is no recall at this time. It may be difficult to identify a single food as the source of the outbreak because Listeria can cross-contaminate other foods…
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Washington, D.C. – Two independent grocers testified today on behalf of the National Grocers Association (NGA) to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division on how anticompetitive tactics by dominant retailers in the grocery marketplace leads to unfair conditions for independent grocers. Tom Charley, co-owner of Charley Family Shop…
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Annual gathering of independent grocery operators and suppliers runs March 10-12 in Las Vegas Washington, DC, and Shelton, CT – Attendee registration is now open for the 2024 NGA Show, the largest annual gathering of grocery retailers and wholesalers, food retail industry executives, manufacturers and suppliers. The show will be held March 10-12, 2024, at…
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Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the national trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, offered its support for major components of the coronavirus aid and relief legislative package that was introduced yesterday in the Senate. The package, led by Senate Republicans, includes a few of NGA’s top priorities, including strong business liability protections,…
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NGA letter to Congressional leadership urges tax relief for grocery workers, liability protections and expansion of SNAP online access Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, reaffirmed the priorities of its membership in a letter to Congressional leaders as legislators continued to negotiate a package of…
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Current scheme of pharmacy DIR fees can’t be sustained and patients will suffer, groups warn Alexandria, VA ( July 29, 2020) – The country’s leading pharmacy groups said that any action on a prescription drug rebate rule must address skyrocketing fees extracted by pharmacy benefit managers on behalf of plan sponsors in Medicare Part D.…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Grocers Association (NGA) Government Relations Committee members from across the nation met in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss top federal priorities and strategize with several key CPG partners. NGA members discussed advancing pro-growth tax policies, as well as OSHA’s vaccine mandate, the supply chain and labor crisis in more than…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Grocers Association (NGA) President and CEO Greg Ferrara testified yesterday in front of the full House Agriculture Committee on how supply chain challenges, including the labor shortage and anti-competitive tactics by power buyers in the grocery marketplace, are impacting independent grocers and the communities they serve. “The greatest risk we face in…
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