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Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association/Pennsylvania Convenience Store Council is a statewide trade association with more than 1,600 supermarket and convenience store members, operating more than 6,500 retail food stores throughout Pennsylvania and parts of the mid-Atlantic. Pennsylvania Coupon Redemption Services, Inc. (PCRS), also a wholly-owned PFMA subsidiary, is the nation's largest coupon clearinghouse operated by a state trade association. More than 800 retailers in Pennsylvania and adjoining states entrust their coupon processing needs to PCRS. The corporate office is located at: 1029 Mumma Road, Wormleysburg, PA 17043. A group of independent retailers met in Erie, Pennsylvania on October 29, 1952 with a plan to start a statewide trade association. They officially accepted a charter from the National Association of Retail Grocers (NARGUS) at that meeting. The new group was named the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association. In 1984, the Pennsylvania Convenience Store Council was developed to meet the growing needs of the convenience store industry. PFMA offers many member services, including legislative representation, conferences, seminars, certification programs, industry publications and member insurance programs. In addition to those services, the Association operates business subsidiaries that help generate revenue for Association services. Merchants Express Money Order Company (MEMO) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFMA. Retailers act as agents of MEMO through the sale of money services products to their customers. MEMO currently offers its products to a variety of retailers in 32 states. Our membership represents all segments of the retail food industry, including locally-owned stores of all sizes, convenience stores and regional and national chains. The mission of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is to improve the public image, effectiveness and profitability of companies in the retail and wholesale food distribution industry.
 
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