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Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association/Pennsylvania Convenience Store Council is a statewide trade association with more than 1,100 supermarket and convenience store members, operating nearly 5,000 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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2012-13 Ridge Scholars Announced
An independent judging panel has selected 22 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship for 2012-13. These students will receive a $2,000 scholarship to attend the college of their choice. (More)

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About Roll Your Own Tobacco Machines

For more than a year, Roll Your Own Tobacco (RYO) machines have been available that allow consumers to mass produce cigarettes made out of low-tax "pipe tobacco" at drastically reduced prices. (More)

WIC Quarterly Prices, Minimum Technology Standards, Minimum Inventory Standards & Food List
The Pennsylvania WIC Program has published its maximum allowable and competitive price lists for the second calendar quarter of 2012, April 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012 for the various retailer types... (More)

Weis Editorial: SNAP asset test will do far more harm than good
Editorial from David J. Hepfinger, president & CEO of Weis Markets... (More)

Registration is Now Open
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Help Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful! Register for the GAC of PA. (More)

2012 Calendar & Vacation Planner
The 2012 PFMA-PCSC Calendar and Vacation Planner are available to download. (More)

Pennsylvania Pharmacy Council Announces Opposition to Proposed PBM Merger
Citing concerns about the potentially devastating impact on community pharmacies and patient care, the Pennsylvania Pharmacy Council (PPC) announced today that it opposes a planned merger between two large pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies, Medco Health Solutions and Express Scripts (ESI). (More)

Thank You to All Retailers Who Participated in America Recycles Day
PFMA and PCSC members have partnered with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to participate in the "A Bag's Life in Pennsylvania" promotion to encourage consumers to recycle plastic bags and wraps. The campaign launched on November 15 at the state capitol. (More)

'A Bag's Life' Data to be Evaluated
Participating retailers will be contacted to provide data. (More)

PFMA-PCSC Partner with PDA
on Emergency Prepardness Guidance

New emergency preparedness guidance and response guidelines will aid wholesale distributors and retail food merchants during an emergency. (More)

Which Agency To Contact During A Food Tampering Incident
In 2008 there were a number of food tampering incidents that took place in Pennsylvania. In each case there was confusion as to which agency to contact to report an incident... (More)

PFMA/PCSC Announce Energy Provider Endorsement
We have selected an energy provider to help save you money on electricity as the rate caps expire. (More)

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