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PFMA Names Anthony Tripi to Board of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has welcomed Anthony Tripi with Tripifoods, Inc., to its Board of Directors. Tripi is a fifth-generation member of the Tripi family and has built his career with Tripifoods, a full-line convenience store distributor based in Buffalo, New York. He began working in warehouse operations, where he stocked selection slots, […]
Elevating Store Operations:Moving Beyond the Total-Replacement Paradigm
BY: PFMA Member Upshop For modern retail executives, the cost of standing still is no longer just a hypothetical risk, it is a compounding financial and operational drain. Yet, the historical alternative has often felt equally unpalatable: a multi-year, highly disruptive technology overhaul that risks frontline burnout and deferred time-to-value. In today’s fast-moving grocery and […]
PFMA Board Spotlight: Gary Fechter of Wegmans
Get to know Gary Fechter of Wegmans Food Markets, a PFMA board member. Wegmans is a longtime PFMA member and Corporate Leadership Sponsor. Tell us about your current role and what you do. As the Senior Vice President/Regional Manager for the Pennsylvania/Delaware Region, I am responsible for18 current stores, with our 19th under construction in […]
Saubel’s Market Celebrates 100 Years
A century ago, shoppers at a small general store in Hametown, Pennsylvania, could pick up groceries alongside dynamite, plow shares, shoes and fencing. Home delivery was part of the business, too. That store became Saubel’s Markets, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026. Today, the family-owned company operates four stores in Shrewsbury, Stewartstown and […]
Electrical Equipment Maintenance:An Investment for Grocery Store Owners
BY: PFMA Member and Sponsor Federated Insurance For grocery stores, electrical reliability is not just a maintenance issue. It is a business continuity issue. From refrigeration systems and HVAC equipment to point-of-sale systems and lighting, your critical functions depend on a safe and reliable electrical system. When equipment fails or power is interrupted, the consequences […]
PFMA Members Lend a Hand forHunger Action Month
From major food bank donations to food rescue, volunteer events and home delivery programs, PFMA members spent September supporting communities facing hunger across Pennsylvania and beyond. Each September, Hunger Action Month puts a national spotlight on food insecurity and the organizations working to address it. Across Pennsylvania and beyond, PFMA members used the month to […]
What You Missed at the 2026PFMA Fall Legislative Conference
https://youtu.be/o2QaakZqHgU If you missed PFMA’s 2026 Fall Legislative Conference in Hershey, you missed a lot. For two days, PFMA members filled Hershey Country Club for conversations about pricing, elections, federal policy, illicit trade and the issues already shaping decisions across Pennsylvania’s Food and Beverage Industry. There was plenty of policy. There was also time to […]
Legislator Spotlight: Senator Joe Pittman
https://youtu.be/PrSY-DbcWmkhttps://youtu.be/DPXOqk7oKtA Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman sees his job as a balance between representing his district, leading his caucus and keeping the Senate working. In a recent conversation with PFMA President and CEO Alex Baloga, Pittman said that work requires more cooperation than people outside the Capitol might realize. “There’s 50 of us in […]