Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) appoints two industry leaders to its Board of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has new representation on its Board of Directors. The organization appointed Bill Crosby, Vice President of Operations for ACME Markets and Bob Holmes, Area Sales Director for SuperValu, Inc., to seats on the Board. “We are delighted to welcome Bill and Bob to the Pennsylvania Food Merchants AssociationBoard of […]
Matt Kemeny joins PA Food Merchants Association as Director of Communications & Media Relations
Matt Kemeny has joined the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) as Director of Communications and Media Relations, the organization announced Wednesday. In the role, Kemeny will oversee content creation and public relations for the statewide tradeorganization representing convenience stores, supermarkets, independent grocers, wholesalersand consumer product vendors. Kemeny has more than 15 years of experience in […]
Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association applauds Senate for its unanimous approval of HB 1918 criminalizing credit card skimming
Organization urges swift action by Gov. Tom Wolf to sign measure into law The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) commends the Pennsylvania Senate for its unanimous approval today of House Bill 1918, legislation that will reduce fraud by criminalizing the use of credit card skimming devices. The measure, sponsored by state Rep. Kristin Phillips-Hill of […]
Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association announces 2018 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholars
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, is pleased to announce the 2018 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship recipients. An independent judging panel selected the 24 scholars based on their academic record, school and community involvement, an essay and recommendations from school and work. The […]
Michael Thomas joins PFMA as Association Services Manager
Michael Thomas joined the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) on May 14 as association services manager. He is responsible for leading the association’s legislative and regulatory issues research, committee meeting schedules and conference and webinar agenda development. He will also serve as the industry’s liaison to communicate emergency planning issues andprovide government and regulatory coverage […]
Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association celebrates 65 years and McCorkles long-time service
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, celebrated 65 years of service and its long-time President and CEO David McCorkle during its annual conference, May 8-9, at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford, Pennsylvania. Five former PFMA Chairman read the association’s 65 years of accomplishments and […]
Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association announces new officer and Board of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, is pleased to announce a new officer and six new members to its board of directors. Lou Mola, Loss Prevention manager for Wawa, Inc. will take on the role of PFMA vice chairmanfrom Rich Wood of Wawa, who has […]
Food Merchants Association announces 2018 state legislative and regulatory priorities
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, recently announced its legislative and regulatory priorities for 2018. “PFMA made great progress on long-standing issues in 2017 and we will work with ourmembers in 2018 to get our priority legislation passed into law,” said Alex Baloga, president andCEO. […]
Food Merchants Association applauds passage of HB 290 amending the Storage tank and Spill Prevention Act
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, applauds the Pennsylvania House of Representatives vote yesterday to amend the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act. HB 290, sponsored by Representative Carl Metzgar (R-Bedford and Somerset), adds PFMA tothe Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board (USTIB) and removes the […]
PFMA commends House for passage of bill to prevent and punish use of credit-debit card skimming devices
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, commends the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for unanimously passing legislation yesterday that would update and upgrade Pennsylvania law to help prevent, eliminate and punish the use of fraudulent credit-debit card devices. HB1918, sponsored by Representative Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), would […]