PFMA to honor Board Vice Chair Lisa Dell’Alba during Annual Conference
During its Annual Conference in June, the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association will present an award to Lisa Dell’Alba, president and CEO of Square One Markets, Inc. PFMA will honor Dell’Alba, with the 2022 Food Industry Trailblazer Award during dinner on the first day of the conference. Dell’Alba, who serves as vice chair of PFMA’s Board of […]
PFMA welcomes Rena Shiles of Albertsons Companies to the Board of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is pleased to announce the addition of Rena Shiles, vice president of operations at Albertsons Companies, to its Board of Directors. Shiles leads the ACME Markets subsidiary of the MidAtlantic Division of Albertsons, overseeing 86 grocery stores that cover central and southern New Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, down to Maryland’s Eastern […]
Sadie Fedor of Bethel Park named 2022 DECA Scholar by PFMA
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) chose Sadie Fedor, a Bethel Park High School senior, as the recipient of a $1,000 DECA Scholarship. PFMA sponsors a DECA scholarship each year. Fedor credits her experience in DECA for influencing her decision to pursue a degree in business. She has been accepted to the Farmer School of […]
Mike Gould of Core-Mark joins PFMA’s board of directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association welcomes Mike Gould, president of Core-Mark International’s Pennsylvania Division, to its Board of Directors. Gould joined Core-Mark as division president in January 2021. In this role, he services convenience retail customers throughout the commonwealth. “Our association and membership will benefit from Mike’s vast experience in food retail as he takes […]
PFMA launches second season of Shelf Confidence podcast
Shelf Confidence will kick off its second season next week, discussing food retail trends and innovations with Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) members. The first episode on Wednesday, Feb. 2, features the Pennsylvania Lottery. Drew Svikto, Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director, and Eric Grubbs, the Deputy Executive Director of Sales and Retail Operations, discuss how the PA […]
Butter Up! contestants churn out winning creations for 2022 PA Farm Show
The Butter Up! contest whipped up some at-home excitement before the Pennsylvania Farm Show officially kicked off earlier this week. In December, the PA Farm Show and Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) partnered for the second amateur butter sculpting contest. The interactive at-home contest is a nod to the popular 1,000-pound butter sculpture revealed at […]
2021: A PFMA year in review
What a year! Even as PFMA and our members navigated changing pandemic regulations, we met demand, devised solutions, inspired change and got it done.With that in mind, we are sharing some of our PFMA successes from 2021:
PFMA welcomes McLane’s Charles Irons to the Board of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association welcomes Charles Irons, Market Director for McLane Company, Inc., to its Board of Directors. Irons spent the first part of his career working as a division manager in North Alabama for U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company. He managed 2,400 accounts and 10 sales representatives. In this role, he oversaw sales responsibilities for […]
Spread the word: Enter the PA Farm Show’s Butter Up! contest
Grab your butter knives and roll up your sleeves! The Butter Up! Contest is back ahead of the 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show. The PA Farm Show and Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) have again partnered for this amateur butter sculpting contest. Entries are being accepted now through noon on Friday, Dec. 17. “Entries from the first contest […]
PFMA is now accepting applications for the 2022 Ridge Scholarship
Eligible students can now apply for the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association 2022 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship. The one-year scholarship offers students $2,500 for the 2022-2023 academic year. PFMA is excited to announce that the scholarship amount has increased by $500 this year, providing all recipients with $2,500. Another distinction for the 2022 scholarship […]