PFMA recognizes dedicated grocery workers during Supermarket Employee Day
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) joins groups nationwide in recognizing the tremendous efforts of grocery workers during the pandemic and beyond. Gov. Tom Wolf proclaimed Monday, Feb. 22, as Supermarket Employee Day in Pennsylvania as a way to acknowledge and thank supermarket employees for their extraordinary dedication to a job that has become more significant […]
PA FFFI grants now available to eligible grocers and food retail outlets
Grants are now available through the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (PA FFFI), a program that investsin new or expanding grocery stores and other healthy food retail outlets in under-resourced communities throughout Pennsylvania. Several private and public organizations have partnered for this statewide initiative, which is overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, administered by The Food Trust, and supported by […]
Jessica Zajac of State College earns PFMA’s 2021 DECA Scholarship
The annual DECA Scholarship sponsored by the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) awarded $1,000 to Jessica Zajac, a senior at State College Area High School who has been involved in DECA for the past four years. Zajac has been accepted to both Penn State and Mississippi State universities and plans to study accounting. She has participated […]
PFMA awards prizes to PA Farm Show Butter Up! contest winners
Although the Farm Show didn’t kick off this year with the unveiling of 1,000 pounds of carved butter, it reinvented the event staple for 2021. The PA Food Merchants Association was excited to partner with the PA Farm Show and PA Department of Agriculture on Butter Up!—a new, at-home butter sculpture experience. Congratulations to this year’s […]
Baloga joins FIAE Board of Directors
Alex Baloga, president and CEO of PFMA, has joined the Food Industry Association Executives (FIAE) Board of Directors for 2021. Since 1927, FIAE has worked to represent local, state and region-al food association executives. The professional association supports growth of its members’ employees and provides a forum for advancement of the food industry agenda. “It’s […]
Eligible students can now apply for the PFMA 2021 Ridge Scholarship
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) is accepting applications for the 2021Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship. Eligible students can receive a one-year scholarshipup to $2,500 for the 2021-2022 academic year. Current employees and the children of company owners who are PFMA members can apply forthe scholarship at PFMA.org. All applications are due no later […]
David Webb of Altria Group joins PFMA Board of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Associationrecently welcomed David Webb, the Northeast Region manager of industry engagementfor Altria Group Distribution Company, to its board of directors. Taking on his current role this summer, Webb plans and implements strategies andlegislative campaigns in response to local, state, and federal threats. He builds andnurtures relationships to provide insight to internal […]
PFMA covers industry trends, COVID impact during 2020 Fall Legislative Conference
During a year marked by unusual and challenging circumstances, the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association hosted its 2020 Fall Legislative Conference virtually with sessions hitting a range of hot topics in the food industry. On Tuesday and Wednesday, speakers covered state and federal legislation impactingthe industry, multiple angles of COVID’s effects on businesses, disability inclusion, lossprevention, […]
PFMA lauds PA House and Senate for passing bill to create Commerce Courts
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association praises the efforts of the state House and Senate in passing legislation to establish a Commerce Courts system in Pennsylvania. SB 976 passed in the state House Wednesday night. PFMA supported the bill, whichwas amended to include language to create a Commerce Courts system in theCommonwealth. Establishing this system has […]
Liz Kemmery joins PFMA as Director of Communications
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association welcomes Liz Kemmery as its new director of communications. In this role, Kemmery will manage content and media requests for the statewide association.Kemmery brings nearly twenty years of experience in communications and design toPFMA. She joins the association after fourteen years in higher education, most recently workingas director of creative […]