BECOME A MEMBER

Retail membership

All retailers who sell food in Pennsylvania are eligible to join the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA). 

Benefits

Advocacy
PFMA represents the food retail industry at the state capitol, ensuring that legislators understand your point of view on legislative issues, such as:

• Adult beverage sales
• Cigarette pricing
• Milk marketing board pricing
• Minimum wage
• SNAP/WIC regulations and funding
• Hours of Service issues
• And other issues, including: affordable health care, pension reform, pharmacy immunizations, property tax reform and gas taxes, lottery expansion, marketplace fairness, plastic bag bans/taxes and WIC funding

Business services
PFMA's business subsidiary, Pennsylvania Coupon Redemption Services, Inc., provides additional services to retailers. Revenue generated from PCRS helps fund member service programs. PCRS offers coupon redemption services for businesses throughout the state.

Programs
The association offers programs and seminars to assist retailers and their employees. PFMA members can ensure they are in compliance with pricing accuracy through the Scanning Certification Program. In addition, our seminars bring nationally recognized experts and training specialists to provide workshops on current industry topics.

Communications
PFMA members have access to industry regulations, legislation, trends, member news and events through Spectrum, our bi-monthly magazine. PFMA also sends legislative and committee updates via email, is active on social media and offers several reports annually to keep members informed.

Scholarships
All members, their families and employees attending college are eligible to apply for the one-year Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship, up to $2,500.

Enjoy the benefits of PFMA membership!

Join today!

Proceed to our secure online application (credit card required) or print the application (pdf) and mail it to PFMA with your payment.

STAY IN TOUCH

Let us know how we can work for you!

email

pfma@pfma.net
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phone

(717) 731-0600
(800) 543-8207

address

1029 Mumma Road
Wormleysburg, PA  17043