Spectrum

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Spectrum is a bimonthly, magazine-style publication that covers all aspects of Pennsylvania's retail food industry. It provides legislative/regulatory updates, member activities, association news, a Buyer's Guide and advertisements from our Corporate Leadership Sponsors. 

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Legislator spotlights

Legislator spotlight:
State Sen. Judy Schwank

What are your top three legislative priorities in 2021?​​​  My top three legislative priorities for 2021 are sustainable recovery from the pandemic with a specific focus on job creation, education and agriculture/environmental issues... Read more!
Mar/Apr 2021

Legislator spotlight:
​State Sen. Mike Regan

​What are your top three legislative priorities in 2021?​​ I spent over two decades with the United States Marshals Service, so protecting Pennsylvanians and their communities is my top priority. I have legislation ... Read more!
Jan/Feb 2021

Legislator spotlight:
​State Rep. Joanna McClinton

What are your top three legislative priorities in 2021?​​ First of all, COVID relief is No. 1. This pandemic is getting worse by the day. The Governor in his briefing (December 10) shared a true concern... Read more!
Nov/Dec 2020

Member features

Country Fair remains
​mission driven

It’s been said that you can’t know where you are going if you don’t know where you’ve been. After a tumultuous year in the convenience store industry, it can be challenging to picture what lies ahead. But Paul Rankin... Read more!
Mar/Apr 2021

Still working hard,
​still waiting on vaccines

Masks, vaccinations and sanitization fogging machines had never been concerns for Andrea Karns, vice president of marketing and sales at Karns Quality Foods. Yet 2020 ushered in its own worries​... Read more!
Jan/Feb 2021

Creating new partnerships 
​during a pandemic

Timing is everything. Just two weeks after the U.S. shut down amid the coronavirus outbreak, Jeff Allen sold his family’s nearly 110-year-old distribution company. On March 27, Allen Brothers... Read more!
Nov/Dec 2020

Association news

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... Read more!
Jan/Feb 2021

PFMA welcomes five
associate members

New associate members cover a range of
services and products, including equipment, energy, gaming, tobacco and food waste. Four associate members joined in March. Originally started in San Antonio, Texas​... Read more!
Mar/Apr 2021

Baloga named to PA Dairymen's
​Board of Directors

The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association
announced its new Board of Directors,
welcoming Alex Baloga to its board for 2021. 
Today, the PA Dairymen’s Association is well-known for its Farm Show milkshakes... Read more!
Mar/April 2021

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