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NGA reveals 2023 Creative Choice Award winners

- General News
The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, along with sponsoring partners The Kellogg Company and Unilever, have revealed the winners of their annual Creative Choice Awards, which honors and recognizes the best marketing and merchandising programs in the grocery industry.

NGA Foundation receives grant to advance SNAP online programs

- Retail
The National Grocers Association Foundation has been awarded a $5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service to establish a technical assistance center that will guide grocers through the process of implementing online Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) grocery purchasing.

Grocer, NGA member testifies in Senate committee hearing on Kroger-Albertsons merger

- Retail
NGA member and CEO of Fresh Encounter Inc., Michael Needler Jr., a third-generation independent grocer who operates nearly 100 grocery stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Florida, testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights on the effect of enhanced consolidation and buyer power in the marketplace.

NGA: FDA’s new traceability rule will disproportionately affect smaller grocers

- General News
The National Grocers Association, the national trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, responded to the final ruling on the proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule, “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods.”

NGA strengthens advocacy team with new hires

- General News
The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has hired John Richard as its senior manager of government relations and policy analysis, and Ryan Cagney as its manager of political affairs and fundraising.

ReposiTrak, NGA partner to offer free, quick food traceability network

- General News
ReposiTrak, a major provider of supply chain, food safety and supplier management technology solutions, is waiving the $2,000 setup fee for food suppliers connecting to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network.

NGA raises alarm over Kroger-Albertsons merger

- General News
In response to an announcement of a merger between national grocery chains, Kroger and Albertsons, the National Grocers Association today released the following statement: and Albertsons Companies, Inc.

NGA names ReposiTrak as its exclusive traceability and compliance partner

- General News
The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has entered into a multiyear agreement with ReposiTrak to be NGA’s traceability and supplier compliance partner, as a step forward in bringing guidance, education and support to the independent wholesale and retail grocery community.

NGA enhances member advocacy with new hires

- General News
The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, announced several new hires to bolster its advocacy efforts and member services.

NGA presses FTC, DOJ to address anti-competitive buyer power in retail

- Retail
The National Grocers Association today submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice urging the agency to scrutinize harm to competition that results from enhancement of buyer-side market power.