Grocery Manufacturers Association
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The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is a trade association
based in Washington, D.C.
.
Since 1908, GMA has been representing the world's largest branded food, beverage and consumer product companies. In doing this GMA has been an advocate for its members in public policy and has been at the forefront on initiatives to increase efficiency industrywide.
GMA's largest members include the Coca-Cola Company, ConAgra Foods
, General Mills
, Nestle
, PepsiCo, Inc., Procter & Gamble
, Del Monte Foods
, and Unilever
.
On January 1, 2007 GMA merged with the Food Products Association
and formed the world's largest trade association
representing the food, beverage, and consumer products industry (GMA/FPA). Effective January 1, 2008 the association will use the single name Grocery Manufacturers Association.
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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Since 1908, GMA has been representing the world's largest branded food, beverage and consumer product companies. In doing this GMA has been an advocate for its members in public policy and has been at the forefront on initiatives to increase efficiency industrywide.
GMA's largest members include the Coca-Cola Company, ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods, Inc. is an American packaged foods company. ConAgra's products are available in supermarkets, as well as restaurants and food service establishments. Its headquarters are located in Omaha, Nebraska...
, General Mills
General Mills
General Mills, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation, primarily concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green...
, Nestle
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, PepsiCo, Inc., Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
, Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods is an American food production and distribution company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Del Monte Foods is one of the country's largest producers, distributors and marketers of branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market, generating approximately $3.6...
, and Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
.
On January 1, 2007 GMA merged with the Food Products Association
Food Products Association
The Food Products Association or FPA was the principal scientific and technical U.S. trade association representing the food products industry...
and formed the world's largest trade association
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
representing the food, beverage, and consumer products industry (GMA/FPA). Effective January 1, 2008 the association will use the single name Grocery Manufacturers Association.