WASHINGTON, December 18, 2018 — The Grocery Manufacturers Association today shared the results of its date labeling initiative that narrowed the array of product labels to two options: “BEST If Used By” and “USE By.” Since launching in 2017, 87 percent of products now carry the streamlined labels, according to the latest data from consumer packaged goods companies that was released in GMA’s new report, Best If Clearly Labeled.
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2018 — The Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marking Institute today marked the third anniversary of the digital transparency tool SmartLabel®, which provides easy and instantaneous access to detailed information from 826 brands on more than 36,000 food, beverage, personal care, household and pet care products.
WASHINGTON, November 14, 2018 — The Grocery Manufacturers Association presented Alex Baloga, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association with the 2018 GMA Excellence in Government Affairs award at the Food Industry Association Executives Annual Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico yesterday.
(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association today announced four senior-level hires as part of the organization’s ongoing transformation under the new leadership of President and CEO Geoff Freeman.
(Washington, D.C.) A new report shows that out-of-stock rates for online purchases of consumer products in the U.S. are nearly twice as high as in-store availability. The report, issued by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), shows potential online sales losses as high as $17 billion a year globally because products are not available when consumers want to buy them.