Consumer Brands Association
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is a trade association of the food industry.[1] It represents the world's largest branded food, beverage and consumer product companies.
Overview
The Grocery Manufacturers Association was founded in 1908 as the Grocery Manufacturers of America.[2] It is headquartered at 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C..[1]
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 adopted the single name Grocery Manufacturers Association.
On March 16, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Washington, First Lady Michelle Obama called on the GMA to help her with her Let's Move! campaign to reduce childhood obesity.[3][4]
In 2012, it developed the Sustainability Summit with the Food Marketing Institute.[5]
Proposal to label genetically modified products as 'natural'
On December 5, 2013, the Grocery Manufacturers Association sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration announcing GMA's plan to petition the FDA to establish a rule allowing food made with genetically modified products to be labeled as 'natural'. [6]
Board of directors
Chair
- Gary Rodkin, CEO of ConAgra Foods[7]
Vice-Chair
- Ken Powell, Chairman and CEO of General Mills[7]
Treasurer/Secretary
- William B. Cyr, President and CEO of Sunny Delight Beverages[7]
Members
- Jeffrey Ansell, Chairman, President and CEO of Sun Products[7]
- J.P. Bilbrey, President and CEO of The Hershey Company[7]
- J.S. Brown III, President and CEO of Bruce Foods[7]
- John Bryant, President and CEO of Kellogg Company[7]
- Mark Clouse, President for North America of Mondelēz International[7]
- Sean Connolly, CEO of Hillshire Brands[7]
- Brian C. Cornell, CEO of Pepsico Americas Foods[7]
- James R. Craigie, Chairman and CEO of Church & Dwight[7]
- George E. Deese, Chairman and CEO of Flowers Foods[7]
- J. Alexander M. Douglas Jr., President for North America of The Coca-Cola Company[7][8]
- Brian J. Driscoll, CEO of Diamond Foods, Inc[7]
- Stanley K. Dunbar, President and CEO of Moody Dunbar[7]
- Gregg L. Engles, Chairman and CEO of Dean Foods[7]
- Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Chairman, President and CEO of Hormel[7]
- Tom Ferriter, President and CEO of Bush Brothers and Company[7]
- Joseph E. Gallo, President and CEO of E & J Gallo Winery[7]
- Robert J. Gamgort, CEO of Pinnacle Foods[7]
- David N. Geise, Chairman and CEO of Furmano Foods[7]
- William G. Gisel Jr., President and CEO of Rich Products[7]
- Paul Grimwood, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé USA, Inc[7]
- Kenneth E. Guise Jr., President and CEO of Knouse Foods[7]
- James B. Hannan, CEO and President of Georgia-Pacific[7]
- Melanie L. Healey, Group President for North America of Procter & Gamble[7]
- Kevin J. Hunt, President and CEO of Ralston Foods[7]
- Bradley C. Irwin, President and CEO of Welch's[7]
- William R. Johnson, Chairman, President and CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company[7]
- Donald R. Knauss, Chairman and CEO of Clorox[7]
- Kees Kruythoff, President for North America for Unilever[7]
- Christopher D. Lischewski, President and CEO of Bumble Bee Foods[7]
- Reid V. MacDonald, President and CEO of Faribault Foods[7]
- Apu Mody, President for North America of Mars, Incorporated[7]
- John S. Morgan, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Foods[7]
- Denise M. Morrison, President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company[7]
- Gregory R. Page, Chairman and CEO of Cargill[7]
- Randy C. Papadellis, President and CEO of Ocean Spray[7]
- Clement Pappas, CEO of Clement Pappas[7]
- Christopher J. Policinski, President and CEO of Land O'Lakes[7]
- C. Larry Pope, President and CEO of Smithfield Foods[7]
- Gary J. Prince, President of Bimbo Bakeries USA[7]
- Richard K. Smucker, CEO of The J.M. Smucker Co.[7]
- Thomas Stokes, President and CEO of Tree Top, Inc.[7]
- W. Anthony Vernon, President for North America of Kraft Foods[7]
- David J. West, President and CEO of Del Monte Foods[7]
- Alan D. Wilson, Chairman, President and CEO of McCormick & Company[7]
- David J. Yanda, President and CEO of Lakeside Foods[7]
References
- ^ a b BusinessWeek
- ^ GMA About
- ^ Yunji de Nies, Michelle Obama tells Grocery Manufacturers Association to ‘Step it Up’, ABC News, March 16, 2010
- ^ Remarks by the First Lady at a Grocery Manufacturers Association Conference, WhiteHouse, March 16, 2010
- ^ Food Marketing Institute
- ^ Group Seeks Special Label for Food: ‘Natural’, New York Times, December 19, 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av GMA Board of Directors
- ^ The Coca-Cola Company, Operations Leadership: J. Alexander M. Douglas Jr.