April 21, 2015
  • GFIA's 20th Annual Swinging for Scholarships!
  • Washington Visits Highlight Problems with Menu Labeling Rule
  • Who Will be Georgia's Next Best Bagger?
  • NGA FMS Financial Benchmark Survey 
  • The GFIA Website Has a New Look!
  • Online Convention Registration is Now Available
  • Get Your Safari Hats On!
  • Calling all Independent Retailers
  • GFIA Event Calendar
GFIA's 20th Annual Swinging for Scholarships!

Date: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
Breakfast and Registration Open at: 7:30am 
Shotgun Start: 9:00am
Directions to the Golf Course: Click Here
Washington Visits Highlight Problems with Menu Labeling Rule

Hundreds of grocery executives expressed the supermarket industry's concerns with FDA's final regulations imposing chain restaurant menu labeling at grocery stores. Policymakers heard many questions about the lack of guidance and examples that make the final regulations unworkable for the supermarket industry. Many congressional offices expressed support for urging FDA to delay the December 1, 2015 effective date of the regulations and to help provide relief to grocers, including support for legislation that is on-track to be introduced next week.  Thanks to Ron Edenfield and Moses White of Wayfield Foods, Don and Danielle Barnette from Market Grocery Company and Scott Johnson with Financial Supermarkets Inc. for visiting Georgia legislators with GFIA's Kathy Kuzava.
Who Will be Georgia's Next Best Bagger?

Does your company have Georgia's "Best Bagger"? Don't miss the opportunity to compete for scholarship money and a chance to represent the state in NGA's national contest in Las Vegas! Enter GFIA's Best Bagger contest which will be held July 16 at the annual convention in Sandestin! Contact Kathy Kuzava [email protected] for details. If your company has never competed, the GFIA will walk you through the specifics. This is a great opportunity to train and motivate your front end team members!

NGA FMS Financial Benchmark Survey

FMS and NGA invite you to participate in the 
2015 Independent Grocers Financial Survey. 

The survey has been a joint effort between FMS and the National Grocers Association for the past ten years and since then has become a critical benchmarking tool for independent grocers. The information you provide gives you and your fellow independent grocers invaluable insights on the health of our industry and important benchmarking data for your company.

In this year's survey, they focused on creating a leaner, more concise questionnaire that will require less of your time to fill out and provide data that is uniquely important to the independent grocer. FMS customers have the option of allowing FMS to use data we have on file to complete the final five financial questions, further reducing the amount of time needed to complete. Please select the option indicating your interest before question 55.

Each year, the demand for a copy of this completed survey goes up. Along with the increased demand comes a greater participant base which allows them to break numbers down into more meaningful, smaller segments. By participating, you can still expect a complimentary copy for your time.

You can participate in the survey by clicking here:  fmssolutions.com/2015survey

If you prefer, you can download and fill out a PDF of the survey here and submit the following ways:

Fax: 410-761-9237
Mail: 8028 Ritchie Highway
Suite 212
Pasadena, MD 21122

The deadline to complete the survey is Friday, May 22, 2015.

If you have any questions, please contact Eric Wronsky at [email protected], 877-435-9400 x1220.
The GFIA Website has a New Look!

The GFIA website has been updated to reflect our logo and branding, and it has direct integration with our new member management software. Visit us at www.gfia.org and let us know how you like the site! We want your feedback! Please email Kim Peterson with any comments or suggestions. 
Online Convention Registration is Now Available

Visit our website at www.gfia.org to get information about this year's convention, and to register online. We are headed to "the Jungle" in Sandestin - register today to join us!

Book Your 2015 Convention Hotel Room Now! Rooms are Selling Out! Click Here for a hotel reservation form.
Get Your Safari Hats On!

As we gear up for the convention, please be on the lookout for cool items for this year's Silent Auction! We will be uploading items to our new silent auction website, where you can also register to bid on items during this year's mobile bidding. Click here to register. If you have any questions about registering, contact Carrie Pepper. 
Calling all Independent Retailers

We want all the Independent Retailers to come to Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, Georgia on May 7th for a day of learning! We will be discussing topics such as cutting energy costs, PCI Compliance and social media. We will also have a recap of the 2015 legislative session and the latest on WIC. Click here for more information. RSVP by April 30th. If you have any questions, please contact Carrie Pepper

GFIA Event Calendar

BOD Meeting & Spring Golf Tournament
Tuesday, April 21 (BOD Meeting)
Wednesday, April 22 (Spring Golf Tournament)
Mirror Lake Country Club
Villa Rica, GA

Independent Retail Seminar
Thursday, May 7
Terrapin Beer Company
Athens, GA

Annual Convention
July 15 - 19 "It's a Jungle Out There"
Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
Destin, FL

Independent Education Seminar
Thursday, October 1
TBD

Fall Golf Tournament
Wednesday, October 14
White Oak Country Club
Newnan, GA

Holiday Extravaganza
December 1, 2015
The Cobb Galleria Centre
Atlanta, GA

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