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Grocery Manufacturers Association

Scott Openshaw

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) represents the world’s leading food, beverage and consumer products companies. The association promotes sound public policy, champions initiatives that increase productivity and growth and helps to protect the safety and security of the food supply through scientific excellence. The GMA board of directors is comprised of chief executive officers from the association’s member companies. The $2.1 trillion food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry employs 14 million workers, and contributes over $1 trillion in added value to the nation’s economy. For more information, visit the GMA Web site.

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Recent blog posts from Grocery Manufacturers Association

Salt Reduction, Good. Focus on Energy Balance and a Healthy Diet, Better.

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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOH) today introduced its "National Salt Reduction Initiative" and its draft salt reduction targets for packaged food and food service categories. GMA's Chief Science Officer, Bob Brackett, said: "The...

The Science Behind Word of Mouth

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This blog entry is courtesy of GMA Manager of Member Communications Beth Ludwick: Last week, marketers from some of the world's biggest brands gathered in New York at the GMA CPG Social Media Forum to hear from experts on the front...

Waiting to Export

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On November 22, 2006 the United States signed  trade pact with Colombia, an agreement designed to reduce tariffs, secure protection for intellectual property rights, and facilitate our ability to export American manufactured food, beverages and consumer products to the Colombian...

A Healthy Dose of Advertising

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A recent Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity study begged the question, "Why do cereal companies spend $229 million to advertise to children?" Survey says?  Food and beverage company ads appear on a wide range of television programming,...

What the Heck is E-15 Anyway? Follow the Science to Find Out.

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Some corn ethanol companies want to increase by 50% the amount of corn ethanol that can e blended into gasoline before the science shows it is safe for engines and the environment.  Congress and the Obama administration should follow the...