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The mission of the Alabama Grocers Association is to promote the growth and success of the food industry in the state of Alabama through advocacy, education, public relations, and networking. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chairman’s Message _________________ 5 President’s Message _________________ 7A Keep Up with All Things AGA _________ 7B Annual Show Schedule _____________ 8-9 AGA Board of Directors __________ 10-11A Convention Chairman’s Message ___ 11B Four Star Convention Sponsors ________ 13 Convention Sponsors _____________ 15-17 Business Session Speakers _________ 18-19 Welcome Dinner Entertainment _____ 21A Welcome Dinner Sponsors ___________ 21B Retail Annual Show Partners ________ 23A Chairman’s Banquet Entertainment _ 25A Chairman’s Banquet Sponsors _______ 25B Exhibitor Listing ______________________ 27 AGEF Trustees ______________________ 29A AGEF 2023 Clay Shoot Date _________ 29B Scholarship Award Winners _______ 30-32A AGEF Event Sponsors _______________ 32B Retailer Member Listing ____________ 35-50 Wholesaler Member Listing __________ 51A 2024 AGA Annual Show Date _______ 51B Vendor Member Listing __________ 53A-66 2023 Food Industry Finest Luncheon __ 53B

ADVERTISERS Alabama Crown Distributing Co. ___________________________ 14 Alabama Power Company ________________________________ 12 Associated Grocers of the South ____________ Inside Back Cover Associated Wholesale Grocers _____________________________ 34 Autry Greer & Son’s ______________________________________ 23B Better Choice Power ______________________________________ 58 Bevco ____________________________________________________ 54 Bimbo Bakeries ____________________________________________ 26 Blue Bell Creameries _______________________________________ 38 Buffalo Rock/Pepsi _______________________________ Back Cover Byars | Wright ____________________________________________ 39B Campbell’s Snacks ________________________________________ 44 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. UNITED, Inc. _______________________ 24 Crystal Farms _____________________________________________ 62 Designer Greetings _______________________________________ 50B Don Francisco’s Coffee ____________________________________ 28 Dutch Farms ______________________________________________ 60 Federated Insurance ______________________________________ 22 Flowers Baking Company __________________________________ 36 Frito-Lay, Inc. ______________________________________________ 20 Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors _________________________ 64 Johnny Fleeman’s Gourmet ______________________________ 65B Mayfield Dairy Farms _______________________________________ 56 Merrill Lynch _______________________________________________ 16 Mitchell Grocery Corporation _______________________________ 4 Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. ____________________ 52 Red Diamond, Inc. ________________________________________ 42 Retail Data Systems Mid-South _____________________________ 40 Truno Retail Technology Solutions __________________________ 46 UNFI _______________________________________ Inside Front Cover United-Johnson Brothers ____________________________________ 6 Utz Quality Foods/Golden Flake ____________________________ 33 Wells Enterprises, Inc. _____________________________________ 48B Southeastern Grocers/Winn-Dixie _________________________ 48A

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