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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chairman’s Message __________________ 5 President’s Message ___________________ 7 Annual Show Schedule _______________ 8-9 AGA Board of Directors ___________ 10-11A Convention Chairman’s Message ____ 11B Four Star Sponsors ____________________ 13 Diamond Sponsors ____________________ 15 Platinum, Gold, & Silver Sponsors _______ 17 Business Session Speakers _________ 19-23A 2024 Food Industry Finest _____________19B AGEF Tuition Reimbursement_________ 23B Welcome Dinner Entertainment ______ 25A Welcome Dinner Sponsors ___________ 25B Fund the Future _______________________ 27 Chairman’s Banquet Entertainment __ 29A Chairman’s Banquet Sponsors ________ 29B AGEF Best Bagger Competition ________ 31 Exhibit Hall _________________________ 32-33 AGEF Board of Trustees ______________ 35A 2024 AGEF Clay Shoot _______________ 35B AGEF Scholarship Winners __________ 36-37 Annual Show Retail Partners__________ 39A Keep Up with All Things AGA _________ 39B Retailer Member Listing ___________ 41-56A Wholesaler Member Listing ___________ 57A Annual Show Save the Dates _________ 57B Vendor Member Listing ____________ 59-70A Annual Show App _____ Inside Back Cover 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.

ADVERTISERS Alabama Crown Distributing Co. ____________ 42 Alabama Power Company _________________ 18 Associated Grocers of the South ____________ 28 Associated Wholesale Grocers ______________ 12 Autry Greer and Son’s ______________________ 40 Bevco Beverages __________________________ 58 Bimbo Bakeries USA ________________________ 54 Blue Bell Creameries ________________________ 46 Buffalo Rock/Pepsi _________________________ 24 Byars | Wright Insurance __________________ 56B Campbell's Snacks _________________________ 60 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. UNITED, Inc. __Back Cover Designer Greetings _______________________ 62A Don Francisco's Coffee _____________________ 34 Dutch Farms _______________________________ 66 Federated Insurance _______________________ 38 Flowers Bakeries ____________________________ 64 Frito-Lay ___________________________________ 26 Johnny Fleeman's Gourmet ________________ 62B Mayfield Dairy Farms _______________________ 50 Merrill Lynch _______________________________ 16 Mitchell Grocery Corporation ________________ 6 Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. _____ 14 Red Diamond ______________________________ 44 Retail Data Systems MidSouth _______________ 48 UNFI ________________________ Inside Front Cover United-Johnson Brothers of Alabama _________ 4 Utz Quality Foods/Golden Flake _____________ 30 Wells Enterprises, Inc _______________________ 70B Winn Dixie _________________________________ 52

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