Alabama Grocer 2025 Issue 2

CONTENTS | ISSUE 2

FEATURES

COLUMNS

Chairman’s Message Looking Forward to Our 2025 Annual Show President’s Message SNAP: Strengthening Communities, Supporting Industry Legislative Update Election Season Kicks Off Industry News Kick-Off to Summer Means Alabama’s Successful Tourism Season is Full Speed Ahead Independent Grocers Make Their Voices Heard in Washington Who Tells Your Story? The Logic of Grocery Shopping to “Eat Well”

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AGA ANNUAL SHOW Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort JULY 5-8 2026 JULY 13-16 2025

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JULY 25-28 2027

JULY 23-26 2028

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Chairman’s Message Planning for the upcoming 2025 Annual Show.

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President’s Message SNAP: Strengthening Communities, Supporting Industry.

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Association News Tuition Reimbursement

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Fund the Future

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2024 AGA Annual Show Sponsors

AGA New Members

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2025-2026 AGEF Scholarship Winners Congratulations to our 2025-2026 AGEF Scholarship Winners!

Are You Our Next Member?

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2025-2026 AGEF Scholarship Winners

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2026 AGEF Scholarship Program

2025 Buy Alabama’s Best Day on the Lawn

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2025 AGEF Golf Outing

2025 NGA Fly-In For Fair Competition The AGA collaborates with the NGA in Washington, D.C.

2025 NGA Fly-In

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Upcoming Events and Social Media Accounts

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