Grocery Manufacturers Association

Membership

GMA Values

The Grocery Manufacturers Association represents the world’s leading food, beverage and packaged goods companies. We are constantly coming up with ways to make consumers’ lives easier.

Our industry provides the world’s safest, most abundant and affordable food supply as well as innovative CPG products. We empower consumers with the tools and information to make product choices based on what is important to them.

Our ValuesSafety and Performance:

The highest priority of GMA members is ensuring the safety and effectiveness of their products.

Consumer Choice / Convenience / Transparency: Our members listen to their consumers and provide them with a variety of healthy and affordable product choices, information, ease and convenience. Our members are committed to transparency.

Societal Impact: Our member companies strive to operate in ways that have positive benefits for the communities they serve, our environment, jobs and the economy. They seek to adopt business practices that are sustainable and responsible.

American Innovation / American Pride: Our member companies are dedicated to consumers and their changing lifestyles. Companies are constantly working to come up with new ways to make their lives easier and better – American innovation at its best.

Quality

History Trust in Safety & PerformanceThere are very few trade associations that have stood the test of time within the last century, and GMA is one of the few that can make this claim.

Founded in 1908, the Grocery Manufacturers Association has been a tried and tested staple in the most groundbreaking developments in consumer packaged goods (CPG).

When we started with 60 members over 100 years ago, we made a commitment to be a champion and voice for the CPG industry. We can proudly say that today we still honor that commitment – and we’re prouder that so many of our members have been with us since the early days of our founding.

This is an organization that has led landmark legislation and worldwide technological advancements. We’ve been called on by U.S. presidents to monumentally change consumer lives, and we have been there for our members and their consumers throughout challenges and the best times in American history.

GMA through Time

1908

Founded 1925 Entire GMA Executive Conference delegation visits the White House

1948-49GMA members donated food to Berlin residents during Soviet blockade of the city

1964GMA helps pass Food Stamp Act to provide nutritional educations programs

1986Leads the

defeat of the Value Added

Tax

2001GMA member

companies are among the first

to aid feeding stations after 9/11 attacks

2014National education

campaign on GMA co-sponsored Facts up Front

labeling system moving key

nutrition information to front

of packages

2015Creation of SmartLabel™, an innovative program that provide in depth ingredient information on thousands of products

1930sPresident Roosevelt requests a “master code” from GMA for fair competition

1950sGMA lectures throughout Europe on American CPG industry production and distribution techniques

1970sGMA has a key role in the creation of the worldwide Universal Product Code (UPC)

1998Welcomes FDA Modernization

Act

2010Forges

unprecedented partnership

with First Lady Obama to combat childhood obesityGMA in 1-2-3…

PolicyWe’re the leaders in legislation, policy and regulations impacting the food, beverage, consumer goods, personal care and household product companies.

When it comes to shaping decisions and driving the right conversation, GMA is preeminent among trade groups.

Consumer TrustGMA is committed to providing information to empower consumer choices and improve lives.

It is why we’re leading transparency initiatives and giving consumers more and more tools to make the daily decisions in their households that are right for them.

CPG Industry CollaborationGMA is the source that truly brings together all of the CPG industry.

Through our trading partners, we connect all ends of the value chain toward the future, knowing that there is sustainable strength when we come together for common purpose.

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Counting on GMA

GMA by the Numbers

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is the trade organization representing the world’s

leading food, beverage and consumer products companies and associated partners. The U.S.

food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry has facilities in 30,000 communities,

generates $1 trillion in sales annually, contributes $415 billion in added value to the

economy every year and is the single largest U.S. manufacturing industry with 1.7 million

manufacturing workers. Founded in 1908, GMA has a primary focus on product safety, science-

based public policies and industry initiatives that seek to empower people with the tools and

information they need to make informed choices and lead healthier lives . For more information,

visit gmaonline.org.

What’s in It For Me?

We’re Newsmakers

Public Policy LeadershipGMA represents a unified voice for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry and works in concert with key policymakers on the federal and state levels to promote responsible public policy solutions. The association provides a framework for our members to weigh in on critical issues facing the issue by employing a comprehensive approach to policy development, advocacy, coalition development, public comments, public opinion research and everything in between.

Industry Collaboration GMA is constantly working to help its members grow their business by creating a regulatory and commercial landscape for sustainable expansion. Through our Industry Affairs practice, GMA provides members with unparalleled access to cutting edge thought leadership, platforms for

manufacturer-retailer collaboration through our best in class annual events and a unique committee and council structure. This allows the industry to collaborate on key issues ranging from merchandising, sales & marketing to supply chain management and information technology.

Through the Trading Partner Alliance

(TPA), GMA offers CPG manufacturers numerous opportunities to engage with retailers. The TPA is a joint industry affairs-industry relations leadership group that was formed by GMA and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and is comprised of members of both association boards. The TPA exists to develop a shared retailer-manufacturer agenda on supply chain efficiency issues, the application of information technology, the adoption of environmentally-friendly business practices and other issues. This

common agenda is executed jointly by the FMI and GMA staffs and is overseen by the board of directors of each organization.

Scientific & Regulatory Affairs ExpertiseScience is the heart of GMA and as a result, the association has robust Scientific & Regulatory Affairs capabilities and experience. We are continually working to promote science-based, fact-based legislation and regulatory decisions. GMA also acts as an extension to our member companies by: conducting research to ensure the safety of our members’ products, educating and training experts on regulatory compliance and evaluating emerging scientific research and interpreting findings to our members.

SmartLabel™

Facts Up Front

EMAlert

BPA Database

TSCA reform

Here Are Just A Few of the Top GMA Led Initiatives & Resources

GMO

Nutrition Facts Panel Reform

Date Labeling

Food Waste/Sustainability

On-Shelf Availability

“The Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group, estimated that it would take six to 18 months and cost $500,000 to $700,000 to reformulate a product with less salt to meet the guidelines, assuming alternatives were available.”

“The Grocery Manufacturers Association, the trade group that represents major food and beverage companies, said the new code, called Smart Label, would appear on almost 30,000 products like shampoos, detergents, crackers and sodas by the end of 2017.”

“The Grocery Manufacturers Association said in a statement, in general, parents should focus on providing their children with foods that are aligned with the dietary guidelines—regardless of gluten content. For children who do not have celiac disease or a wheat allergy, gluten-free diets do not have substantiated benefits. In instances where a child has either celiac disease or wheat allergy, or if non-celiac gluten sensitivity is suspected, parents should seek a health care professional’s advice to obtain a correct medical diagnosis and treatment plan that may include a gluten-free diet that is nutritionally sound.”

“The food industry has lobbied to block Vermont’s law, arguing that GMOs are safe and the labels could be costly for agriculture, food companies and consumers. The industry’s main lobbying group, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, said it is backing the senators’ deal.”

“GMA shares FDA’s commitment to improving nutrition labeling regulations and it commends the agency’s significant investment of time and resources to update this important tool for consumers.”

Quality General MembershipGMA represents more than 200 companies that manufacture and market branded and private label food and consumer packaged goods through retail, wholesale and foodservice channels of distribution. General members include retailers and foodservice companies that manufacture and market consumer products for sale. They also represent companies who provide outsourced marketing and sales services to customers that sell food, beverage and consumer products.

Associate MembershipAssociate Membership is available to companies that supply services and solutions to the consumer packaged goods industry. GMA’s roster of Associate Members includes companies that specialize in consulting, technology, packaging, logistics, financial services, and many other CPG-related solutions.

Supplier MembershipSupplier membership is available to companies that manufacturer or process agribusiness products, or ingredients used in products for human or pet consumption or sold to other manufacturers at any point along the CPG industry value chain as an ingredient.

Membership At-A-Glance

General Members by Market Cap

Over $10 Billion – 8%$1 - $10 Billion – 22%$100 Million - $1 Billion – 30%Under $100 Million - 40%

Become a GMA Member

We invite you to join us today and discover what hundreds of CPG industry companies have already gained.

This is a membership that delivers continuous value – and above all, we are a trusted resource you can always rely on to impact public policy, bring the industry together, educate CPG professionals and help companies empower their consumers.

Contact our superior member value creation team for white-gloved service and more information on how you can join GMA!

Already a GMA Member?The GMA member value creation team is working hard to ensure our members are maximizing the value of their GMA membership. Our member value creation team is always available to provide you with an update on your current engagement and to highlight new opportunities for you and your team to get involved more here at GMA. Schedule a call with our GMA member value creation team today!

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Grocery Manufacturers Association 1350 I (Eye) Street, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 phone: (202) 639-5900 fax: (202) 639-5932 info@gmaonline.org

GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

1350 I Street, NW | Suite 300 | Washington, DC 20005 | ph 202-639-5900 | fx 202-639-5932

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