2017Issue2_Alabama_v6

AGA NEWS

AGA OUT AND ABOUT Welcome to our new section of the AGA Digital Magazine called AGA Out and About. We created this page to help celebrate all the positive celebrations of our member companies. If your company wins an award, has a grand opening or has something amazing happen, please be sure to let us know. We love to celebrate your successes!

Legislative Chairman, Wade Payne of Food Giant speaking to Governor Robert Bentley at the Buy Alabama’s Best Kick-Off Event.

Congrats to Jerrico Everhart, Mitchell Grocery for competing in the NGA Best Bagger Contest!

Governor Bentley signing Executive Order 28 creating the Alabama Grocery Tax Task Force. AGA Chairman Greg Gregerson will sit on this Task Force to represent the Grocery Industry.

Ribbon Cutting Celebration at the Downtown Birmingham Publix! Ellie Taylor, President of AGA seen here with Joe DiBenedetto and Kris Jonczyk of Publix.

Welcome Cheryl Lusk as the new

AGA Administrative Assistant. She comes to us from Regions Bank.

Spending time with AGA members David Mitchell, Mitchell Grocery and Jimmy Wright, Wrights Market at the NGA Convention.

Downtown Birmingham Publix Grand Opening.

James Mowery, District Manager of Publix and Jessica Brown, AGA Event Coordinator at the Publix Distribution Center Grand Opening.

Congrats to Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company for winning the 2017 Progressive Grocer Outstanding Independent in Produce at the NGA Convention.

New Publix Distribution Center in McCalla, Alabama.

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