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TUESDAY - JULY 25, 2017
(Continued)
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Business Session
(Azalea II & III Ballrooms)
Sponsored by: Alabama Power Company, Publix Super Markets Charities, Regions and Sherwood Foods
Coffee Courtesy of: Red Diamond, Inc.
Active Shooter Seminar - FBI Agent Eric Pulwicz
Update on Tasting Regulations - ABC Administrator, Mac Gipson
Keynote Speaker - Thom Singer “Connecting with People in a Gadget Crazed World”
Alabama eWIC Seminar - Stacey Neumann, Vendor Management Director
E-Commerce Panel Discussion
Kate Favrow, Associated Wholesale Grocers
Steve Weathington, Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing
John Wilson, Super Foods Supermarkets
Jimmy Wright, Wright’s Market
10:00 a.m.
Bingo
(Camellia Ballroom)
Sponsored by: Super Foods Supermarkets and The Hershey Company
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
(Magnolia Ballroom)
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Children’s Program
(Camellia 1 Ballroom)
Sponsored by: Blue Bell Creameries and Forster & Howell
6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Vice Chairman’s Reception
(Baytowne Conference Center Main Level Foyer)
Sponsored by: Anheuser-Busch, Palermo Villa, The Kroger Company and Vietti
7:00 p.m.
Chairman’s Banquet
(Azalea Ballroom)
Sponsored by: Altria Client Services, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Dean Foods,
Golden Flake Snack Foods, Mayfield Dairy Farms and United Johnson Brothers of Alabama
Grand Prize Sponsored by: Bevco Beverages
Vice Chairman’s Gift Sponsored b y: Frito-Lay
Chairman’s Gift Sponsored by: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
8:15 p.m.
Celebrity Entertainment - Mr. Al Del Greco
(Azalea Ballroom)
Sponsored by: Associated Grocers of the South and Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
WEDNESDAY - JULY 26, 2017
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Closing Breakfast Buffet
(Azalea I & II Ballrooms)
Sponsored by: China Doll/Dixie Lily, Crystal Farms, Fleeman’s Gourmet and
Moore’s Marinades &Sauces
Alabama Grocers Association 2017 Annual Convention
CONVENTION SCHEDULE
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