LEGISLATIVE PROWESS

At the joint Food Marketing Institute/National Grocers Association legislative conference last month, Oregon Grocery Association President Joe Gilliam, left in photo at left, received the FMI Donald H. MacManus Association Executive Award from Tim Hammonds, FMI president and chief executive officer. Iowa Grocery Industry Association President Jerry Fleagle, left in the photo at right, received the NGA Association Leadership Award from Tom Zaucha, president and CEO, NGA. The conference allowed retailers to meet with legislators and discuss issues that are of concern to both associations.