Overview
The Grocery Manufacturers Association was founded in 1908. It is headquartered at 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C..
On January 1, 2007 GMA merged with the Food Products Association and formed the world's largest trade association representing the food, beverage, and consumer products industry (GMA/FPA). Effective January 1, 2008 the association will use the single name Grocery Manufacturers Association.
On March 16, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Washington, First Lady Michelle Obama called on the GMA to help her with her Let's Move! campaign to reduce childhood obesity.
In 2012, it developed the Sustainability Summit with the Food Marketing Institute.
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