Cocktails and Good Conversation at the Welcome Reception

Senator Collins and the Group from Maine

Attentive Audience at the Category Management Session

Timmons Review Voice Picking System Implementation

Calendar of Events

2012 AWMA Day on the Hill

Mark your calendars for next year's AWMA Day on the Hill Program. More information will follow.

2012 Convenience Industry Outlook Forum

Take a deep dive into c-store performance for the first half of 2012, based on actual 2012 distributor shipments to 28,000 stores, and prepare for...

2012 AWMA Summit & Business Exchange (ABX)

September 10-13, 2012 – The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island - ABX REGISTRATION IS NOW...

AWMA Members to Lobby Congress on Key Issues

AWMA members from across the nation will meet with members of the U.S. Congress next week during AWMA's annual Day on the Hill, which will take place Wednesday and Thursday. Several key issues...

Chicago Soft Drink Tax Plan Draws Strong Reaction

A Chicago plan to tax sugary beverages as a way to fight obesity has met with opposition from retailers and praise from health advocates. The proposal would add a beverage tax of from 15-to-30...

Last Call for HIPA is Today

The deadline is today - May 10 - for AWMA distributor members to complete the Hershey Industry Performance Analysis (HIPA) survey, the most comprehensive financial benchmarking information...

Mandatory Receipts Proposed for Convenience Stores in Philly

A Philadelphia City Councilman wants to require all convenience stores in the city to provide customers with receipts.

McLane Company, Inc. Picked by Family Dollar for Distribution

Family Dollar Stores has entered into a strategic partnership with McLane Company, Inc. to provide refrigerated and frozen food to the retailer's more than 7,200 locations in 45 states....

PM Announces Changes in Senior Management

Philip Morris International Inc. announced May 7 that Hermann Waldemer, chief financial officer, has elected to take early retirement, effective July 31, 2012. He will be succeeded by Jacek...

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Convenience Distribution™ (conveniencedistributionmagazine.com) is the official magazine of the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA), owned and published by AWMA. We cover a wide range of topics of interest to the wholesale distributors of candy, tobacco, snacks, groceries, foodservice, general merchandise and other convenience store products, as well as to manufacturers, brokers, retailers and others allied to the convenience products industry.

Convenience Distribution™ (conveniencedistributionmagazine.com) is the official magazine of the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA), owned and published by AWMA. We cover a wide range of topics of interest to the wholesale distributors of candy, tobacco, snacks, groceries, foodservice, general merchandise and other convenience store products, as well as to manufacturers, brokers, retailers and others allied to the convenience products industry.

California Distributors Please Take Note AND Take Action!!!

On June 5th the Primary Ballot in California will include Proposition 29 that – if passed – would increase the state’s cigarette excise tax by an additional $1.00 per pack AND would nearly double the tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco.

FDA Center for Tobacco Products Website

http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/default.htm

AWMA Supports Small Business Tax Cut Bill

FAIRFAX, VA, March 22, 2012 – The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) joined as original supporters of legislation introduced today – HR 9 - allowing small businesses to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percent of their active business income.