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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Proud will take center stage in the 65th annual Kentucky Grocers Association/Kentucky Association of Convenience Stores Convention and Retail Excellence Conference Oct. 17-19 in Lexington.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s farm marketing program will join forces with the KGA and KACS to sponsor the conference as part of a three-year partnership. In future years a Kentucky Proud Expo will be held in conjunction with the convention.
“We appreciate the opportunity to be a part of the KGA/KACS Convention,” Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. “We will show the KGA and KACS members how buying Kentucky Proud products from local producers can help them improve their bottom lines.”
“We are proud to unveil the partnership with Kentucky Proud and Allied Food Marketers,” KGA/KACS Chairman Jim Buchanan and Convention Committee Chairman James Neumann wrote in their invitation to the convention. “The Kentucky Proud movement is already affecting select retailers in our state with new customers, new sales and new profits while supporting our local farmers.”
The 10 educational sessions will include a panel presentation, “Making Money With Kentucky Proud Products,” Oct. 18 at 11:15 a.m. EDT. A Kentucky Proud “Toast to Kentucky Retailers” welcome reception and awards presentation for the 20th annual Fall Golf Scholarship Classic is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17.
Michael Sansolo, senior vice president of the Food Marketing Institute and president of the FMI Independent Operators division, and Gray Taylor, vice president of research, National Association of Convenience Stores, will present the state of their industries in a joint keynote session on Oct. 18.
Kentucky Proud helps producers sell their farm products in stores, farmers’ markets and state resorts throughout the Commonwealth. It helps consumers find fresh, high-quality products produced in Kentucky. Allied Food Marketers of Louisville works with the KDA to help farmers get their products to consumers.
For more information, contact the KGA by phone at (502) 459-7111 or by e-mail at info@kgaonline.org.
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