Full Text of HR1497 096th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Grocery Merchandising Association (GMA) was | 3 | | formed in 2003 as a result of a merger between two well-known | 4 | | associations, the Grocery Manufacturers Sales Executives Club | 5 | | (GMSE) and the Merchandising Executives Club (MEC); and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Grocery Manufacturers Sales Executives Club | 7 | | was founded in 1910 to provide a forum for all members of the | 8 | | food industry to discuss and encourage sound, ethical, and | 9 | | sustainable business practices; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Merchandising Executives Club was founded in | 11 | | 1953 to provide innovative marketing and merchandising | 12 | | programs and services for all members of the food distribution | 13 | | channel; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After nearly 50 years as two separate | 15 | | organizations, the Grocery Manufacturers Sales Executives Club | 16 | | (GMSE) and the Merchandising Executives Club (MEC) merged into | 17 | | one dynamic organization with roots dating back to 1910; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Grocery Merchandising Association membership | 19 | | is comprised of a diverse group of executives representing a | 20 | | wide range of consumer product companies, retailers, | 21 | | wholesalers, food brokers, as well as companies supporting the |
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| 1 | | food industry through marketing, advertising, and promotion; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Grocery Merchandising Association hosts many | 4 | | outings and events designed to bring all members of the | 5 | | industry closer together for the betterment and benefit of the | 6 | | food distribution system and consumers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Grocery Merchandising Association sponsors | 8 | | special events that help raise awareness of and financial | 9 | | support for many worthwhile causes, including the Greater | 10 | | Chicago Food Depository, the Northern Illinois Food Bank, and | 11 | | the Illinois Food Retailers Association Education Foundation; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate the Grocery Merchandising Association on their | 16 | | 100th anniversary and wish the membership continued success in | 17 | | all their future endeavors; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Grocery Merchandising Association as a symbol | 20 | | of our respect and esteem.
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