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Field to Market Welcomes Grocery Manufacturers Association to Alliance

June 03, 2015

Field to Market announced today that the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has joined the Alliance.

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture announced today that the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has joined the Alliance.

Founded in 1908, GMA is the voice of more than 300 leading food, beverage and consumer product companies and works with its members to apply sustainable solutions while continuing to deliver products that enhance consumers’ lives.

“Applying sustainable solutions in all areas of our work while continuing to deliver products that enhance consumers’ lives is a top priority for both GMA and our members,” said Meghan Stasz, Senior Director of Sustainability for the GMA. “By joining Field to Market, we hope to help advance industry’s efforts to source commodities from sustainable suppliers in the U.S.”

Working together with grower organizations, academia, conservation groups, public sector partners and leading companies, GMA and its members will help to catalyze opportunities for continuous improvement in productivity, environmental quality and human well-being across the agricultural value chain.

“We have a unique opportunity to bring together farmers, food companies and other supply chain partners as we seek to responsibly manage our planet’s natural resources,” said Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market. “We are pleased to welcome GMA to Field to Market and look forward to collaborating on opportunities to advance sustainable outcomes in agriculture and share the importance of this work with consumers.”

ABOUT FIELD TO MARKET

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® brings together a diverse group of grower organizations; agribusinesses; food, feed, beverage, restaurant, and retail companies; conservation groups; universities and public sector partners to focus on defining, measuring, and advancing the sustainability of food, feed, fiber, and fuel production. Field to Market comprises around 200 members representing all facets of the U.S. agricultural supply chain, with members employing more than 5 million people and representing combined revenues totaling over $1.5 trillion. 

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