For Immediate Release:
Washington, DC, July 19, 2019: The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) is excited to announce its Annual Summit in Chicago from August 5 – 7 at the Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare. The GRMA is a global nonprofit with members from most major retailers, manufacturers, trade associations and certification bodies. The alliance was formed to develop an auditing scheme that utilized consensus-based quality system standards for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) through the American National Standards process in several Non-Food related industries. Each year, the GRMA Annual Summit brings together this broad group of industry stakeholders to focus on the continual improvement of quality and safety.
This year, the list of conference attendee’s includes, among others: Alkemist Labs, Amazon, ANSI, Brandless, Consumer Goods Forum, Costco Wholesale, Council for Responsible Nutrition, County of San Mateo, CV Sciences, Inc., Diesch Law Group, APC, First Quality, Gemini Pharmaceuticals, GRMA Board and Staff, H-E-B, International Vitamin Corporation, NSF International, Pharmavite LLC, Ranir, Retail Business Services (Ahold Delhaize USA), Rockline, SAI Global, Topco Associates LLC, Tracegains, VNI Inc., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., and Whole Foods Market.
Included in this year’s agenda are critical topics facing the industry today, such as the rapidly evolving issues around the development of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards for CBD products. The GRMA has put together a panel of experts who can help shine a light on this important issue. Other critical issues include Social and Ethical Accountability Standards, the impact of the trade war and tariffs with China, emerging regulatory issues, a message from the Consumer Goods Forum, updates on the Global Food and Safety Initiative, and many other important topics.
The GRMA welcomes all stakeholders and the public to attend its Summit. You can register for the Summit by going to https://grmalliance.org/grma-summit/ or contact Kathy King at kathyking@grmalliance.org
GRMA
Randall G. Slikkers, CEO
1775 I St NW, Suite 1150
Washington, DC 20006
202-587-5647
rslikkers@grmalliance.org