Ag giant Cargill, along with
the Hershey Company, are the latest to drop out of the Grocery Manufacturers
Association, joining at least eight other major companies in retreat. The two
join Tyson Foods, Campbell Soup Company and others who have recently left
Washington, D.C.’s largest food industry association. Politico reports many of
the companies that have left are viewed as more progressive and had
unsuccessfully fought to push GMA into adopting more transparent and
consumer-friendly policies like GMO labeling. A Hershey Company spokesperson
offered little reason, but stated the membership was not renewed following an
annual review process. A spokesman for GMA told Politico the association was
working closely with its membership to evolve with the changing times.
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