AWMA
American Wholesale Marketers Association
The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) is the only international trade organization working on behalf of convenience distributors in the United States. Its distributor members represent more than $85 billion in U.S. convenience product sales. Associate members include manufacturers, brokers, retailers and others allied to the convenience product industry.
Dot
Dot Foods
Since 1960, Dot Foods has been delivering food products quickly and reliably from manufacturers to distributors all across the U.S. We don't sell to the operator--our customer is the distributor. Dot brings distributors the largest selection of products of any foodservice redistributor. We offer over 57,000 quality products from 550 food industry manufacturers that our customers know and trust.

FMI
Food Marketing Institute
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in research, education, industry relations and public affairs on behalf of its 2,300 member companies — food retailers and wholesalers — in the United States and around the world.

IFDA
International Foodservice Distributors Association
The International Foodservice Distributors Association advocates the interests of the foodservice distribution community in government and industry affairs through research, education, and communication.
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NACS
National Association of Convenience Stores
The mission of NACS is to represent the industry and to assist retail members in increasing their current and future effectiveness and profitability by:
- Providing knowledge, solutions and connections needed by the industry;
- Improving the image of the industry;
- Impacting government action beneficial to the industry through the active participation of its membership;
- Anticipating and facilitating change which ensures the long-term viability of the industry;
- Maintaining a financially independent association; and
- Fostering productive, efficient relationships with industry suppliers.

NGA
National Grocers Association
N.G.A. is the national trade association representing and serving the retail grocery/food companies and wholesale distributors that comprise the independent sector of the food distribution industry.
- An independent retailer is a privately owned or controlled food retail company operating a variety of formats.
- A few are publicly traded, but with controlling shares held by the family, and others are employee owned.
- Independents are the true “entrepreneurs” of the grocery/food industry and are dedicated to their customers, associates, and communities.
N.G.A. members include retail grocery/food companies and wholesale distributors, affiliated associations, as well as manufacturers, service suppliers, and other entrepreneurial companies that support N.G.A.'s Philosophy and Mission.
PCATS
Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards
The vision of the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards is to create, maintain, and facilitate the adoption of technology standards for the convenience and petroleum marketing industry. Retalix became a member of the PCATS organization in 2003 to participate in the NACS XML standards.

SAWD
Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors
The Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors is a 14-state regional trade association representing the interests of corporations and individuals involved in the manufacturing, sales, and distribution of convenience products.

UCC
Uniform Code Council, Inc.
The mission of the Uniform Code Council, Inc., is to take a global leadership role in establishing and promoting multi-industry standards for product identification and related electronic communication. The goal is to enhance supply chain management thus contributing added value to the customer.
