Shawnda Barrow, client services liaison, Cancer Services; Manard Lagasse, Jr., President and CEO, Associated Grocers, Inc.; Nancy Gosserand, director, Cancer Services; Renea Duffin, vice president, cancer support and outreach, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (Baton Rouge, LA) Associated Grocers, Inc. has supplied Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, The Salvation Army, and Franciscan Missionaries of […]
Press Releases
What a Show!
(Gonzales, LA) Associated Grocers, Inc. held its Spring Food Show for member retailers at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, LA on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. It was the first show since Fall 2019. Themed “AG Into the Future”, the event drew just over 1,000 vendors, manufacturers, retail members and store representatives. Associated Grocers, […]
Associated Grocers, Inc. Shareholders Achieve Milestone
(Baton Rouge, LA) At its recent Annual Shareholder Meeting, Associated Grocers, Inc.’s Shareholders elected Daphne Lamendola (fourth-generation owner/operator) of Lamendola’s Supermarket in Gonzales, LA as its first female Board of Directors member. Lamendola’s is one of the oldest family-owned and operated establishments in Ascension Parish; as well as one of the most tenured retail members […]
Associated Grocers, Inc. and The Baton Rouge Area Foundation Announce 2021 Associated Grocers GMRA Scholarship Winners
(Baton Rouge, LA) The 2021 Associated Grocers GMRA Scholarship Fund recipients were recently announced. The Associated Grocers/GMRA partnership scholarship program benefits students working within Associated Grocers retail member stores. The Grocery Manufacturers Representatives Association (GMRA) is a nonprofit organization formed in Louisiana to bring grocery manufacturers and retailers together. The selected recipients will receive $1,000 […]
Associated Grocers, Inc. Retail Member Stores Kick-Off Stuff A Truck Program for Hurricane Relief!
(Baton Rouge, LA) In an effort to support Southeast Louisiana, and those who have been affected by Hurricane Ida, shoppers can donate at the registers of their participating Associated Grocers, Inc. retail member store. Visit the link agbr.com/stuff-a-truck to see if a store in your area is participating in Stuff A Truck! Fill A Need! […]
The Shelby Report names Associated Grocers 2020 Southeast Wholesaler of the Year
(Baton Rouge, LA) Associated Grocers, Inc. was named 2020 Southeast Wholesaler of the Year by food industry publication, The Shelby Report. The publication released an extensive news spread covering Associated Grocers’ retailers, vendors and community support. The feature focused on main differentiators of what makes AG so unique, such as hands-on support given to its […]
Associated Grocers Moves to New Purchasing System
(Baton Rouge, LA) Associated Grocers Inc. (AG) has chosen HIMPACT, a solution from Herlitz Inventory Management, as its new purchasing system. “Not only are we thrilled to work with the team at AG, but this is our first time replacing the legacy solution BICEPS,” noted Carl Herlitz, president and CEO of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Herlitz Inventory […]
Associated Grocers’ Retailers and Support Team Recognized as ‘Champions of Change’
(Baton Rouge, LA) Associated Grocers, Inc. proudly congratulates John Hillyard, Manager of McComb Market, Erik Acquistapace, Owner of Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket and Clayton Majeste, Fresh Area Sales Consultant from DeJarnett (our Private Label Brand). They were selected as part of a 38 member class of champions by the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA). They […]
Baton Rouge Area Foundation & Associated Grocers, inc. Announce 2020 AG – Sam S. Politz Scholarship Winners
BATON ROUGE, LA – An Independent Selection and Review Committee (appointed by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation) has announced two winners of the 2020 Associated Grocers – Sam S. Politz Scholarship. These scholarships are valued at $1,000 per semester for eight semesters to graduating high school students who meet all the required criteria.
