“This is a critical time for the country’s economic interests, with many key legislative and regulatory decisions to be determined under the leadership of a new administration and new Congress,” Wright commented. “I appreciate the opportunity to represent the food retail industry and its perspectives to President-elect Bush.”
Executives participating in the conference cited tax and regulatory burdens as being two of the greatest concerns to American businesses.
Chairman of FMI from 1997-99 and a current member of the FMI board of directors, Wright is a 23-year veteran of Minnesota-based SUPERVALU INC. – the nation’s largest food distributor. He is also a board member (and former chairman) of Food Distributors International (FDI) and a board member of both the Independent Grocers Association (IGA) and CIES, The Business Forum. Wright is a past chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Business Partnership.
Food Marketing Institute proudly advocates on behalf of the food retail industry. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org and for information regarding the FMI foundation, visit www.fmifoundation.org.
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