In presenting the award, FMI Chairman Ron Pearson said, “Boyd’s commitment to the industry’s full agenda of issues and sense of duty to represent our industry before the government is unsurpassed.”
During his career, Boyd George has worked to repeal the ergonomics regulations in 2001 and furnished hard-dollar estimates of the cost for a warehouse to comply with the rule. Two years ago, he helped found a now thriving political action committee (PAC), which is supported by contributions from 170 company executives.
Mr. George participates in political campaigns and has served the industry on many levels as chairman of the National-American Wholesale Grocers Association, chairman of the Government Relations Committee at NAWGA, and is an active member of FMI’s Board-level Public Affairs Committee.
Mike Wright, chairman of SUPERVALU Inc., praised George’s work saying, “He epitomizes how family-owned companies can shape government policy.”
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations on behalf of its nearly 1,250 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI’s U.S. members operate more than 25,000 retail food stores and almost 22,000 pharmacies with a combined annual sales volume of nearly $650 billion. FMI’s retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent operators. Its international membership includes 126 companies from more than 65 countries. FMI’s nearly 330 associate members include the supplier partners of its retail and wholesale members.
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