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MiMfg Magazine
December 2017
Become a Proactive Advocate
for Food Manufacturing
Food manufacturers and processors
hold an important role in driving
Michigan’s economic success. These
companies are part of the backbone of
manufacturing, yet face countless
challenges unique to their sector of the
industry. MMA has long supported
these businesses — Kellogg has been an
MMA member since 1918 — and we
want to hear from you!
About this New Committee
The MMA Food Manufacturers
Committee provides you the opportunity
to connect with fellow leaders of the
food manufacturing industry, discuss
common challenges, best practices and
available resources while developing a
short-and-long-term policy strategies.
This is your forum to share concerns,
discuss policy solutions and provide
direction to the MMA Government
Affairs team as they pursue legislative
and regulatory solutions at the
Capitol. Whether your challenges
involve food science regulations,
unemployment fraud, environmental
restrictions on water usage and discharge,
tax issues or something else altogether,
MMA has the experienced team to work
on your behalf.
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The First Committee Meeting
MMA President and CEO Chuck
Hadden welcomed those companies in
attendance and explained the important
role food manufacturers have in
Michigan and how MMA can serve
their interests better with a dedicated
committee in place.
Attendees discussed the challenges
faced by food manufacturers and their
most-pressing concerns as MMA
worked to plan how its political footprint
could pursue necessary policy solutions
on behalf of these member companies.
The MMA Government Affairs
team provided updates on bills that had
passed the House and Senate including
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program and Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children legislation and bills
Michigan’s food manufacturers
feed a global community while
facing some of the world’s most
rigid safety and quality standards
— they rightly require a stronger
voice in the policymaking process.
The MMA Food Manufacturers
Committee provides a venue to
discuss issues impacting their
competitiveness and ensures
they are heard at the Capitol.
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dealing with work place safety. The GA
team also highlighted their support for
House Bill 4999 which prevents local
government from implementing
imposing special taxes on food. The bill
was signed into law as Public Act 135 of
2017 within weeks of the Committee’s
first meeting.
What’s Next?
Join MMA and fellow food manu-
facturers in Wyoming on Thursday,
1/18/18, for the next meeting of the
MMA Food Manufacturers Committee.
Register Today!
Date & Time
Thursday, January 18, 2018
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location
City of Wyoming – West Conference Room
1155 28th St. SW, Wyoming
Host
Koeze Company
Pricing
This meeting is free to attend for all MMA
member companies.
Registration
Phone: 517-487-8541
E-mail: [email protected]
To RSVP or receive more information,
contact MMA’s Valerie Boman at
[email protected] or 517-487-8541.
To get more information on MMA’s
efforts to advocate on behalf of Michigan
food manufacturers, contact Brianna
Mills, MMA director of political and
strategic partnerships, at 517-487-8523
or [email protected].
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