Steven Craig Smith

K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. owns and operates supermarkets and grocery stores. It offers baked breads, pies, desserts, and custom decorated cakes; cheeses, signature salads, and floral boutique; and fresh meat and seafood products, including beef, natural pork and chicken, and beef. The firm also provides titles and games, and school supplies; hardware, cell phone accessories, gifts, toys, and health and beauty care items; bath tissues, paper towels, napkins, and cleaners; and grocery items. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Abingdon, VA.

Food Marketing Institute, Inc. develops, promotes, and conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

National Grocers Association operates as a national trade association representing the retail and wholesale grocers that comprise the independent sector of the food distribution industry. It represents affiliated associations, manufacturers, and service suppliers, as well as other entrepreneurial companies. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Topco Associates LLC provides procurement, quality assurance, packaging, and other services for its food industry member-owners and customers. It engages in procuring perishables, such as fresh and processed meats, and produce/floral programs; dairy/bakery, frozen, grocery, health and beauty care, and non-grocery and commodity items; and foodservice products that comprise frozen vegetables, breaded frozen vegetable appetizers, fresh and frozen protein offerings, custom dairy products, shortening and oil supplies, bulk mayonnaise and salad dressings, potato appetizers, frozen potatoes, condiments, dressings and sauces, fountain soda and equipment, and sushi. The company was founded in December 1950 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.