WGA Foundation Report * Food Safety Class * Leadership Applications * Day in the Field Recap

Food Safety Class

Tuesday, April 26th

9am - 4pm

Waunakee Village Center*

Waunakee, WI

Attending this class is guaranteed to give you the best grocery specific training as a food safety manager.

The $120 per student fee includes:

Food Safety Manual and access to an electronic version prior to class
Food Safety Fact Sheets and HACCP forms
Proctored Exam
Exam results and certification that are mailed directly to the student
Morning beverages and lunch

*This class is being hosted by Main Street Market Piggly Wiggly in Waunakee.

Leadership Applications Available

On the heels of six years of success, the WGA Foundation's Leadership Institute will again be offered in 2022 for those individuals with the desire and potential to become leaders in the grocery industry! The IN-PERSON classes are set:

June 15 - Valley Cooperative Association, Greenville
July 13 - Krueger Wholesale Florist, Rothschild
August 17 – Pan-o-Gold, Sun Prairie
September 21 - Location TBD

Many (if not all) of our volunteer faculty will return to share their knowledge, experience and expertise in topics such as:

Leadership Effectiveness
Decision Making & Problem Solving
Communications & Best Practices
Dignity in the Workplace
State/Federal Regulations
Marketing Basics
Grocery Math

APPLY HERE

A Day In The Field Recap

On March 23, 2022, 34 grocery retailers and vendors spent a day in the fields at Milford Hills Hunt Club to support the WGA Education & Scholarship Foundation. Although the weather was a bit chilly, it was a perfect day for hunting! (Photo right L-R: Andrew Hyland, Jim Hyland (Roundy's Supermarkets and Brandon Scholz, WGA)

The day begin with a "5 stand flurry" which attendees had a chance to hit 50 sporting clays, shooting two dozen shells in just a few minutes. The flurry was then followed by a delicious Milford Hills buffet lunch sponsored by Anheuser-Busch.

After lunch, the teams took to the fields with their excited dogs and guides, and the hunt for pheasants and chuckars was on! Once the hunt was completed, birds were collected, cleaned, packaged and ready to be taken home.

The event was a great success and hunters enjoyed a day out of the office!

Thank you to everyone who attended, including those from Anthony Marano Co., Excel Engineers, Fortifi Bank, Gumz Muck Farms, Maurer's Market, Prophit Co., Roundy's Supermarkets and Webster's Marketplace.

A special thank you to all the sponsors of the event: Anheuser-Busch, Federated Insurance, Hunting Works, Russ Davis Wholesale and Valley Bakers Cooperative. As always, thank you to Milford Hills Hunt Club for the incredible hospitality each year!

Check out the hunting teams below!