Oklahoma Grocers Association

What Oklahoma Grocers Association does

Oklahoma Grocers Association (OGA) is a nonprofit state trade association founded in 1938 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It represents independent grocers, convenience stores, suppliers, and wholesalers throughout Oklahoma, providing legislative representation at the state and national levels, educational programs, and a set of operational service subsidiaries. The organization operates with a small staff (1–10 employees, 5 named individuals including President & CEO Ron Edgmon) and is governed by a Board of Directors. Its affiliates include the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), National Grocers Association (NGA), NACS, and the MIO Coalition.

OGA's product portfolio is delivered through a unified membership model. Core offerings include the annual OGA Convention (88th edition scheduled for May 2026 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center), the Oklahoma Food & Beverage Expo co-hosted with Convenience Distributors of Oklahoma, the Family Meals consumer initiative in partnership with the FMI Foundation, and three operating subsidiaries: the Oklahoma Grocers Education Foundation (OGEF) for industry training, the Retailers Express Money Order Company for financial services, and the Oklahoma Food Industry Coupon Redemption Service for coupon processing. Distribution is direct, primarily event-driven, and segmented by vertical (retail grocers, convenience stores, suppliers/wholesalers).

The business model rests on annual membership fees (Retail and Associate tiers) supplemented by event revenue from convention registrations, expo booth sales and sponsorships, and fees generated by the three service subsidiaries. Pricing for membership is not publicly disclosed. OGA is a private, nonprofit entity with no parent company, no external funding rounds, and no disclosed financial statements. Its geographic footprint is confined to Oklahoma, and its go-to-market is event-driven rather than sales-led, with the annual convention and trade show serving as the primary recruitment and engagement channels.

Name

Oklahoma Grocers Association

Legal name

Oklahoma Grocers Association

Website

https://okgrocers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oklahoma Grocers Association is a nonprofit state trade association founded in 1938 that represents independent grocers, convenience stores, suppliers, and wholesalers throughout Oklahoma through advocacy, events, and member services.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The association generates revenue through annual membership fees from retail grocers, convenience stores, suppliers, and wholesalers operating in Oklahoma.
2. Event Revenue (Oklahoma Food & Beverage Expo): Revenue generated from booth sales and registrations for the annual Oklahoma Food & Beverage Expo, a trade show for the grocery and convenience industries.
3. Convention Revenue: Revenue from the annual OGA Convention including golf tournament, dinner registrations, and sponsorship opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oklahoma Grocers Association is a statewide nonprofit trade association that represents independent grocers, convenience stores, suppliers, and wholesalers operating in Oklahoma. Founded in 1938, the association delivers annual membership services (including legislative representation at state and national levels and educational opportunities), along with member-facing services such as coupon redemption processing through the Oklahoma Food Industry Coupon Redemption Service, money order services via the Retailers Express Money Order Company, industry training via OGEF, and event programming through the annual OGA Convention and the Oklahoma Food & Beverage Expo.

Product overview

Oklahoma Grocers Association is a statewide trade association representing supermarkets and convenience stores in Oklahoma. Founded in 1938, the association provides membership services including legislative representation, educational opportunities, and member benefits. The organization's offerings include membership programs, coupon processing services through the Oklahoma Food Industry Coupon Redemption Service, financial services via Retailers Express Money Order Company, the Oklahoma Grocers Education Foundation (OGEF), annual conventions, the Oklahoma Food and Beverage Expo trade show, and the Family Meals program promoting home-cooked meals. The association operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oklahoma Food and Beverage Expo: Oklahoma's premiere event for the grocery and convenience industries, a private-industry trade show
• OGEF

Products and services

• Membership Services Annual membership program for independent grocers, convenience stores, suppliers, and wholesalers operating in Oklahoma, providing legislative representation at state and national levels, educational opportunities, and access to additional member services.
• Coupon Redemption Services Coupon processing and redemption service operated through the Oklahoma Food Industry Coupon Redemption Service for association members handling manufacturer coupons in the Oklahoma market.
• Financial Services (Retailers Express Money Order Company) Financial services offered through the Retailers Express Money Order Company, providing money order services to retailer members of the association.
• OGEF (Oklahoma Grocers Education Foundation) Educational foundation providing education and training opportunities for Oklahoma grocery industry professionals, delivered as a member benefit of the association.
• Annual OGA Convention Annual convention event for grocers and food industry professionals in Oklahoma, featuring educational opportunities, networking, a golf tournament, dinner, and sponsorship opportunities.
• Oklahoma Food and Beverage Expo Premier private-industry trade show for the grocery and convenience industries in Oklahoma, co-hosted with Convenience Distributors of Oklahoma, generating revenue from booth sales and registrations.
• Family Meals Program Initiative promoting family meals through National Family Meals Month in partnership with the FMI Foundation, providing resources including recipes, meal planning guides, conversation starters, and activities to Oklahoma families.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Food Marketing Institute (FMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational trade association for food retailers and wholesalers. OGA is an affiliate of FMI, enabling collaboration on national food industry issues and access to FMI resources and research.
• National Grocers Association (NGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational trade association representing independent grocers. OGA is an affiliate, providing Oklahoma independent grocers with a voice in national advocacy efforts.
• National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational trade association for convenience stores. OGA affiliation provides Oklahoma convenience store operators with national representation and resources.
• FMI Foundation (Family Meals)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for National Family Meals Month initiative, promoting family meals and providing resources to Oklahoma families. Joint promotion of mealtime solutions offered by grocers.
• Convenience Distributors of OklahomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the Oklahoma Food & Beverage Expo, a private-industry trade show for the grocery and convenience industries in Oklahoma.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• California Grocers Association: CGA is a California-based trade association for grocery retailers and suppliers. Comparable to OGA in function (grocery industry advocacy, education, and events) but operates in a different state with much larger scale and a different regulatory environment.
• Illinois Food Retailers Association: IFRA represents grocery and convenience retailers in Illinois through advocacy, education, and annual trade events. Functionally analogous to OGA: a state-level association delivering member services and an annual convention/expo for retailers and suppliers.
• Texas Food & Fuel Association: TFFA is a state-level trade association representing grocery and convenience retailers and fuel marketers in Texas. Highly comparable to OGA because it covers the same membership vertical (grocery + convenience) at a state level, providing advocacy, education, and annual events.
• Florida Retail Federation: FRF is a state-level trade association representing retailers, including grocers and convenience stores, in Florida. Comparable to OGA as a state trade association model organizing retailers around advocacy, events, and member services.
• Oklahoma Restaurant Association: ORA is a state trade association representing restaurants and hospitality operators in Oklahoma. It is a close adjacent peer to OGA because both operate in the Oklahoma food-service ecosystem, both run annual conventions/expos, and both engage in legislative advocacy on overlapping food-industry issues.
• Michigan Retailers Association: MRA is a state-level trade association representing Michigan retailers including grocers. Comparable to OGA as a model retail trade association delivering advocacy, group services, and member benefits at the state level.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS): NACS is the national trade association for the convenience store industry and a named affiliate of OGA. Directly comparable because OGA represents Oklahoma c-store operators and channels them into NACS's national advocacy, research, and convenience-retail resources.
• The Food Industry Association (FMI): FMI is the national trade association for food retailers and wholesalers and a named affiliate of OGA. Comparable because OGA serves as a state-level extension of FMI's advocacy, research, and educational resources, including joint programming such as the Family Meals initiative.
• National Grocers Association (NGA): NGA is the national trade association for independent grocers and a direct affiliate of OGA. It is highly comparable because OGA explicitly aligns with NGA on independent grocer advocacy and channels Oklahoma retailer voices upward into national lobbying efforts.

Others

• Convenience Distributors of Oklahoma: CDO is an Oklahoma-based convenience-products distributor that co-hosts the Oklahoma Food & Beverage Expo with OGA. It is a partner and ecosystem participant—not a direct comp—but operates in the same Oklahoma convenience channel and shares members with OGA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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