Ira Kress, president of Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food, has been inducted into The Shelby Report’s Food Industry Hall of Fame. Kress began his grocery career at age 18 in 1984, working as a part-time cashier. Over the ensuing 38 years, he has served in a number of progressively responsible and cross-functional leadership roles at Giant […]
Category: Food Industry Hall of Fame
The Food Industry Hall of Fame was established to recognize men and women across the U.S. food industry who have provided leadership and fostered innovation over their careers.
These executives also have earned the respect of their industry peers for their dedication and the example they set, not only for those in their own companies but people across the industry’s many facets. Their families and communities also typically are beneficiaries of these executives’ time and attention, making them even more worthy of Food Industry Hall of Fame induction.
In these stories, the honorees’ work history and affiliations are chronicled along with their achievements and contributions to the industry.
Inductees prior to 2013 can be found here.
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Giant Food Pharmacy Operations Led Way In Offering Vaccine
Giant Food administered its first COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 26, 2020. Leading up to and following that date, so many questions were up in the air for Paul Zvaleny, director of pharmacy operations, and his team. With about 1,600 staff members throughout the company, Zvaleny had to write the playbook after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. […]
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Grocer At Forefront Of E-Commerce Evolution
Giant Food, its parent company Ahold Delhaize and their partner Peapod were ahead of the curve when it came to e-commerce. And what began as a call-in grocery delivery and pickup feature has blossomed into full portfolio of offerings. This is just one of many reasons the company is The Griffin Report of the Northeast’s […]
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Giant Food Is Title Sponsor Of Big Barbecue Event
For the seventh consecutive year, Maryland-based Giant Food was the title sponsor of the 30th annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle. After taking place virtually for the past two years, the event returned in-person June 25-26 in Washington, D.C., and benefited the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore. The two-day event along Pennsylvania and Constitution avenues, between […]
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Key To Its Core, Giant Food Covers Charity, Community And Care
Culture encompasses so much of a person’s identity. To some it signifies a sense of belonging, to others it is the expression of their past. For those at Giant Food, The Griffin Report of the Northeast’s Retailer of the Year, it means so much more. For many associates, the company’s culture extends beyond the boundaries […]
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Ira Kress Inducted Into Food Industry Hall Of Fame
Ira Kress, president of Giant Food, has been named into Shelby Publishing’s Food Industry Hall of Fame. In addition to this award, Giant Food has been named The Griffin Report of the Northeast’s 2022 Retailer of the Year. Join us in the pages that follow to learn about the company and why Kress has been […]
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Nonprofits Benefit From Bashas’ Generosity, Support
Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine, a community partner with Bashas’ for more than 40 years, was quick to congratulate the company on its 90th anniversary. Co-CEOs Mary Mitchell and Christina Spicer said the Girl Scout mission is to build young women of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better […]
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Bashas’ Diné Markets Providing Fresh Food To Native Americans
Eddie Basha Jr. opened the first Bashas’ Diné Markets in the Navajo Nation in 1981. Currently, Bashas’ has nine stores to serve the Navajo people. More than 40 years ago, the Navajo Nation put out a request for proposals to all the grocers. His father was the only one who answered, Trey Basha said. At […]