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Execs Discuss Six Imperative Issues Facing Food Industry

“Navigating the Realities of Imperative Business Issues” was the topic of an executive roundtable industry discussion at the recent FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando, Florida. The FMI board of directors and key committees, along with FMI partner Oliver Wyman, have identified the most significant issues keeping food executives up at night. Mark Baum, FMI […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Feature, Southeast

SEG Chief Shares Keys To Weathering Industry Storms

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Southeastern Grocers President and CEO Anthony Hucker referenced the quote from Winston Churchill during his remarks at the recent FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando, Florida. Hucker shared photos from Mexico Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Michael made landfall as a Category 5 storm in October 2018. He noted […]

Posted inFood Industry Hall of Fame, Albertsons, Southeast, The Kroger Co.

‘It’s A Simple Business, We Just Try To Make It Hard’

Rodney “Rod” Antolock, former president of Harris Teeter and a vital part of the company for two decades before retiring in early 2022, has been inducted into The Shelby Report’s Food Industry Hall of Fame.  Antolock joined Harris Teeter in 2000. At the time, he was the division president for Albertsons in San Antonio, according […]

Posted inH-E-B, Innovator of the Year, Southwest

H-E-B Design Plans For Locations Focus On Local Communities

Inviting, inspirational art greets shoppers, enhances stores’ identities When H-E-B decides to locate a new store, one of its key focuses is on the local community. Input from residents is important in the overall design and another reason the grocer is The Shelby Report of the Southwest’s Innovator of the Year. In terms of design […]

Posted inHarris Teeter, Southeast, Woman Executive of the Year

North Carolina Native Relishes ‘Dream Job’ With Harris Teeter

Tammy DeBoer, The Shelby Report of the Southeast’s Female Executive of the Year, has been in a leadership role with Matthews, North Carolina-based Harris Teeter for two years. But her experience with the brand dates back to childhood. DeBoer grew up in the Tarheel State and started attending Appalachian State University in Boone before entering […]