Wisconsin-based Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has named Patrick Barnes as its new president after Patrick Fox, former president, moved to a part-time position as chairman of the board. The move was effective on Sunday, June 28. Lori Fox also left her position as VP on June 28. Barnes joined Fox Bros. as a store director […]
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Omaha Steaks Promotes Rempe, Others To Leadership Roles
In an appointment that marks a significant change for the business, Omaha, Nebraska-based Omaha Steaks promotes Nate Rempe to president and COO, announced June 29. Owners Bruce Simon, Todd Simon and Alan Simon will continue to be involved in the business, which has been run by their family for more than 103 years. “Nate’s reach and […]
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Smart & Final Promotes Drew To Chief Operating Officer
Smart & Final has promoted Scott Drew to Chief Operating Officer (COO). He has been a part of the Smart & Final team since 2010, during which he has led store operations, real estate, construction and maintenance, supply chain, and sales and merchandising. As COO, Drew will continue to report to Dave Hirz, president and CEO. […]
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Big Y Foods Appoints Theresa Jasmin As New CFO
The Big Y Foods Inc. Board of Directors has appointed Theresa A. Jasmin as CFO following the recent retirement of William T. Mahoney. Jasmin is responsible for the company’s strategic planning, finance, accounting, treasury and tax functions. As a senior member of the executive team, she reports to Charles L. D’Amour, president and CEO, along […]
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Nielsen Global Connect Names Bigelow As New CFO
Global measurement and data analytics company, Nielsen recently announced the appointment of Chandler Bigelow as CFO for the Nielsen Global Connect business. Bigelow joins Nielsen Global Connect from Chicago, Illinois-based Tribune Media Company, where he served as the company’s CFO. With close to three decades of proven success at public and private companies, Bigelow brings […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Hires New Chief Fresh Merchandising Officer
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. has hired J. Scott Neal as chief fresh merchandising officer, effective June 15. Neal will report directly to Sprouts CEO Jack Sinclair and will oversee Sprouts’ fresh merchandise offerings. “We’re thrilled to welcome Scott to the Sprouts team,” Sinclair said. “Scott joins us at the perfect time to leverage his deep […]
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United Family Names Familiar Faces To Leadership Team
The United Family in Lubbock, Texas, has named three people to new leadership opportunities—Tony Crumpton as chief merchandising officer, Greg Ammons as EVP of supply chain and strategic products; and Chris Farr as director of e-commerce. Crumpton returns to merchandising/marketing Early in his career, Crumpton was a CPA with a large accounting firm in the […]
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WAFC Elects 3 New Members To Board Of Directors
The Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) has elected three new members to its board of directors—Barry Craft, Richard Wardwell and Rick Williams. Craft is VP of merchandising, marketing and procurement for Bashas’ Inc. in Chandler, Arizona. His career spans 40 years in the supermarket industry and includes executive leadership roles in major markets throughout […]