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Memorial Service Planned For Beverage Industry Veteran Robert Shircliff

On Jan. 2, 2020, Robert Thomas (Bob) Shircliff, 91, died at home, surrounded by family. The elder son of Thomas Maxwell Shircliff and the former Martha Somes, he was born in Vincennes, Indiana, on May 20, 1928. Mr. Shircliff graduated from Culver Military Academy in 1946, and earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Indiana […]

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Campbell Snacks President Abrams-Rivera Leaving Company Feb. 1

Campbell Soup Co. said Jan. 7 that effective Feb. 1, Carlos Abrams-Rivera, president of Campbell Snacks, will leave the company to accept a role at another corporation. Campbell has launched a search for a successor. Abrams-Rivera will continue to lead the Snacks division through the end of the company’s fiscal second quarter. At that time, […]

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SOUTHEAST: Slaybaugh To Lead Newly Formed Virginia Food Industry Association

The Virginia Food Industry Association (VFIA) has been formed to serve as an advocate for retail and wholesale food industries in the commonwealth of Virginia. With members representing more than 55,000 people statewide at more than 530 retail locations, the new association says it will provide resources and public affairs support to the food industry […]

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Wardwell Promoted To President Of Superior Grocers

Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains currently operating 46 locations, has promoted Richard Wardwell from COO to president. Wardwell brings more than 35 years of grocery retail experience. He began his career as a courtesy clerk and continued to advance in his profession, experiencing the many ranks of the grocery industry. […]

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C.A. Fortune Appoints New Executive Leadership Team

C.A. Fortune has appointed a new executive leadership team, consisting of Dave Cox, CFO; Jaime Frye, chief sales officer; Laura Howell, chief client officer; Ali Shouman, chief growth officer; and Steve Gaither, chief marketing officer. All five executives report to Tyler Lowell, managing partner CEO.  “We are at an exciting moment in C.A. Fortune’s history, […]

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BevMo Appoints Knutsen As Its New President And CEO

BevMo has named Josiah Knutsen, the company’s SVP of merchandising, as its new president and CEO. He succeeds Dimitri Haloulos, who has led the company over the past four years. Knutsen joined BevMo in 2018 to run all aspects of the retailer’s merchandising for its beer, wine, spirits and other business lines. Before joining BevMo, […]

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Khayat Retiring From Sanderson Farms Board Of Directors

Robert C. Khayat will retire from the Sanderson Farms Inc. board of directors, effective Dec. 31. “Robert Khayat has been a valued member of the Sanderson Farms board of directors since 2007,” said Joe F. Sanderson Jr., chairman and CEO of Sanderson Farms. “He brought a unique perspective to the company with his extensive academic […]