Mr. Harley D. Loy, founder of Supermarket Operations Inc. (SOI), died July 17. He was 89. SOI operates seven stores under the name The Markets in five communities in southwest Mississippi and east central Louisiana. Mr. Loy, his four sons and nearly 400 team members built a community-minded company that continues to thrive. Three of […]
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Atlas Holdings Buys TreeHouse’s Flagstone Foods Division, Names CEO
Atlas Holdings, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, has completed its purchase of the snacks division of TreeHouse Foods Inc., establishing Flagstone Foods as a new, standalone company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Flagstone is manufacturer and distributor of private label snacks serving North America. The company’s more than 800 associates are located in plants in Robersonville, North […]
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Albertsons Names Davidson President Of Its Portland, Oregon, Division
Albertsons Cos. has named Gineal Davidson president of its Portland, Oregon, division, which operates more than 140 stores in Oregon and Washington. She succeeds Greg McNiff, who was named president of Stater Bros. Markets in Southern California. Davidson started with Albertsons 30 years ago as a courtesy clerk in Boulder, Colorado, and was quickly promoted […]
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Hattersley To Become President And CEO Of Molson Coors
Gavin Hattersley will become president and CEO of Molson Coors Brewing Co. in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 28, succeeding Mark Hunter, who is retiring. Hattersley has served as president and CEO of MillerCoors, the U.S. business unit, since September 2015. He was the interim CEO of MillerCoors from July 2015. “After a 36-year career with the […]
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Silver Eagle Distributors Names Limbaugh To VP Role
Silver Eagle Distributors L.P., an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, has named James P. “J.P.” Limbaugh II as VP of sales and marketing. His responsibilities include the management of all sales, marketing and special events for Silver Eagle’s 13-county territory. The counties are Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, […]
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Albertsons’ McNiff To Succeed Frahm At Helm Of Stater Bros. Markets
After more than 47 years of service to Stater Bros. Markets, President George Frahm, 66, has announced his plans to retire on Oct. 31. Food industry veteran Greg McNiff has been named to succeed him. “I have been blessed to work at Stater Bros. for my entire career and have had the opportunity to advance […]
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Wawa’s Marc Maiolino Joins PFMA Board Of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has appointed Marc Maiolino to its board of directors. Maiolino serves as the director of store operations for Wawa Inc., a PFMA member, where he has worked for the past 33 years and is responsible for the operational oversight of 95 Wawa stores that serve parts of Pennsylvania and […]
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Kroger Names Hostetler New Nashville Division President
The Kroger Co. has named Sonya Hostetler president of the Nashville division, effective Aug. 1. She succeeds Zane Day, who previously announced his plans to retire from the company after nearly 45 years of service. “We’re pleased to welcome Sonya to the Kroger family of companies,” said Mike Donnelly, Kroger’s EVP and COO. “Sonya is a well-respected leader in the […]