The Boston Beer Co. Inc., brewers of Samuel Adams beers, has hired Lesya Lysyj as CMO. Lysyj will join the company in April and will be responsible for overseeing the company’s planning, development and execution of its brand development, marketing and advertising initiatives. She will lead brand management, innovation, digital and social marketing, media, consumer […]
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Publix Vice Chairman Barney Barnett Announces Retirement
Publix Vice Chairman Barney Barnett says he is retiring at the end of April after 50 years with the company. Barnett is one of only 20 associates who served the company for 50 years. His retirement as vice chairman is effective April 30, but Barnett will remain on the board of the Publix Super Markets […]
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Associated Grocers Of New England Hires Visser-Depp
Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) has hired Ann Visser-Depp as director of fresh merchandising and procurement. On April 1, Visser-Depp will begin at AGNE and will report to Peter Vail, VP merchandising and procurement. Reporting to Visser-Depp will be Ray Choate, director of meat/seafood/deli and bakery, and Lenny Miner, category manager of produce. Visser-Depp […]
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PepsiCo Names New Foods N.A. Leader To Succeed Sankaran
PepsiCo Inc., headquartered in Purchase, New York, has appointed Steven Williams, currently SVP and chief commercial officer for Frito-Lay’s U.S. operations, to the role of CEO of PepsiCo Foods North America, which includes Frito-Lay North America and Quaker Foods North America, effective immediately. Williams will replace Vivek Sankaran, who will depart the company on April […]
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Peckish Hires Industry Veteran Zampardi As VP Of Sales
Peckish has hired former AccelFoods partner Frank Zampardi as VP of sales. Zampardi returns to the Sonoma Brands team, with whom he helped build Krave Jerky through the company’s acquisition by Hershey. Prior to Krave Jerky, Zampardi was part of the leadership teams at Glaceau and Pirate Brands. “I’m a consumer first and foremost, and […]
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Quinn Snacks Taps Matulis As Its New VP Of Sales
Quinn Snacks in Boulder, Colorado, has named Al Matulis VP of sales. Matulis will focus on expanding the brand—which includes microwave popcorn and gluten-free pretzels made with real ingredients—across all channels and accounts. Quinn Snacks’ ingredients can be traced to the source as a part of its Farm-to-Bag ingredient transparency promise. “We are incredibly excited […]
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Raley’s Food For Families Names 2019 Board Officers
Raley’s Food For Families has named the officers of its 2019 board of directors, with Jennie Teel-Wolter as board president and Heather Dubinetskiy as VP. Other approved officers include Raley’s executive team members Ken Mueller, CFO; Kevin Konkel, chief operations officer; and Becca Whitman, senior manager of community relations for Raley’s and executive director of […]
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Fresh Value Supermarkets Appoints Guarneri VP Of Loss Prevention
Fresh Value Supermarkets has appointed longtime security expert Randy Guarneri, CFE, CFI, as VP of loss prevention. Alabama-based, family-owned Fresh Value Supermarkets operates 275 total stores under five banners, 88 of them under the Fresh Value name. Guarneri oversees loss prevention at all stores and reports to the CEO. During his 24 years in asset […]