William K. “Bill” Coors, former chairman of the board of Adolph Coors Co., which merged with Molson Inc. in 2005 to become Molson Coors Brewing Co., died peacefully at his home on Oct. 13 at the age of 102. Mr. Coors was born Aug. 11, 1916, the grandson of Adolph Coors Co. founder Adolph Coors. […]
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Former Alabama Grocer Greg Calhoun Passes Away At 66
Longtime Montgomery businessman and local grocery store owner Greg Calhoun died Thursday, according to his daughter, reports the Montgomery Advertiser. He was 66. In her post on Facebook, Mr. Calhoun’s daughter ShaKenya Calhoun, wrote, “Today my father, Greg Calhoun was granted his Heavenly wings in Los Angeles, CA at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 5:55 a.m. […]
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Aramark Northern Europe President Leading NACS Executive Committee
Frank Gleeson, president of Aramark Northern Europe, has been named the 2018-19 chairman for NACS, the National Association for Convenience Retailing. Gleeson began his one-year term this week at the NACS Show, which took place Oct. 7-10 in Las Vegas. Gleeson joined Aramark in 2014 as managing director of food services Ireland and more recently […]
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SpartanNash Promotes McQuesten To SVP-Center Store, Fresh Merchandising
SpartanNash Co. promoted Joseph McQuesten, formerly VP, center store merchandising, to SVP, center store and fresh merchandising, effective Oct. 8. “As SpartanNash continues to expand its organic, local and fresh perimeter offerings to meet our customers’ growing appetite for quality produce, meat, seafood, dairy, deli and all things quick and easy, we wanted to ensure […]
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Babineaux-Fontenot Named CEO Of Feeding America
Effective Oct. 1, 2018, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot will become Feeding America’s new CEO. Babineaux-Fontenot has held leadership positions at Walmart, Adams and Reese LLP, PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers) and in government. She will be based in the hunger-relief organization’s Chicago office. “We are pleased to welcome Claire as CEO. Feeding America fed 46 million people last year. While extremely vital, we need to do more,” […]
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Kowalski’s Exec Named Minnesota Grocers Association Chair
The Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) has named Kris Kowalski-Christiansen, CEO of Kowalski’s Cos. Inc., as its new chair. Kowalski-Christiansen succeeded Mark Collier of Superfair Foods at MGA’s Annual Convention in Brainerd, Minnesota. Collier was honored for his two-year term as chair at the event, which was attended by more than 300 members of the Minnesota […]
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Kayco Expands And Provides New Leadership For Beyond Division
Kayco, a manufacturer and supplier of kosher foods, is expanding and appointing new leadership for its newly formed Beyond division. Among its Beyond brands are Absolutely Gluten-Free products, Beetology juices and ready-to-serve beets, Dorot frozen herbs and Mighty Sesame, a brand of Tahini dressings. As part of its expansion, Kayco has named Brian Gormley its new EVP […]
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NAMI Welcomes Moreaux As New Director Of Regulatory Affairs
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has added Clarissa Moreaux to its regulatory and scientific affairs staff as director of regulatory affairs. Most recently, Moreaux served as quality systems manager at Dine Brands Global Inc., in Glendale, California, where, by reviewing third-party audit reports, conducting on-site audits and evaluating additional food safety documentation, she was […]