The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) introduced new directors to its board during its annual meeting at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Miami this week. FMI Board Chairman Joe Sheridan, president and COO of Wakefern Food Corp, announced the following appointments: Incoming directors John Alston, Brookshire Bros. Inc. John Derderian, Allegiance Retail Services LLC Nick Graham, Heartland […]
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Recommended: Peter Magowan, Key Leader Of SF Giants And Safeway, Dies
Peter A. Magowan, the charismatic Safeway supermarket magnate and San Francisco Giants owner and executive who fought off relocation of the team and spearheaded construction of their waterfront ballpark, died Sunday afternoon at his home in Pacific Heights. Magowan had been ill for several years, undergoing surgeries for prostate and liver cancer, and had recently […]
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B&G Foods CEO To Retire In April, Romanzi To Succeed Him
B&G Foods Inc. CEO Robert C. Cantwell plans to retire from the company, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, on April 5, 2019. Cantwell’s retirement will bring to a close a career of more than 35 years of continuous service to B&G Foods, including approximately 23 years of leadership as EVP of finance and CFO and more than four […]
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Boston Beer Board Member, Former Dean Foods CEO Gregg Tanner Dies At 62
The Boston Beer Co. is mourning the passing of one of its longest-serving board members, Mr. Gregg A. Tanner, who died at the age of 62 on Jan. 24 surrounded by family. Mr. Tanner retired as CEO of Dean Foods of Dallas, Texas, in 2017. When he passed, he was serving on the board of directors for […]
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Conagra Brands Appoints Scott Ostfeld To Board Of Directors
Chicago, Illinois-based Conagra Brands Inc. has appointed Scott Ostfeld, 42, to its board of directors, effective Feb. 16. He will also join the Human Resources Committee of the board. Ostfeld is a partner of JANA Partners LLC, which has been a long-term investor in Conagra Brands. “We are pleased to welcome Scott to the Conagra Brands board […]
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Harps Food Stores Thrives In Walmart’s Back Yard
Affiliated Foods President and CEO Randy Arceneaux, the current chairman of ROFDA, said asking a retailer to speak at the organization’s fall conference was “one of the beautiful things that we started a few years ago. They’re the true heroes of our business, especially independent operators.” Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) President and CEO David Smith […]
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Retail Grocers Association Of Greater Kansas City Honors NGA’s Ferrara
Each year at their annual holiday event, current and past board members of the Retail Grocers Association of Greater Kansas City (RGA) and Kansas City Food Dealers Association (KFDA) honor someone who has provided service to RGA’s members. This year, RGA President and CEO Jon McCormick presented National Grocers Association (NGA) EVP Greg Ferrara the […]
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Kind Healthy Snacks President John Leahy To Retire
Kind Healthy Snacks‘ longtime President and COO John Leahy is retiring from the company. Mike Barkley, who joined the company in 2010, will replace Leahy and lead the company into the future as Kind sets its sights on innovation and category disruption. Leahy will leave behind a legacy of achievement, transparency and compassion but will […]