Supervalu Inc. has appointed Eric Claus as CEO of its Save-A-Lot segment, joining Ritchie Casteel, president, of the hard-discount banner. Claus, 59, joins the company after spending the past two-plus years as the chairman, president and CEO of Red Apple Stores Inc., a chain of value retail stores in Canada. Claus is expected to start […]
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PMA’s Silbermann Announces Plans To Retire, Burns Will Take Over
Bryan Silbermann, the longtime leader of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), plans to retire as CEO on Jan. 31, 2017. Current PMA President Cathy Burns will succeed Silbermann, a move that was approved in late 2013 by PMA’s executive committee. In an emailed letter to PMA members Tuesday, Silbermann said that, starting Jan. 1, 2016, […]
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As Proposed Merger Proceeds, Ahold And Delhaize Appoint Four More To Exec Team
Ahold and Delhaize Group on Monday revealed the proposed executive committee of Ahold Delhaize, effective upon completion of the proposed merger of the two companies. The future executive committee will be comprised of the management board members as announced in June and will be supplemented by the following four members, who will report directly to […]
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Cub Foods President Stigers To Succeed Supervalu’s Retiring Haugarth
Supervalu’s Janel Haugarth, EVP and president of the company’s Independent Business and Supply Chain Services, plans to retire Dec. 26. Mike Stigers, current president of Cub Foods, has been appointed EVP of Independent Business and Supply Chain to succeed Haugarth. Haugarth has spent nearly 40 years with the Minneapolis-based company and served in a variety […]
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Acosta Makes Executive Appointments As Two Leaders Set To Retire
Acosta Sales & Marketing has made two executive appointments as two of the company’s leaders are set to retire at the end of the month. David Johnson has been named president of the Acosta Military Division and Frank Cohenour has been appointed president of ADW Acosta, a division focused solely on Costco Wholesale. Johnson is […]
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Executive At Center Of New England’s Market Basket Saga Becomes CFO Of 99 Cents Only
One of the executives at the center of the 2014 drama surrounding New England’s Market Basket supermarket chain has been named CFO of 99 Cents Only Stores, headquartered in California. 99 Cents made the announcement that Felicia Thornton would assume the CFO and treasurer roles on Monday. In a news release discussing Thornton’s work experience, […]
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Liras Promoted To VP Of Manufacturing At Lipari Foods
Lipari Foods has promoted Spiro Liras to VP of manufacturing, according to the company’s president and CEO, Thom Lipari. Liras joined JLM Manufacturing, a division of Lipari Foods, in 2009 as the director of manufacturing when the facility was exclusively confections packaging. JLM has since expanded its operational space multiple times, along with several acquisition […]
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AWG Makes Organizational Changes
A day after it announced the promotion of Jeff Pedersen to EVP of division operations, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), based in Kansas City, Kansas, is making several organizational changes. Effective Dec. 7, Steve Arnold, EVP of merchandising, will transfer to the Oklahoma City Division to the position of SVP and division manager, reporting to Pedersen. […]