Posted in, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, Southwest, Suppliers

NatureSweet Tomatoes Taps Former Walmart, Costco Exec For Leadership Team

NatureSweet Tomatoes has named Manolo Reyes VP of business development. In his new position, Reyes is responsible for expanding the NatureSweet brand along with identifying and pursuing long-term growth opportunities to deliver sustainable profits for the company. He will report directly to CEO and President Bryant Ambelang. “I am thrilled to be joining NatureSweet, a […]

Posted in, Corporate Store News, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, Store News, West, Women In The News

Whole Foods Market Promotes Lorenzen To Pacific Northwest Regional President

Whole Foods Market has appointed Angela Lorenzen regional president of the company’s Pacific Northwest region. She will oversee 22 stores in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, including a store that opened this week in Eugene, Oregon, and a store in Victoria, B.C., opening in November. Lorenzen previously served Whole Foods Market’s Northern California region in various leadership roles, including […]

Posted in, Corporate Store News, Executive News, Grocery Industry, Home Page Latest News, Southwest, Women In The News

Brookshire Grocery Co. Promotes Four Officers

Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) has promoted four of its leaders. Kyle McCoy is EVP and CFO; Holly Shotts is VP and controller; and Cindy Murphy and Curtis Wiggins are VPs of information technology. McCoy, who most recently was the Tyler, Texas-based grocer’s SVP and treasurer, joined BGC in 1998 as an accountant. He has served […]

Posted in, Corporate Store News, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, Southwest, Women In The News

Whole Foods Taps Former Walmart, Starbucks Execs For Global VP Roles

Whole Foods Market is welcoming three new global VPs: Sonya Gafsi Oblisk, global VP of marketing; Martin Tracey, global VP of team member services; and Brooke Buchanan, global VP of communications. “We are thrilled to welcome Sonya, Martin and Brooke to our senior leadership team,” said Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market. “They are […]

Posted in, Dairy News, Executive News, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Private Label Brands, Southwest, Suppliers

Dean Foods Reveals CEO Succession Plan

Dean Foods Co., the Dallas, Texas-based processor and direct-to-store distributor of fresh fluid milk and other dairy and dairy case products, said Sept. 1 that Ralph Scozzafava, EVP and COO, will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as the company’s CEO and a member of the board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2017. For transition purposes, Tanner […]

Posted in, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, Marketing News, National

Acosta Appoints Matthesen President And CEO

Acosta has named Steve Matthesen president and CEO, effective Sept. 6. Matthesen succeeds current President and CEO Robert Hill, who will become vice chair of the board of directors, also effective Sept. 6, and will continue to work with Acosta’s clients and customers in this new role. Hill has been with the company and industry […]

Posted in, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, National, Suppliers

Pinnacle Foods Appoints Kellogg’s Leader President Of Boulder Business

Pinnacle Foods has appointed Michael E. Allen, food industry veteran with significant experience leading health and wellness brands, to the position of EVP and president of its Boulder business, effective Sept 19. Allen will report to CEO Mark Clouse and replace Phil Anson, interim Boulder GM and founder of EVOL frozen foods. In his new […]

Posted in, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, West

Valenzuela Becoming Albertsons-Safeway’s Eastern Division President, Schroeder To Lead In Seattle

Dan Valenzuela, president of Albertsons-Safeway’s Seattle Division, will move to Maryland to become president of the company’s Eastern Division, effective immediately. Karl Schroeder, who currently is SVP of corporate merchandising, will take over in Seattle. Valenzeula made the announcement in an internal memo to employees this week. “Over the last year and a half, it […]