St. Louis-based independently-owned and -operated discount grocery store chain Save A Lot announced that Fred Boehler, who had been serving as its interim CEO since Oct. 31, will move into the role on a permanent basis. A seasoned supply chain executive with more than 30 years of experience across multiple retail and wholesale format businesses, […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Executive News, Northeast
ARS Makes It Official: Fantozzi New President, COO
Allegiance Retail Services (ARS), a supermarket services cooperative based in Iselin, New Jersey, has named Joe Fantozzi as president and COO, effective immediately. Fantozzi was named interim president and COO in September, when John Derderian voluntarily agreed to reduce his responsibilities and transition to a part-time role of principal advisor for retail development and strategic business […]
Posted inExecutive News, West
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Shares CFO Transition
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has announced that Charles Bracher will step down as CFO, effective March 1, to pursue another opportunity but will stay on through the expected filing of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023. Bracher will work with Lindsay Gray, who serves as SVP of accounting, through his transition. […]
Posted inCenter Store, Executive News, Midwest
General Mills Shares Changes To Senior Leadership Team
General Mills Inc. has announced several changes to its senior leadership team to advance the company’s enterprise strategy, Accelerate. Jon Nudi has been appointed to a new role as group president, pet and international, where he will be accountable for the two largest growth areas for the company. Since 2016, Nudi served as group president, […]
Posted inExecutive News, Northeast
Big Y Taps D’Amour For District Director
Big Y Foods Inc. has appointed Christian P. D’Amour as district director for 16 markets throughout Connecticut. D’Amour’s responsibilities will include staffing, training and development, operations and sales strategies. He will report to Nicole D’Amour Schneider, VP of supermarket operations. D’Amour began his career at Big Y at age 14 as a part-time service clerk. […]
Posted inExecutive News, Southwest
Flagship Food Group Appoints Butler As CEO
Flagship Food Group has appointed Adam Butler as CEO and as a member of the company’s advisory board. Prior to joining Flagship Food Group, Butler had a 17-year career at Kraft Heinz where he spearheaded the transformation for many of the brands in the U.S. as president for the convenient meals, frozen, coffee, cold beverages and […]
Posted inExecutive News, Midwest
McClellan Named EVP, Chief Customer Officer At SpartanNash
In her third promotion since joining the company four years ago, Amy McClellan has been elevated from SVP and chief marketing officer to EVP and chief customer officer at SpartanNash. In her new role, McClellan will be focused on driving sales growth in the wholesale segment and overseeing customer engagement for all national accounts, independent […]
Posted inExecutive News, Northeast
The Giant Co. Elevates Lorenz, Sweigert To New Posts
Effective Nov. 27, The Giant Co. has appointed Brian Lorenz as VP of omnichannel fresh merchandising and Kathy Sweigert as VP of the Mid-Atlantic division. Lorenz will report to John Ruane, president, while Sweigert will report to Dave Lessard, SVP of operations, customer experience and perishable distribution. “Brian and Kathy bring vast experience to our […]