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Certco Inc. Hires Digital Marketing, Omnichannel Expert

Wisconsin-based Certco Inc. has hired Emily Mallahan as director of the team in charge of Digital Marketing and Retail Technology. “It is with pure excitement that I announce this new role within our organization,” said Certco President Amy Niemetscheck. “Emily will be working with internal advertising, sales and procurement teams at Certco to ensure we […]

Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, West

Kopit Levien, Sarafan Join Instacart Board Of Directors

San Francisco-based Instacart, an online grocery platform, has appointed Meredith Kopit Levien, president and CEO of The New York Times Co., and Lily Sarafan, co-founder and executive chair of Home Care Assistance, to the company’s board of directors. Kopit Levien helped lead The Times‘ transformation to become a fast-growing, digital business. She is a seasoned executive […]

Posted inHome Page Slider, Executive News, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest

Pensa Hires Industry Veteran Whiting As Head Of Marketing

Austin, Texas-based Pensa Systems, a cloud-based automated perception solution, has appointed technology veteran Tim Whiting as VP of marketing. In this role, he will help scale the company’s brand and go-to-market efforts to meet growing demand for Pensa’s automated real-world shelf visibility data. CPG brands and retailers alike are increasingly turning to Pensa to help them […]

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Lipari Foods Names Bennett To VP Of Warehousing

Thom Lipari, CEO of Lipari Foods said that Joe Bennett has been named VP of warehousing. In this new role, Bennett will oversee the strategic and day-to-day operations of the inbound, outbound and inventory control functions. Bennett comes to Lipari Foods with an extensive supply chain and logistics background that began during his time with […]

Posted inHome Page Slider, Executive News, Southeast

Bay Food Hires Food Industry Expert McCulloch-Crume

Bay Food Brokerage, based in Tampa, Florida, has expanded its leadership team by hiring Erin McCulloch-Crume as its new director of deli and emerging business. A food industry professional, she joins Bay Food Brokerage with more than 15 years’ experience in manufacturing, sales, marketing and product management. In her new role, McCulloch-Crume will focus on […]

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Whole Foods Co-Founder/CEO Mackey To Retire, Beuchel Is Successor

In a Sept. 30 letter to Whole Foods Market employees, co-founder and CEO John Mackey announced his retirement. He also stated that Jason Beuchel, chief operating officer, will become the new CEO. “September marked Whole Foods Market’s 43rd anniversary (including two years at Safer Way – the precursor to Whole Foods), and I’ve decided that […]

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UNFI Names Dietz As New Chief Customer Officer

Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has promoted Steve Dietz to the newly created role of chief customer officer, effective Oct. 1. Dietz will be responsible for overseeing UNFI’s sales efforts throughout the United States and Canada. Dietz currently serves as UNFI’s president of the Pacific Region, a position he’s held since 2018. As […]

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Publix Promotes Goff To SVP, Crawley To Division VP

Publix Super Markets President Kevin Murphy has announced the promotion of John Goff to SVP of retail operations, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Goff, 48, began his career in 1991 as a front service clerk in Jacksonville, Florida. He worked in various positions before being promoted to store manager in 2005. He was promoted to Jacksonville […]