South Windsor, Connecticut-based Geissler’s Supermarkets appointed Kevin Brouillard as its new director of sales and marketing, effective Oct. 22. Brouillard is reporting to Robert Rybick, Geissler’s president and CEO. Brouillard’s goals will be to drive incremental sales through enhanced merchandising and marketing efforts. He will be responsible for cultivating and expanding vendor relations, especially with the […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Lowes’ President Continues To Ask: How Can We Reinvent Ourselves?
Tim Lowe, president of North Carolina-based Lowes Foods, was a featured speaker at the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Leadership Forum in August in Colorado Springs. Lowe was among the speakers invited to share their strategies and collaboration opportunities. Lowe oversees a locally owned (by Alex Lee Inc.) and operated grocery company comprising nearly 100 full-service […]
Atlantic Capes Fisheries Names Bolton Its New CEO
Daniel Cohen, founder and CEO of Atlantic Capes Fisheries (ACF), is retiring as CEO and is naming Jeffrey Bolton as his successor. As the new CEO, Bolton will have direct management responsibility for all of the company’s operating units worldwide including its expansion investment and new business development activities. He will report directly to the […]
HR & Benefits News: Workplace Bullying And The Potential Costs
HR & Benefits News is a monthly column by Chris Cooley, co-founder of MyHRConcierge and SMB Benefits Advisors. Most of us experienced or witnessed bullying on the playground as kids, but many small and medium business owners are unaware of how prevalent bullying currently is in the workplace, and how corrosive it can be to the work […]
Trump Administration Launches ‘Winning On Reducing Food Waste’ Initiative
The USDA, the EPA and the FDA on Oct. 18 announced the signing of a joint agency formal agreement under the “Winning on Reducing Food Waste” initiative. The agreement is aimed at improving coordination and communication across federal agencies attempting to better educate Americans on the impacts and importance of reducing food loss and waste. Signing the […]
Whole Foods Market Opens Store In South Capitol Hill
Whole Foods Market in South Capitol Hill opened its doors to the public Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. The new 35,000-s.f. store is located at 101 H St. SE and is the sixth Washington, D.C., location for the company. “This store is uniquely designed for the South Capitol Hill shopper,” said Nick DiMarco, the store’s […]
Walmart Plans New High-Tech Grocery DC In California
In the coming weeks, Walmart will be breaking ground on a new project in Shafter, California—the retailer’s first high-tech distribution center for fresh and frozen groceries. “As Walmart transforms to better serve customers, the question is, what does the distribution center of the future look like?” wrote Elizabeth Walker of Walmart corporate affairs in a blog […]
Boulder Organic Foods Creates Director Of Sustainability Role
Soup maker Boulder Organic Foods is doubling down on its commitment to the environment with the addition of a director of sustainability, Jen-ai Stokesbary. Stokesbary has served as the Boulder Organic’s director of marketing for the past six years. In her new role, Stokesbary will focus on making every step of the company’s production process eco-friendlier, […]
