Chobani Inc. has appointed David Denholm as president and COO, effective July 29, and Peter McGuinness as chief marketing and brand officer, effective July 22. The company says the addition of these two executive leaders signals a continued focus on growing the business and the momentum behind the Chobani brand, which has reached more than […]
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House Approves Farm Bill Without SNAP
Passed by a 216-208 vote Thursday, the Farm Bill contains many of the same farm-related programs as the previous bill that failed in June, but it omits the nutrition title. The nutrition title includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other food assistance programs. Assistance organizations, including Feeding America and Bread for the World, […]
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Shoppers President Leaves Company After Less Than A Year
Shoppers President Bob Bly has decided to leave the company to pursue new career opportunities. Supervalu, the Bowie, Md.-based chain’s parent company, made the announcement today. Bly was appointed president of Shoppers in August 2012. Prior to joining Supervalu, he was a VP for Sears Holdings Co. Bob Gleeson, VP of merchandising, and Micky Nye, VP […]
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P&G Exec Flannery Joins GMA’s Senior Leadership Team
Jim Flannery has been appointed senior executive VP of operations and industry affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). “I am pleased that Jim Flannery is joining the GMA team,” says Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of GMA. “Given his life-long experience and success in the consumer packaged goods industry, and his in-depth knowledge […]
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Survey: Canned Foods Stocked In 98 Percent Of Americans’ Kitchens
A new survey commissioned by Cans Get You Cooking, a program of the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), reveals that for a majority of Americans, a home-cooked meal means turning to their pantry—or “Cantry.” Ninety-eight percent of Americans currently have canned foods in their kitchens, with the average pantry stocked with 24 cans. Canned corn is […]
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United Fresh Launches Wholesaler-Distributor Operations Survey
United Fresh has rolled out the Wholesaler-Distributor Operations Benchmarking Survey, designed to assist wholesalers and distributors in measuring the effectiveness of their warehouse management, transportation fleets and overall operations. “The Wholesaler-Distributor Board put a great deal of effort into developing this survey,” said Ron Carkoski, United Fresh chairman-elect, past chairman of the Wholesaler-Distributor Board and […]
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ROFDA Adopts Recall InfoLink Solution
The Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA), the largest cooperative of independent food wholesalers, is now using a recall process management technology from Recall InfoLink. The Recall InfoLink solution has been successfully deployed at ROFDA members Affiliated Foods of Amarillo, Associated Grocers-Baton Rouge, Olean Wholesale Grocers and Associated Grocers of the South. Other members […]
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Compton Named To Crossmark Board Of Directors
Crossmark, a leading sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry, has named John Compton to its board of directors to serve along with principals of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm. Compton spent most of his career as a senior executive at PepsiCo, most recently serving as president of PepsiCo. […]