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2019-20 IDDBA Officers And Board Of Directors Chosen

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) named the 2019-20 officers and board of directors at its annual business meeting, held recently in Madison, Wisconsin. Gaetano Auricchio, EVP of BelGioioso Cheese Inc., assumes the role of the association’s chairman of the board. He has served on the board of directors since 2014 and has been […]

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Albertsons Changes Frozen Lineup, Launches Plant-Based Private Label

Seizing on consumer demand in frozen meals, Albertsons Cos. has revamped its lineup of Own Brands entrees with 55 new items, from organic plant-based meals for the “flexitarian” to protein power bowls. “We’re in a new age for frozen meals,” says Chad Coester, SVP of Albertsons Cos. Own Brands. “Shoppers deserve premium meals that deliver […]

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Recommended: Grocery Workers In Oregon, SW Washington May Strike

By Kristi Turnquist | The Oregonian/OregonLive (Updated Monday, Aug. 26, with statement from Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.) Grocery store workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington have voted to authorize a strike if the workers’ union fails to reach a satisfying agreement with negotiators representing such stores as Fred Meyer, QFC, Safeway and Albertsons. Members of […]

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MessageWrap Named To Inc. 5000 List For Its Fast Growth

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based MessageWrap has been named to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list as the 904th fastest growing company in the U.S. It works with retailers and CPGs nationwide.  MessageWrap, which transforms the black conveyor belts at checkout into an antimicrobial surface printed with full-color moving graphics, credits this growth to “creating an in-store experience […]

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Shane Sampson To Leave Albertsons; Company Seeking Successor

Shane Sampson, EVP and chief marketing and merchandising officer of Albertsons Cos., has decided to leave the company at the end of its second fiscal quarter on Sept. 7. The company has launched a search for a successor. “Shane has been instrumental in building the Albertsons Companies we know today—both at a division level and […]

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Albertsons Names Davidson President Of Its Portland, Oregon, Division

Albertsons Cos. has named Gineal Davidson president of its Portland, Oregon, division, which operates more than 140 stores in Oregon and Washington. She succeeds Greg McNiff, who was named president of Stater Bros. Markets in Southern California. Davidson started with Albertsons 30 years ago as a courtesy clerk in Boulder, Colorado, and was quickly promoted […]

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Albertsons’ McNiff To Succeed Frahm At Helm Of Stater Bros. Markets

After more than 47 years of service to Stater Bros. Markets, President George Frahm, 66, has announced his plans to retire on Oct. 31. Food industry veteran Greg McNiff has been named to succeed him. “I have been blessed to work at Stater Bros. for my entire career and have had the opportunity to advance […]