Associated Wholesale Grocers’ Randy Berry, SVP and chief information officer, retired in April after 38 years of dedicated service. Shelly Moore joined the company on May 3, as Berry’s successor. She also will be a member of the executive leadership team. “When Randy started with the company in 1983, neither Randy nor AWG probably realized the […]
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Performance Food Group Co. To Acquire Core-Mark
Performance Food Group Co. and Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement in which PFG will acquire Core-Mark in a stock and cash transaction. Under the terms of the transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, Core-Mark shareholders will receive $23.875 per share in cash […]
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B&G Foods Selects Keller As Its Next President And CEO
Parsippany, New Jersey-based B&G Foods has appointed Kenneth C. “Casey” Keller, 59, as its next president and CEO, effective June 14. Keller will succeed David L. Wenner, B&G Foods’ interim president and CEO, who will remain a director of the company and will work closely with Keller to ensure a seamless transition. Keller also will […]
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UNFI Promotes Whitney To Chief Strategy And Innovation Officer
United Natural Foods has promoted Matt Whitney to chief strategy and innovation officer, effective immediately. In this new role, Whitney will be responsible for leading the company’s professional services and e-commerce business units while also developing new business models, pursuing innovation opportunities and implementing several ongoing strategic initiatives to complement UNFI’s base wholesale business. “UNFI […]
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National Convenience Distributors Announces Allen as CEO
National Convenience Distributors, the fifth largest wholesale distributor to the convenience industry, has named Jeff Allen as its CEO. Edward Berro will continue as chairman of the board. In addition, Paul Murphy has been appointed the company’s chief operating officer. Allen, formerly an NCD divisional president, joined the company in March 2020 when his business, […]
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Bozzuto’s Inc. Independent Retailer Conference Springs Into Action
Bozzuto’s Inc., a food distributor serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, hosted its annual Independent Retailer Conference on April 20 and 21 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The event provided an opportunity to re-connect the supplier/retailer community and impart thanks for the essential services these professionals have provided. With the latest products and […]
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Laura and Steve Edwards, Gina Stennett Among AWG Award Winners
Associated Wholesale Grocers has announced the winners of several internal awards as part of the release of its annual report. Highlighting the award winners are Lou Fox Community Service Award Winners Steve and Laura Edwards of GES Inc. and Store Manager of the Year Gina Stennett of Pyramid Foods. The Lou Fox Award is given […]
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Quirch Foods To Expand Company’s ESG Commitment
Quirch Foods, headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, has released an expanded commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance principles and practices. In 2020, the company launched a CEO-led executive steering committee to define and oversee plans to achieve long-term, strategic and data-driven goals to address a range of social and environmental issues and build customer and […]
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Grocers Supply Co. Named 2020 Southwest Wholesaler Of The Year
The Shelby Report has named Grocers Supply Co. its 2020 Southwest Wholesaler of the Year. The Texas-based wholesaler serves independent retailers, but the most important part of this 90-year-old family business is the people who work there, the company says. Message from the president In 2020, grocery retailers and in particular independent grocery retailers were truly […]
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Wakefern Named 2020 Northeast Wholesaler Of Year
Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States, is The Griffin Report of the Northeast‘s 2020 Wholesaler of the Year. In a special section, Wakefern shared highlights of the past year. The company detailed its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the path forward and praised its associates for their […]
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AWG Welcomes New Members In OKC, Gulf Coast Divisions
Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers has two new multiple-store members in its Oklahoma City and Gulf Coast divisions. At the beginning of 2021, AWG will be gaining the Roberts stores in Mississippi, according to Tye Anthony, SVP of merchandising. The Roberts Co. currently operates 18 stores in south central Mississippi with its home office […]
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UNFI Selected As New Grocery Wholesaler By Key Food
Natural Foods Inc. and Key Food Stores Co-Operative say they have reached a long-term supply agreement for UNFI to serve as the primary grocery wholesaler to Key Food with expected sales to UNFI of approximately $10 billion over 10 years. Founded in 1937, Key Food is a co-operative of independently owned and corporate supermarkets located […]
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AWG Reports Record Results At Annual Shareholders Meeting
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, reported record consolidated net sales on continuing operations of $9.7 billion and distributed a record $213.8 million in year-end patronage immediately following its annual shareholders teleconference Wednesday, March 25. AWG’s cooperative sales were $8.5 billion. Total distribution of cooperative benefits returned to shareholders, including interest, allowances […]
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Grocery Employees Touted As ‘Supermarket Heroes’
Grocers across the Southeast are showing appreciation for the hard work of their employees as they are on the front lines during the Covid-19 global pandemic. Associated Grocers is sharing the heroic efforts of its employees, Dollar Tree is rewarding its hourly workers and Lidl is enhancing its health benefits while planning to hire up […]
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Muffin Mam Appoints Lee Chairman Of Board Of Directors
Simpsonville, South Carolina-based Muffin Mam has appointed Carl E. Lee Jr. as chairman of the board for the company. Lee joins the Muffin Mam Board of Directors with more than 35 years of leadership and management experience with food companies and overseeing the merger and acquisition of companies in the consumer products industry. In his […]
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Armaly Sponge Co. Acquires Acme Sponge To Become No. 1 Global Distributor
Walled Lake, Michigan-based Armaly Sponge Co., home to the Brillo brand and Armaly ProPlus brand, has acquired Acme Sponge Co. Located in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Acme Sponge Co. is the No. 1 distributor of natural sponges globally and in the United States and traces its roots back four generations to sea sponge merchants and divers in […]
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KeHE Plans To Fight Food Scarcity Again At Expo West
Each year Natural Product Expo West brings together more than 3,600 companies to its annual Anaheim, California-based trade show. At the 2019 event, KeHE Distributors chose to make a greater impact outside the show floor and is scheduled to do the same this year. “When we learned that almost 1.7 million people in Los Angeles County are […]
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SpartanNash Among 2019 Best And Brightest Companies To Work For
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash has been named among the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, according to the National Association for Business Resources. “At SpartanNash, our family of nearly 19,000 associates is our company’s most important asset,” EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer Yvonne Trupiano said. “Whether they are ‘taking food […]
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Associated Wholesale Grocers Realigns Real Estate Team
Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) has realigned its real estate team in order to continue accelerating its identification and offerings of growth opportunities for its member retailers. Emile Breaux, SVP-regional supply chain operations, assumed leadership of AWG’s real estate team Jan. 31, in addition to his current responsibilities. Breaux is working directly with […]