Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. has appointed Nikki Carver, president and CEO of Super C Mart Inc., to its board of directors. She is the first woman to serve on AWG’s Board in its 95-year history. Carver replaced Dave Nicholas on the board, who retired earlier this year. He owned Nicholas Supermarkets Inc. […]
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Pedersen Retiring From AWG, Will Be Succeeded By Breaux
Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. has announced Jeff Pedersen, EVP and chief sales and support officer, is retiring after 45 years in the grocery business, effective December. He will be succeeded by Emile Breaux. Pedersen began his grocery career in 1976 with Hinky Dinky. After joining AWG in 1997, he has played a […]
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Longtime Grocers Supply Retail Sales Director Morton Dies At Age 56
Robert Joseph Morton, 56, of Frenstat, Texas, died Aug. 27, 2021. A celebration of life service was held at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell, Texas, on Aug. 30. Born on Aug. 19, 1965, to parents Richard and Dorothy (Brennan) Morton in Detroit, Michigan, he was the youngest of nine children. When he was a young man he […]
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Berner Food & Beverages Names Diamond As VP Of Operations
Berner Food & Beverage LLC, a private label and contract manufacturing supplier of food and beverage products based in Dakota, Illinois, has named Kelly Diamond as VP of operations. “Kelly Diamond is a valued member of our team, and I can’t wait to see the impact her efforts as VP of operations will have on […]
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GVH Family of Companies Announces Leadership Moves
Wright to succeed Schmidt as its CEO Lubbock, Texas-based GVH Family of Companies has announced that Joe Schmidt will be transitioning from CEO to executive chairman of the independent distributor, effective in September, and Sean Wright will be the new president and CEO. Wright has served as president of GVH for the last four years. […]
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Largest Rooftop Solar Array In New Hampshire Installed At AGNE
The largest retailer-owned, wholesale grocery distribution center in New England soon will boast New Hampshire’s largest rooftop solar array. The installation of a 1,292-kilowatt DC rooftop array has begun on Associated Grocers of New England, which will soon be powered by 3,400 solar panels, making it the Granite State’s largest rooftop solar array built to […]
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AWG’s Smith Testifies On Economic Discrimination, Power Buyers
Senate Judiciary Committee exploring the matter From staff reports David Smith, the president and CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers, a National Grocers Association member, testified July 28 before the full Senate Judiciary Committee on the effects of economic discrimination and anticompetitive tactics by power buyers on independent grocers nationwide. Consolidation and concentration in the grocery […]
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UNFI Appoints Douglas As CEO, Stahl As Independent Board Chair
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has appointed J. Alexander (Sandy) Miller Douglas as CEO and a member of its board of directors, effective Aug. 9. Douglas is a proven, customer-focused, strategic leader who brings a broad background and expertise in distribution, sales, marketing,and e-commerce as the new CEO. He was selected after an […]