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 […]
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SpartanNash Foundation, Customers Raise $330K For Veterans
The SpartanNash Foundation – the charitable organization operated by grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash – recently joined with store guests and company associates to raise $330,000 on behalf of nonprofit organizations Team Red, White & Blue, Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. This is part of its commitment to building stronger communities and helping those who served. “As a leading distributor of […]
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Teamsters At Columbia Distributing Ratify Record-Setting Contract
Members of Teamsters Local 174 working at Portland, Oregon-based Columbia Distributing came together recently to ratify what the union is calling an “industry-leading contract.” The five-year agreement includes record-setting wage and pension increases, along with “outstanding” medical benefits to approximately 310 warehouse and delivery employees. This contract settlement comes on the heels of a unanimous strike […]
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KeHE Launches Business Intelligence Tool For Suppliers
KeHE Distributors says it is supporting its supplier community through the development of a proprietary business intelligence tool, KeHE Connect BI. KeHE Connect BI is a suite of tools for KeHE’s suppliers, created to enhance the current reporting and provide new capabilities to better serve the company’s suppliers and, indirectly, retailers throughout the nation. The platform […]