Michael Sleeper, CEO of Imperial Distributors, has announced three executive promotions. Joe Kirby has been promoted to president and will oversee all company operations including supply chain, distribution and sales. Kirby joined Imperial in 2003 as a category manager and has held several positions, including most recently EVP. Naomi Sleeper has been promoted to EVP. […]
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Young, Miller And AFS Raise Money For AIS Golf Tournament
For 35 years, American Indian Services has put on the annual Great American Scholarship Golf Tournament, and Associated Food Stores has partnered with AIS from the beginning. The proceeds from the tournament provide financial assistance to academically qualified Native American college students who are in financial need. The tournament took place June 21 at the […]
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Affiliated Foods Celebrates Culture Of Cooperation On 75th Anniversary
Amarillo, Texas-based wholesaler Affiliated Foods Inc. has thrived by fostering a culture of cooperation. The customer-centric company treats its retailer partners like family and those store operators and owners, in return, are immensely loyal. Click below for a special section commemorating AFI‘s 75th anniversary.
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Associated Supermarket Group Welcomes McKillop As DSD Manager
Port Washington, New York-based Associated Supermarket Group welcomes Bill McKillop as direct service delivery manager and will be reporting to Jonathan D’Onofrio, VP of merchandising. ASG is committed to building a stronger DSD program for its retail network. McKillop will be responsible for advocating on behalf of ASG stores with the DSD vendor community to […]
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KeHE And Sprouts Partner For Campaign To Identify Diverse Brands
Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE Distributors has partnered with Sprouts Farmers Market and RangeMe for a special entry opportunity for innovative brands that embody diversity and inclusion. Committed to supporting its retail partners in their quest for innovation and diversity, KeHE is foraging and reviewing submissions for brands that are mission-based, minority, women, veteran, LGBTQ or disability-owned and will introduce the […]
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AWG Launches Specialty Food B2B Virtual Warehouse
Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. has launched its new wholesale marketplace, the VMC Virtual Warehouse, a digital buying tool to enable its more than 3,100 retail member stores to purchase an incremental range of unique specialty and local products for direct delivery to their stores. The VMC Virtual Warehouse is an augmentation to the extensive specialty […]
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KeHE Reveals ‘Golden Ticket’ Winners From Trend Finder Event
Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE Distributors has released the winners of its recent Trend Finder event and “Golden Ticket” recipients. More than 100 suppliers were given the chance to join one-on-one pitch meetings with KeHE’s Category Management team and a dozen were selected to be added to the distributor’s robust assortment. “Innovation is one of our core […]
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AWG’s Berry Retires, Moore Appointed As Successor
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 […]