Mr. John V. Shields Jr., a retail executive who transformed Trader Joe’s from a quirky Southern California grocery store chain into a billion-dollar enterprise with dozens of still-quirky but uniformly organized grocery stores across the country, died Oct. 31 in Thousand Oaks, California, the New York Times reports. He was 82. His death was announced […]
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Coca-Cola Reunites Famed POW Group As Part Of Its Veterans Day Recognition
They were Navy and Air Force pilots captured in North Vietnam. They were the most uncooperative, influential and subversive POWs during the Vietnam War. These men survived for up to six years in captivity at an infamous POW camp called Alcatraz. Much of their time was spent in solitary confinement. They are the “Alcatraz 11.” […]
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Fleet Advantage’s Growth Continues, Adds To Executive Team
Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management, continues to grow its clean diesel initiative, highlighted by improvements in key business metrics, on-boarding of new clients, additional business from existing clients, new Class-8 orders in excess of 1,800 tractors and lease origination volume exceeding $200 million for […]
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Newlands Campbell Resigns As President Of Food Lion
Food Lion President Beth Newlands Campbell has resigned, effective Nov. 1. She is leaving the company for personal and professional reasons, the Salisbury, North Carolina-based grocer said Thursday. Meg Ham of Bottom Dollar will succeed Newlands Campbell. Food Lion and Bottom Dollar are both owned by Delhaize America. “We are extremely pleased to tap into […]
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Cutrale-Safra Reaches Agreement To Buy Chiquita For $1.3B
Chiquita Brands International Inc. and the Cutrale-Safra group have reached a definitive merger agreement valued at approximately $1.3 billion. The agreement has been unanimously approved by Chiquita’s board of directors and includes Cutrale-Safra acquiring all outstanding common shares of Chiquita for $14.50 per share in cash. The companies say the transaction combines Chiquita, one of […]
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Coca-Cola Looks To ‘Reinvigorate Growth’
The Coca-Cola Co. says it plans to take actions to reinvigorate growth, supporting the Atlanta-based company’s previously announced five strategic priorities to restore momentum and the company’s long-term growth target of high single-digit comparable currency neutral EPS. “We are taking decisive action to position The Coca-Cola Co. to continue delivering long-term value for our shareowners,” […]
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Washington Food Industry Association Hands Out Annual Awards
The Washington Food Industry Association (WFIA) last week presented its annual awards during a surprise ceremony that highlighted the many achievements of the state’s grocery industry. Vashon Thriftway recognized with excellence award Norm Mathews, owner of Vashon Thriftway, was presented with the 2014 Excellence in Operations Award by the WFIA. “Norm has worked tirelessly to […]
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Beverly Lynch Named President Of FIAE
The Food Industry Association Executives (FIAE) has appointed Beverly Lynch as its new president, effective April 1, 2015. “Beverly was selected from a first-rate group of applicants. The level of expertise offered by the candidates was exceptional, and the final decision was a difficult one to make,” said FIAE Chairwoman Jamie Pfuhl. “Beverly brought an outstanding perspective […]
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Chiquita Names Craig Stephen SVP Of Sales, Marketing For Fresh Express
Chiquita Brands International has appointed Craig Stephen SVP of sales and marketing for Fresh Express. Stephen will have responsibility for Fresh Express sales, marketing and customer service operations as the company continues to provide expanded category offerings in retail value-added and private label salads. “Craig is highly regarded and respected by all stakeholders across the […]
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Dorothy Carlow Appointed Chief Merchandising Officer At Fairway Market
Fairway Group Holdings Corp. has named Dorothy Carlow chief merchandising officer, effective Nov. 3. Carlow will lead the merchandising team and the company’s buying and sales strategies. She also will work with the marketing department to amplify and develop programs and promotions that articulate and bring to life Fairway’s unique value proposition. She will report […]
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WGA Accepting 2015 Woman Of The Year Noms
Women Grocers of America (WGA) is accepting nominations for the 2015 Woman of the Year Award. Nominees should be: • A leader with passion for the independent grocery industry; • A visionary and strategic thinker, a standout representative of her company or organization; and • A female professional with a minimum of 10 years of […]
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Wade Payne Of Mitchell Grocery Is Ala.’s Retailer Of Year, Others Recognized At Luncheon
The Alabama Grocers Association held its annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon this week, honoring its retailer, wholesaler, manufacturer and broker of the year award winners. More than 150 people attended the event at The Club in Birmingham to discuss the work of the Alabama Grocers Association in 2014 and those in the food, beverage and grocery […]
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’14 Wyo. Profile: For Independent Operators Jim & Carmen Diehl, Biz And Community Go Hand In Hand
Jim and Carmen Diehl are true independent supermarket operators, running three stores in the northeast corner of Wyoming and helping to keep their small towns viable. Jim and Carmen each have been in the industry for more than 30 years and own Diehl’s Supermarket in Moorcroft, Joe’s Food Center in Upton and Paradise Foods in […]
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United Fresh Promotes Staff Members To Grow New Foundation
The United Fresh Produce Association has promoted several staff members in order to create what it calls strong team alignment to enhance service to members. Victoria Backer is promoted to EVP of the association, with a mandate to lead the association in all aspects of organizational development, management and operations. Backer will have several key […]
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Supervalu Reports Another Data Security Breach
Following a reported data breach in mid-August, Supervalu on Monday said that it has discovered what it believes to be another breach. The Minnesota-based company says it believes an intruder, between late August and early September, installed malware into the portion of its computer network that processes payment card transactions at some of its Shop […]
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Sabra Dipping Co. Names New CEO
Sabra Dipping Co. has appointed Shali Shalit-Shoval CEO. She replaces Ronen Zohar, who retired last month after seven years in the position. Shalit-Shoval, a global food business veteran, will oversee all operations as Sabra expands the business to meet growing consumer interest in hummus and in other fresh dips and spreads. In addition, Sabra announced […]
Posted in, California Perspective, Store News, West
CGA’s Fong Pleased With Strategic Conference 2014
Ron Fong, president and CEO of the California Grocers Association (CGA), spoke with The Shelby Report’s VP-West, Bob Reeves, during the CGA Strategic Conference Sept. 21-23. It was the conference’s third year in Palm Springs, and “I think it’s the best one this year,” Fong said. “A little over 850 attendees, which is better than […]
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Fleet Advantage Promotes Holland To President
Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and life cycle management, has promoted SVP and CFO Brian Holland to president. Holland, who joined Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Fleet Advantage in 2011, will continue in his role as CFO. In his new role as president, Holland will be responsible for establishing and […]
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Reasor’s Closing 71st And Garnett Store In Tulsa
Tahlequah, Okla.-based Reasor’s plans to permanently close its 71st and Garnett store, at 11214 E. 71st in Tulsa, within the next couple of months. Reasor’s intends to transfer all of the current 71st and Garnett employees to other Reasor’s locations. “As we continue to grow, we continually evaluate and re-evaluate our progress in every store and every […]
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What Makes A Business A Great Place To Work?
While the state of the U.S. economy has changed substantially since 2000, the state of the American workplace has not. Currently, 30 percent of the U.S. workforce is engaged in their work, and the ratio of engaged to actively disengaged employees is roughly 2 to 1, meaning that the vast majority of U.S. workers (70 […]