The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) on Sunday presented retired Walmart President and CEO Mike Duke with its 2014 Hall of Achievement Award before more than 400 industry leaders at the GMA Leadership Forum at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The Hall of Achievement Award represents the highest honor given by the more than 100-year-old association. […]
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Mann Packing Adds Billingsley To Retail Sales Team
Terence Billingsley has joined the retail sales team at Mann Packing Co. Billingsley most recently was at Unilever where he was the Safeway customer business manager. His prior experience includes VP of sales at Promoworks where he worked with the Safeway marketing team to shape the in-store experience for all Safeway stores. He also led the business for […]
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Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent Withdraws Plan To Go Public
After months of silence on its plans for an initial public offering, the parent company of the Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo supermarket chains formally withdrew its plans to go public Tuesday, the Jacksonville Daily Record reports. The Jacksonville-based company originally filed plans for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2013. It made […]
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Flatin Named President Of Global Chocolate At Mars
Jean-Christophe Flatin has been appointed president of global chocolate at Mars Inc., effective Oct. 1. Flatin currently is global president of Royal Canin, a unit of Mars Petcare. He replaces Grant F. Reid, who recently moved into the role of office of the president for Mars Inc. As the leader of the global chocolate business, […]
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ConAgra Foods CEO To Retire
ConAgra Foods CEO Gary M. Rodkin plans to retire at the end of the company’s fiscal year in May 2015. The Omaha, Neb.-based company’s board of directors has established a search committee, led by independent director Richard Lenny, to identify Rodkin’s successor. Lenny is the former chairman and CEO of The Hershey Co. and has […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Kroger Reportedly Among Possible Market Basket Buyers
The Kroger Co. is reportedly among the grocers considering a bid for Market Basket, the New England supermarket chain that is embroiled in a family dispute over who has control of the company. Bloomberg reports that Kroger is among about a dozen possible buyers. Others reportedly include Ahold and Delhaize. Market Basket, with 71 stores […]
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BPIA Registration Workshop To Be Held Next Month
The 2014 Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA) Registration Workshop will be held in Arlington, Va., Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Developed in association with the TSGE Forum, members of the BPIA regulatory committee and TSGE Forum say they are working to put together an excellent program about understanding the requirements involved in registering a biopesticide. The workshop at […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, National
Fleet Advantage Marks Clean Diesel Initiative Milestone
Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle management, reports that its clean diesel initiative that began in 2011 has reached a new milestone. With multiple new clients, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company’s equipment orders for Class 8 tractors for the six-month period ending June 2014 exceeded 1,500 tractors, […]
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Unified Grocers Reports Sales Growth, Operating Income Improvement
Unified Grocers this week reported improved sales and operating income for its third quarter of fiscal year 2014 ended June 28 and for the year to date. The Commerce, Calif.-based wholesaler reported gross billings of $2.882 billion for the year, compared to gross billings of $2.778 billion for the same period last year (a 3.7 […]
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Kadison Named MilkPEP CEO
The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) board of directors has appointed Julia Kadison CEO. Kadison previously held the position of interim CEO/VP of marketing for MilkPEP. “The dairy industry is in a state of transition, and I’m thrilled that we have Julia Kadison to lead MilkPEP through this evolution,” said Jay Bryant, CEO of the […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Virginia Wegmans Getting A Refresh
Wegmans’ Lake Manassas supermarket in Gainesville, Va., is undergoing some changes that the Rochester, N.Y.-based grocer says will enhance shoppers’ store experience. The refresh for the store’s grocery and general merchandise departments began Sunday. When finished later this month, store manager Paul Butterer says the revamped supermarket at 8297 Stonewall Shops Square will include newly […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
La Costeña Acquires Faribault Foods
La Costeña group, a privately held global leader in a wide range of packaged foods categories, has completed the acquisition of Faribault Foods, a privately held manufacturer of canned beans and vegetables based in Minneapolis. Faribault Foods will be combined with La Costeña’s U.S. affiliate, Arizona Canning, based in Tucson, Ariz. The combined companies will […]
Posted in, Executive News, Midwest
Kraft Promotes Ridenour To VP Of Industry Development
Kraft Foods Group’s Mike Ridenour has been appointed customer VP (CVP) of industry development, effective immediately. He takes over the role from Omar Khalaf, who recently was named Kraft’s customer VP of club business. Ridenour began his career in the food industry 29 years ago with Kraft Foods, working out of Atlanta. During his career, […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Kroger Ratifies Agreement With UFCW 75 For Cincinnati, Dayton Workers
The Kroger Co.’s Cincinnati/Dayton division associates working at Kroger stores in metro and surrounding areas have ratified a new labor agreement with UFCW Local 75. It merges the formerly separate Cincinnati and Dayton contracts. Kroger says the new agreement is mutually beneficial to both its associates and the company, making transfers and promotions across boundaries […]
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Pilgrim’s Pride To Acquire Tyson’s Mexican Poultry Biz For $400M
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the totality of the poultry businesses of Tyson Foods Inc. in Mexico for $400 million. Pilgrim’s Pride is majority owned by JBS USA Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of JBS S.A. The transaction will be paid for in cash, pending regulatory approvals. Pilgrim’s […]
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Cowley’s Piggly Wiggly In Milton Purchases Edgerton Store
Jason and Angie Cowley, current operators of Cowley’s Piggly Wiggly in Milton, Wis., have signed an agreement to purchase the Edgerton Piggly Wiggly store from Dave and Sandy Kotwitz, who plan to retire. The transaction is set to close Sept. 27, according to Piggly Wiggly Midwest. Dave Kotwitz, who has been operating the Edgerton Piggly […]
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Molson Coors CEO Retiring, Successor Named
Molson Coors Brewing Co. says that, after a 40-year career in the beer business, CEO and President Peter S. Swinburn will retire from the company and its board of directors on Dec. 31. The board has named Mark R. Hunter, currently CEO and president of Molson Coors Europe and a 25-year industry veteran, CEO and […]
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Memorial Service For Produce Industry Veteran Tim Warren This Weekend
Mr. Timothy Wayne Warren, a produce industry veteran, died July 15 in Corona, Calif., due to heart complications. He was 55. A memorial service will be held this weekend. Mr. Warren was well known and respected within the produce community and was working in sales for Great West Produce Co. at the time of his […]
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Whole Foods To Open Second Berkeley Store This Fall
A new 47,800-s.f. Whole Foods Market store will open Nov. 4 at 10th and Gilman streets in Berkeley, Calif. The store will be Whole Foods’ second location in Berkeley and the 41st in the Northern California region. The Austin, Texas-based grocer has named Jen Monaco as the Berkeley store’s team leader. In this role, Monaco is […]
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Walmart Names New President And CEO For U.S. Operations
Walmart on Thursday said that Greg Foran, 53, has been promoted to president and CEO of Walmart U.S. Foran succeeds Bill Simon who has been in the role since June 2010 and will be transitioning out of the company. Foran will assume his responsibilities Aug. 9 and will report directly to Walmart President and CEO […]