A new Kroger Marketplace on Mall Boulevard in Florence Square in Savannah opened today, marking the largest Kroger store in Georgia and the Southeast. The more than 125,000-s.f. store brings 267 new jobs to the community and offers shoppers more than 97,000 s.f. of merchandise. It is the first Marketplace store in Savannah. Prior to […]
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Marketing & Merch Conference After United Fresh Show To Focus On Brand Differentiation
Brand strategist Al Ries will keynote this year’s United Fresh Retail Produce Marketing & Merchandising Conference, June 12-13, immediately following United Fresh 2014 in Chicago. “Whether Marketing 101 is the only marketing course you’ve ever taken, or you have your MBA in marketing from an elite university, you’ve studied Al Ries and the impact he […]
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Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, Publix, Costco, Sprouts Top Consumer Reports’ Grocer Ratings
When it comes to supermarkets, biggest isn’t always best. In Consumer Reports’ latest survey, Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, Publix, Costco and Sprouts earned the highest scores overall among 55 of the nation’s major grocery stores; Walmart, America’s largest grocer, landed at the bottom of the ratings, based on a survey of 27,208 subscribers. The report, which […]
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Mastronardi Produce Dubbed One Of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
Mastronardi Produce has been selected as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the fifth consecutive year. This national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums. “We would like to congratulate Mastronardi Produce and its entire workforce. Achieving Canada’s highest level of Canadian business excellence takes […]
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Family Dollar Names Hancock SVP Of Supply Chain
Family Dollar Stores has appointed Brian D. Hancock as SVP of supply chain. Hancock will report to Howard R. Levine, chairman and CEO. “Since we opened our first store in 1959, our focus has been on providing our customers with great value and convenience. In today’s competitive retail environment, building an efficient, end-to-end supply chain […]
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A&P Promotes Hertz To CEO, Makes Other Appointments
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) has named Paul Hertz president and CEO, effective immediately. He replaces Sam Martin, who left the Montvale, N.J.-based grocery chain earlier this year. Since joining A&P in 2010, Hertz has served as COO. As president and CEO, he will be responsible for the leadership and strategic direction […]
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Orion Food Systems Appoints Steve Watkins CEO
Orion Food Systems has promoted Steve Watkins to CEO of Orion Food Systems, an international foodservice provider of leading brands such as Hot Stuff Pizza. Watkins, who has been a significant member of the Orion management team for the past 25 years, was most recently the company’s president, CFO and director. Watkins began his career […]
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Kronos Foods Names Howard Eirinberg CEO
Kronos Foods, a privately held, leading manufacturer of premium gyros and other Mediterranean and specialty foods, has named Howard Eirinberg, 54, as its CEO. Eirinberg, who succeeds long-time Kronos CEO Michael Austin, now chairman of Kronos Food Corp., joined Kronos in 2011 to lead all sales and marketing initiatives for the company’s operations in meat, […]
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California Grocery Veteran Rick Fry Dies At 62
Mr. Rick Fry, who spent 47 years in the grocery business and became well known and respected as a top industry leader in grocery marketing and operations, died unexpectedly March 14 in California due to post lung cancer treatment complications. He was 62. Since November 2012, Mr. Fry was a managing partner at Coastal Marketing Group, serving […]
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NGA Makes Organizational Changes With Two Promotions
The National Grocers Association (NGA) says that Matthew R. Ott has been named VP of operations and that Greg Ferrara, VP of public affairs, has been appointed as head of government relations. Ott previously was NGA’s VP of membership and information technology. Since January 2011, he has been responsible for membership service offerings, including the […]
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Chiquita Merges With Fyffes To Become Global Banana Leader
Chiquita Brands International and Fyffes said this morning that their boards have unanimously approved a definitive agreement for Chiquita to combine with Fyffes in a stock-for-stock transaction. Chiquita shareholders are expected to own approximately 50.7 percent of the combined company—called ChiquitaFyffes—and Fyffes shareholders, 49.3 percent on a fully diluted basis. The deal would create a […]
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Two Supervalu Board Members Step Down Following Safeway Deal
Supervalu on Thursday said that two of its directors, Mark Neporent and Lenard Tessler, have stepped down from the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Neporent and Tessler were both appointed to the board in 2013 as designees of Symphony Investors LLC, a Cerberus Capital Management L.P.-led investor consortium, under the terms of the tender […]
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Smart & Final Names Hong Chief Marketing Officer
Smart & Final, the warehouse grocery store that counts households, businesses and community groups among its customers, has appointed Eleanor Hong SVP and chief marketing officer (CMO). Reporting to Dave Hirz, president and CEO, Hong will develop and oversee strategic marketing programs at Smart & Final designed to enhance the brand and build sales in […]
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C&K Market Appoints Wissmann COO To Lead Turnaround
Karl V. Wissmann joined C&K Market Inc. as its COO on Monday. “I’m excited about the opportunity to grow this independent chain. We have a lot of room to increase what we offer our customers,” Wissmann said. “I’ve learned a lot in my 40 years in this industry, and I’ve spent some time getting to […]
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American Frozen Food Institute Elects New Board Leadership
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) has elected three officers and nine members to the AFFI board of directors. The elections took place at the AFFI annual meeting and keynote breakfast Monday, held in conjunction with the 2014 AFFI Frozen Food Convention in San Diego, Calif. The newly-elected AFFI officers are: Dave Yanda of Lakeside […]
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Reynolds W. Cramer Named CEO At Fareway Stores
Reynolds W. Cramer has been named CEO of Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores Inc. He is just the fourth person to serve as CEO in the company’s 76-year history. Cramer was elected to the position by the Fareway board of directors Feb. 17. He succeeds Richard P. Beckwith, who has been CEO of the grocery store […]
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Coca-Cola CFO Set To Retire, Successor Announced
The Coca-Cola Co.’s EVP and CFO, Gary P. Fayard, will retire in May after 20 years of service with the Atlanta-based company. Kathy N. Waller, 55, will succeed Fayard in the role of CFO. Fayard, 62, joined Coca-Cola in 1994 as VP and controller. He was promoted in 1999 to SVP and CFO. In 2003, […]
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Northgate González Wins Unified’s Ben Schwartz Visionary Award
Anaheim, Calif.-based Northgate González Markets, which operates 38 supermarkets in Southern California, was the recipient of the 2014 “Ben Schwartz Retail Grocery Visionary Award” from Unified Grocers at a special awards dinner Tuesday at Tamayo Restaurant in Los Angeles. This is the ninth year that Unified has presented the award to an outstanding independent retailer. […]
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Kraft Exec Chairman Cahill Transitioning To Non-Executive Role
Kraft Foods Group’s board of directors has approved the transition of Executive Chairman John Cahill to non-executive chairman of Kraft’s board on March 8. “Today’s announcement reflects the board’s confidence in the progress of our business,” said Mackey J. McDonald, lead director for Kraft Foods Group’s board of directors. “John has been instrumental in establishing […]
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Former Vons President Davila Passes Away
Mr. William S. “Bill” Davila, former president of Vons and past president of the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC), died Feb. 14 after suffering with Alzheimer’s for several years. He was 82. Mr. Davila began his career with Vons Grocery Co. in 1950 and became president in the mid-1980s. He retired from Vons in […]