Jesse Lewis, who has spent nearly 60 years in the grocery industry, has stepped down from his day-to-day role as EVP and COO at K-VA-T/Food City in Abingdon, Virginia, and launched his own firm, JAL Consulting LLC. Lewis, and his wife of 57 years, Joyce, reside in Piney Flats, Tennessee, in the eastern part of […]
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UNFI CEO Spinner Will Chair Company’s Board
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) President and CEO Steven Spinner has been appointed chairman of the company’s board of directors. Spinner succeeds Michael S. Funk, the co-founder, former CEO and current UNFI chairman. Funk will remain a director. “After 40 years of being involved with UNFI, I am as excited as ever about our future,” said Funk. […]
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Wegmans Opens Its Final Store For The Year In Charlottesville, Virginia
Wegmans opened its newest store—in Charlottesville, Virginia—on Sunday. It marks the last of four Wegmans units opening this year; the others debuted in Midlothian and Short Pump, Virginia, in May and August, respectively, and Owings Mills, Maryland, in September. The 120,000-s.f. Charlottesville unit is at the intersection of Interstate 64 and 5th Street. It is […]
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Gordy’s Market Appoints New CEO And COO, Makes Other Leadership Changes
Gordy and Donna Schafer today announced the retirement of their sons Jeff Schafer, president of Gordy’s Market, and Rick Schafer, VP of facilities. Jeff and Rick have worked for the Wisconsin-based, family-owned and -operated business for more than 80 years combined. Gordy’s Market CFO David Schafer, son of Gordy and Donna, will assume the role […]
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Arizona Food Marketing Alliance Recognizes State’s Best At Awards Banquet
The Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA) hosted its annual Excellence in Leadership Awards Banquet on Oct. 28 at the Phoenix Downtown Sheraton. Nearly 800 industry professionals were in attendance. AFMA has hosted the event since 1965. This year’s ceremony honored Paul Rodriguez, VP of operations for the Arizona division of Circle K, as the Retailer […]
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Washington Food Industry Association Names New Board Leaders
The Washington Food Industry Association (WFIA) has named two longtime leaders in the state’s grocery industry to lead the organization’s board of directors in 2017. Mike Erickson, chairman of Harbor Wholesale Foods in Lacey, will serve as the WFIA’s board chairman, succeeding Mike Trask of Stanlar Foods Inc. The association’s new first vice chair, Metropolitan […]
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KeHe SVP Named To NGA Board Of Directors, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The National Grocers Association has named David Ochs, KeHE’s SVP of sales, as one of three new board of director members. Ochs is a key member of KeHe’s East leadership team and is responsible for developing and implementing sales strategy. He has more than 20 years of experience in operations, […]
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California Grocery Veteran Bob Wilson Passes Away
Mr. Bob Wilson, who spent 30 years with Nestlé/Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream in Northern California before he retired in 2015, has died. An obituary was unavailable at the time of this report. Mr. Wilson was inducted into The Food Industry Hall of Fame last year. In a special edition recognizing him, The Shelby Report noted […]
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Industry Leaders Unite To Establish Food Marketing Program At N.Y.’s Niagara University
In what would appear to be an unlikely alliance, John Persons and Michael Keating are seated at a boardroom table inside Niagara University’s Bisgrove Hall, strategizing toward a common goal. Persons, president and COO of Tops Friendly Markets, and Keating, SVP of operations of Wegmans Food Markets, are joined by Robert Denning, president and CEO of […]
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AWG’s Pickerill Retiring, Gates To Manage Kansas City Division
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) says that Division Manager Bob Pickerill is retiring from the Kansas City division at the end of the year. Pickerill joined AWG in 1997 at the Springfield, Missouri, division. Over the course of his career, he has served in a variety of progressive positions. In 2015, he returned to Kansas City as […]
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NGA Makes Three Appointments To Board Of Directors
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has appointed David Ochs, SVP of sales, East, KeHE Distributors, and Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, to fill recent vacancies on its board of directors. Additionally, the organization has named Mike Stigers, EVP and president, wholesale and supply chain services, Supervalu, to serve on the board’s […]
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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers And Brews Launches Branding Campaign, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews is launching a national brand campaign that celebrates the burger experience. Red Robin aims to position the burger as a sharing and bonding opportunity and something everyone can rally around. The campaign focuses on the joy of “burgering” and the concept that burgers are more […]
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Supervalu’s 2Q Earnings Reflect Continued ‘Transformation’
Supervalu today reported second quarter fiscal 2017 consolidated net sales of $3.87 billion and net earnings from continuing operations of $30 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, which included a net $2 million after-tax gain, comprised of a fee received from a supply agreement termination, partially offset by store closure charges and costs as well […]
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QuickChek Converts HQ Into Mini Golf Course For Family Fund, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… More than 150 executives, employee team members and vendors of QuickChek enjoyed playing miniature golf on a makeshift course on the lawn of the company’s headquarters support center in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, on Oct. 11, to raise money for the QuickChek Family Fund. The fund supports employees who suffer […]
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CFA To Honor FMI’s Sarasin As 2016 Person Of The Year
The Connecticut Food Association (CFA) will honor Leslie Sarasin, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), with its Outstanding Industry Leader Award during the group’s 2016 Person of the Year Banquet on Oct. 20 at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. “Leslie is a tireless champion for the nation’s food retailers and wholesalers, and we’re […]
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Weis Appoints Zeh Chief Information Officer, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Weis Markets has named R. Gregory Zeh Jr. VP and chief information officer. He will oversee the company’s day-to-day information technology functions, working in support of marketing and merchandising, supply chain and in-store management retail applications. During his 25-year career, Zeh has worked in senior information technology and finance positions in […]
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NatureSweet Tomatoes Taps Former Walmart, Costco Exec For Leadership Team
NatureSweet Tomatoes has named Manolo Reyes VP of business development. In his new position, Reyes is responsible for expanding the NatureSweet brand along with identifying and pursuing long-term growth opportunities to deliver sustainable profits for the company. He will report directly to CEO and President Bryant Ambelang. “I am thrilled to be joining NatureSweet, a […]
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Former Delhaize Leader Named Center Store, Merchandising VP At Tops
Tops Friendly Markets, Williamsville, New York, has appointed grocery veteran Kristen Hanson VP of center store sales and merchandising. Hanson will lead all functions of sales and merchandising in edible and non-food grocery, dairy-frozen, general merchandising, health and beauty care, pharmacy, Tops’ fuel business and merchandising supply chain. Hanson served as VP at Delhaize America […]
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Whole Foods Market Promotes Lorenzen To Pacific Northwest Regional President
Whole Foods Market has appointed Angela Lorenzen regional president of the company’s Pacific Northwest region. She will oversee 22 stores in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, including a store that opened this week in Eugene, Oregon, and a store in Victoria, B.C., opening in November. Lorenzen previously served Whole Foods Market’s Northern California region in various leadership roles, including […]
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Kings, Balducci’s Parent Names VP Of Real Estate, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… KB Holding, the Parsippany, New Jersey-based parent company of Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s, has appointed Joel Chace VP of real estate. Judy Spires, president and CEO of KB Holding Inc., said, “The expansion of our Kings and Balducci’s brands remains a top priority for us, and Joel will play a […]