Essex, Hanover Exits Part Of National Plan

This week’s interviewee is Bob Gleeson, senior VP-merchandising and marketing for Weis Markets, the Sunbury, PA-based regional chain that operates 197 stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and West Virginia.

The industry veteran is leaving her post at Ahold Delhaize USA sister brand Stop & Shop to return to her roots to supervise store ops for the Landover, MD regional chain.

'-UPDATED August 26, 2022- The Ahold Delhaize USA executive is set to pursue new opportunities as the brand begins its search for his successor.

Francis L. "Skip" Genuardi, 73, of Norristown, passed away peacefully August 4 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on November 29, 1948, in Norristown, he was a son of the late Frank O. Genuardi and Valie Genuardi, and the loving husband to Catharine Genuardi. He worked for…

Speakers across the retail and foodservice sectors will share their insights on re-imagining a pathway to growth and innovation themed “Built To Thrive” at the 2022 Niagara University Food Marketing Center of Excellence Innovation Summit on September 21. The conference, which begins at 11:45 a.m. with lunch and a welcome…

Chairman Katz, CEO Derderian Bullish On Co-Op’s Future

PA, NJ To Receive Lion’s Share Of $8M Payout

Moves Designed To Advance Omnichannel Strategy

The senior leadership team at Threads Uniform Agency includes (l-r) Jeff Pierce, chief information officer; Stefanie Rogers, VP-sales and marketing; Irina Howard, chief financial officer; Jeff Ukrop, president and CEO.

Camp Hill Offices Will Now Serve As Hub

This week’s interviewee is Dan Glei, executive VP of  merchandising & marketing for Abingdon, VA-based KVAT Food Stores whose approximately 140 supermarkets in five Southeastern states trade as Food City.

Will Oversee Worldwide Stores, Operations

Late last month, the Chesapeake, VA-based discount retailer announced a number of leadership changes it said would support the company’s growth and accelerate implementation of its value creation initiatives.

Target, Costco, Wawa Are Biggest Gainers In $111.8B Region

The Scranton, PA-based independent retailer will become the grocery co-op’s 48th member. Its 10 stores will all trade under The Fresh Grocer banner.

Carl Greeley, owner of Geresbeck’s stores in Baltimore, passed away last month at the age of 92. Greeley was born and raised in Baltimore. He attended school in the city but dropped out at age 16 to help support his family. He learned meatcutting at a local market before joining…

Giant, WM, CVS, Food Lion, Albertsons Top Leaderboard

The largest grocery wholesaler in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will be searching for a new president/COO and a new executive vice president over the next 16 months.

The Giant Company recently announced that Jennifer Heinzen Krueger has been named VP-team experience effective May 30. She replaces Matt Lutcavage who is pursuing a new opportunity outside of the company. In her new position, Krueger will lead the human resources team, focusing on fostering a culture of care and…

During its 130-year history, the privately-held company has always had a progressive approach to management succession, maintaining a practice where a new leadership team was prepared to take over once the previous ownership group was ready to step back and let the new leadership team lead the company into the…

This week’s interviewee is Mark Federici, president of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400, one of the UFCW International’s largest local unions in the country representing more than 35,000 employees in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West and Virginia.

The price for its 67 percent share is $676 million and it marks the Chilean retail organization's first entry in the U.S. retail grocery market.

The partnership between Harry Meyers and the well-known manufacturer of premium foodservice equipment has lasted 37 years and continues to grow.

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU), which become the first labor entity to organize the online giant last month, has been defeated in its attempt to unionize another nearby sorting center.

The investment will include four new stores, one expansion, five major remodels, and eight fuel centers.

Lester Cohen, retired chairman and CEO of C&S Wholesale Grocers, died April 19 in Boca Raton, FL. He passed away peacefully at home with his wife Norma by his side. He had recently celebrated his 98th birthday. Cohen was born to Lena (Goodwin) and Israel Cohen on February 26, 1924,…

The retailer has acquired 8.5 acres in the DSW Plaza at the junction of Middle Country Road and Moriches Road in Lake Grove, NY and intends to build a 100,000 square foot supermarket on that site.

Joseph Cowhey, 63, a member of the Wakefern family, a dedicated community and business leader and the owner-operator of the ShopRite of Warminster – a role he considered the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, passed away on April 5. Cowhey was a supermarket industry veteran with more than 25 years…

CPG Vet To Replace Mark Bushway

Bessemer Vote Leans Toward Amazon; NLRB Asked To Intervene

This week’s interviewee is Rick Rodgers, chief executive officer of Baltimore- based B. Green & Co., which operates 8 independent supermarkets under the Green Valley Marketplace, Food Depot and Shoppers Value banners.

Bessemer, AL Election Currently Favoring E-Commerce Giant

A quick Q&A with George Knobloch, chief operating officer of Key Food Stores, the Matawan, NJ-based grocery co-op whose 160 members operate 357 stores primarily in the competitive and unique New York metro marketing area.

The industry veteran will be shifting roles at Ahold Delhaize USA from her role as chief merchant and senior VP-merchandising at Giant Food to senior VP-omnichannel development at its e-commerce unit.

King Kullen, the Hauppauge, NY-based regional chain that is thought to have opened America’s first supermarket (1930), has appointed James A. Cullen Jr. chairman of its board of directors. The move follows the retirement of Ronald Conklin, who previously served as chairman and who began his leadership position on the…

New Store Sets Up Heavyweight Battle With Stew Leonard’s

Once again, the financial performance of the The Kroger Co., in both its fourth quarter and fiscal 2021, was extremely strong with Q4 net sales reaching $33.05 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent from a year earlier. Identical sales were strong, too, growing by 4 percent (ex-fuel) year-over-year for the…

Maryland legislators are once again seeking to lift the state’s ban on selling beer and wine in grocery stores and other retail outlets that sell food, and the current effort could involve putting the measure on the ballot in November to allow the state’s voters to make the final decision.

Glover Park Unit Had Been Closed Since 2017 Due To Rodentia, Legal Issues