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SUPERVALU TAPS DESMOND AS VP OF REAL ESTATEnted Matthew Desmond as corporate vice president, real estate. Also, Supervalu's board of directors elected Desmond as a company officer. In his newly ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here has named new presidents at three wholesale food divisions.Anniston, Ala..The Southeast division combines the administrative operations of separate Supervalu ...

At the helm of Philadelphia-based premium meats and cheese manufacturer Dietz & Watson, Louis Eni Jr. has led the company through a period of great growth and progressive evolution. Currently ...

Gary DeLeonSENIOR DIRECTOR READYMEALS MARKETPLACE STRATEGIES, ALBERTSONS COMPANIES What makes Gary a Champion of Change? Gary developed comprehensive strategies to grow the ReadyMeals initiative ...

FOOD 4 LESS ELEVATES TWO TO VICE PRESIDENT POSTStwo new vice presidents for its store operations and marketing departments. Larry Stepp was promoted to vice president, Hispanic operations. Mike ...

The most rewarding aspect of my job are the people. From my colleagues to the vendors, from the chefs to the customers, everyone has such an appetite for what they do, make, create and eat.

K-VA-T'S NEW FOCUS ABINGDON, Va. -- K-VA-T Food Stores here is entering a new growth phase.After expanding primarily through acquisitions for most of its history, the 86-unit Kentucky-Virginia ...

GIANT EAGLE OFFERS INK CARTRIDGE REFILLS PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle here is testing ink jet printer cartridge centers in three stores.The new service, believed to be the first of its kind in a ...

LUND FOOD HOLDINGS ACQUIRES RICK'S MARKETS has acquired Rick's Markets, a three-unit operator in the Twin Cities, a spokeswoman for Lund told SN. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Lund ...

KROGER'S ZINCKE RETIRES; FIVE OTHERS PROMOTEDZincke plans to retire Oct. 31 after a 40-year career with the company, most recently as executive vice president overseeing Kroger's merchandising ...

IN MEMORIAM The food industry said goodbye to several friends in 1999.following:Abe Baker, 95, founder of Baker's Supermarkets, Omaha, Neb. Baker died in January after several years of failing ...