CINCINNATI — DunnhumbyUSA, the Kroger Co. joint venture with London-based marketing firm Dunnhumby, said Friday it has named Dave Palm (below right) senior vice president of operations and Rex Davis senior vice president of the company’s India...

LAKEWOOD, Calif. — The Western Association of Food Chains here said Rick Rayford, president and chief executive officer of Brookshire Grocery Co., Tyler, Texas, has been named secretary. He succeeds Bryan Kaltenbach, president of Food 4 Le...

CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. has consolidated its “Naturally Preferred” and “Private Selection” private labels under a new brand: Simple Truth. “So now you can look for one name when picking up all your favorite all natural and organic prod...

PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo here said Tuesday that its president, John Compton (right), will leave to become chief executive officer of Knoxville, Tenn.-based truck-stop operator Pilot Flying J Oil Corp. Zein Abdalla, who had been CEO of Peps...

MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu here on Monday said that Bill Parker has been named interim president of its Farm Fresh division, succeeding Gaelo de la Fuente, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Parker, currently Farm Fresh’s s...

WASHINGTON — Grocery Manufacturers Association here on Wednesday said it has hired Elise Fennig as vice president, industry affairs. “The addition of Elise Fennig strengthens the association’s ability to foster growth and value chain effic...

MODESTO, Calif. — Save Mart Supermarkets here Friday said it has hired two high-level executives: Greg Hill as chief financial officer (pictured right) and Eric J. Nadworny as chief human resources officer and chief legal officer (pictured bel...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Roundy's here said Friday it has hired two new senior executives: Don P. Hamblen as chief marketing officer and Jessie W. Terry as chief human resource officer. Hamblen succeeds Ronald Cooper, group vice president, market...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Nonprofit environmental group GreenBlue today announced the appointment of Nina Goodrich as the director of its Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). Goodrich was previously program director for PAC NEXT in Toronto...