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Fleming Names Group President os. here has named John Runyan to the new position of senior vice president and group president of price-impact stores. Runyan was senior vice president of retail concepts.No successor will be named to Runyan's former...
Supervalu Names 4 To Division Postsas named four executives to new divisional posts.Thomas Kwasny was named president of the new Mid-Atlantic division, which is a combination of the company's Maryland and Reading, Pa., wholesale food divisions...
EASTON, Pa. -- Five brand marketers have hopped onto the newest retail marketing vehicle to hit the streets -- bus murals.The cooperative-funded rolling ads are the brainchild of Laneco here, a subsidiary of Supervalu, Minneapolis. Frito-Lay...
SUFFIELD, Conn. -- Supervalu, Minneapolis, has named three executives to posts in its Sweet Life division here.career at Sweet Life.Fusco has been with Sweet Life for more than 20 years, most recently as president. He reports to Nicholas Connavino...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here last week released its fiscal 1996 capital budget, which reflects the importance of its new Supervalu Advantage program, designed to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in distribution. The budget has allocated $104...
WASHINGTON -- Retailers and wholesalers applauded the recently announced changes in the Food Marketing Institute's annual GM/HBC Conference, but said the show's fate could hinge on the success of its 1995 edition.Those contacted by SN, many of...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here has sold several manufacturing operations of its Preferred Products subsidiary to John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Elk Grove, Ill.Preferred Products, Chaska, Minn., said it can now refocus on its core business of marketing...
NORTHLAKE, Ill. -- The DiMatteo family, which owns Dominick's Finer Foods here, is reportedly considering a variety of options regarding the chain's future, trade sources told SN.Those options include a restructuring that would include existing...
NAWGA Honors Store DesignersNational-American Wholesale Grocers Association here has certified seven supermarket designers. They join a group of about 60 designers who have been so honored since the program began 20 years ago.The Certified...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here last week made the first move in its program to restructure corporate retail operations.The company said it will close two Twin Valu supercenters and convert 11 Laneco stores to a different format.The company also...