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Greg Foran Walmartrsquos US CEO is an avowed ldquoFresh Food Personrdquo which is reflected in the companyrsquos major push to improve the quality of its consumables Jon Springer
<p>Greg Foran, Walmart&rsquo;s U.S. CEO, is an avowed &ldquo;Fresh Food Person,&rdquo; which is reflected in the company&rsquo;s major push to improve the quality of its consumables.</p>

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<p><strong>&ldquo;The key is making sure the fresh produce our customers buy in our stores continues to look and taste the same when they pull it out of the fridge three days later.&quot;</strong><br /> <strong>&mdash; Travis Moore</strong>, a Walmart store manager</p>

Long before James Wright Chanel sung the praises of the “Patti Pie,” Shawn Baldwin did. The SVP of fresh for Walmart U.S., in an interview with SN in October of 2015, was explaining how the big retailer was evolving the quality and assortment of its food offerings to better meet changing consumer demands — and pies happened to be playing a significant role. Walmart had only recently reformulated nearly all of its existing fruit pies and introduced an exclusive sweet

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