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Cardenas Markets names Prabash Coswatte as COO

Expanded executive role includes store operations, real estate

Russell Redman

September 1, 2021

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Prabash Coswatte had added the chief administration officer title this past February after joining Cardenas in 2019 as chief information officer.Cardenas Markets

Prabash Coswatte has been promoted to chief operating officer at Hispanic supermarket chain Cardenas Markets.

Ontario, Calif.-based Cardenas said Wednesday that Coswatte, previously chief information and administration officer, now will oversee the company’s store operations, loss prevention, information technology, data integrity, scanning, receiving, maintenance, construction and real estate departments. He continues to report directly to Chairman and CEO Doug Sanders.

“Prabash has proven to be a successful and trusted member of our senior leadership team, who consistently delivers results that drive our business,” Sanders said in a statement. “I’m confident that, through his outstanding leadership and strategic vision, Cardenas Markets is poised for continued success.”

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Coswatte (left) joined Cardenas in September 2019 as chief information officer and added the chief administration officer this past February. Before coming to the company, he spent four years as CIO at Vallarta Supermarkets and, prior to that, more than eight years as vice president of enterprise program management at 99 Cents Only Stores. His career also includes roles as senior project manager at Cambridge Associates LLC and senior consultant for Deloitte Consulting.

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The promotion of Coswatte marks Cardenas Markets’ latest C-suite appointment this year. In January, the company elevated Leticia Espinoza to chief legal officer. She joined Cardenas in May 2019 as general counsel and corporate secretary from Hispanic grocer Bodega Latina/El Super, where she served as associate general counsel.

Overall, Cardenas Markets operates 52 stores under the Cardenas banner and seven stores under the Cardenas Ranch Markets banner in California, Nevada and Arizona.

In early August, Cardenas began offering a $1,000 sign-on bonus for new employees in its stores and distribution center. The bonus is available through Sept. 30.

Employee benefits at the chain include a 10% off groceries, discounted lunch from Cardenas Kitchen, vacation pay, education and tuition reimbursement, a COVID-19 vaccination incentive, flexible scheduling and opportunities for professional advancement, the company said.

“Cardenas Markets is seeking candidates for a variety of jobs in our distribution center and stores across our company,” Chief Marketing Officer Adam Salgado stated at the time. “The company is committed to creating good-paying jobs with exceptional benefits in a dynamic work environment where our team members have several opportunities for personal growth and professional advancement.”

Related:Cardenas aims to become largest Hispanic retailer in U.S.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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