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De La Fuente Out as Farm Fresh President

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.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

September 10, 2012

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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 senior vice president of merchandising, will assume his new role Sept. 15.

De la Fuente became president of Farm Fresh, a 43-store chain based in Virginia Beach, Va., in April of 2010. He formerly held leadership positions at Supervalu and at Delhaize’s Hannaford and Food Lion chains.

“Gaelo has been a solid leader who has made several contributions to Farm Fresh’s success, and we wish him well,” Kevin Holt, president of Supervalu Retail, said in a statement. “We are fortunate to have someone with Bill’s extensive operation and merchandising experience that will be able to keep the business moving forward as we look to identify a replacement at Farm Fresh.”

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Parker brings more than 35 years of experience in the grocery industry to this expanded role. He has been with Farm Fresh for 14 years, holding director, vice president and senior vice president roles in both operations and merchandising over that time. Prior to that, Parker worked at the Albertsons Florida division as a district sales manager and store director for 21 years.

 

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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