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BURGON TO TAKE SOOPERS HELM

HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Dillon Cos. here said Don Gallegos, president of King Soopers, Denver, has been named to the new post of chairman of the executive committee in anticipation of his retirement in April 1998. ger Co., Cincinnati, operates 245 supermarkets and 819 convenience stores.Gallegos, 62 has been with the company for 31 years. He was named president of King Soopers in 1990 after being senior

HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Dillon Cos. here said Don Gallegos, president of King Soopers, Denver, has been named to the new post of chairman of the executive committee in anticipation of his retirement in April 1998.

ger Co., Cincinnati, operates 245 supermarkets and 819 convenience stores.

Gallegos, 62 has been with the company for 31 years. He was named president of King Soopers in 1990 after being senior vice president of Dillon and executive vice president of King Soopers.

Burgon, 50, is currently responsible for overseeing 174 stores in four Dillon divisions: Dillon Stores here; Fry's Food Stores, Phoenix; City Market, Grand Junction, Colo.; and Dillon/Gerbes, Springfield, Mo. He was previously executive vice president of Fry's and has been with Dillon for nearly 22 years.