People Awards

ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grocers Association here has presented its Association Leadership Award to Dan Shaul, president of the Missouri Grocers Association, for his dedication to and continued service on behalf of the grocery industry in the area of government relations....More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans here has named Robert G. Miller, chief executive officer of Albertsons LLC, as its 2012 Horatio Alger Award winner. The award is given to individuals "whose courage and determination allowed them to overcome the challenges they faced early in their lives and achieve success in their fields," the association said in a statement....More

LAS VEGAS - Archie McGregor, a two-store IGA operator in the Pacific Northwest, received the Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award Saturday night at a dinner preceding the annual National Grocers Association convention here....More

ORLANDO, Fla. — Food Marketing Institute on Monday said Danny Wegman was the inaugural recipient of the Robert B. Wegman Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, presented at FMI’s annual Midwinter Executive Conference here. Also on Monday, FMI said Richard Parkinson was the recipient of the association’s annual Herbert Hoover award recognizing humanitarian service in the food retail industry....More

SN Marketer of the Year Jeff Martin of Ahold USA seeks to deliver value, however customers define it....More