Led by Secretary Tom Vilsack, this year the U.S. Department of Agriculture implemented several initiatives that supported local foods and promoted consumer education....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 48
Title: President and CEO
Association: National Grocers Association
Key Development: Growing membership through relevant programs and stronger government-relations focus....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 47
Title: President and CEO
Association: Grocery Manufacturers Association
Key Development: Successfully lobbied against proposed regulations on marketing.
What's Next: Defeat GMO labeling proposition....More
As president and chief executive officer of the National Grocers Association, Peter Larkin strives to be a voice for independent food retailers in Washington and a helping hand at home....More
Pamela G. Bailey recently helped score a major victory for grocery manufacturers by pushing back against a set of guidelines for marketing to children....More
A key characteristic of life inside the beltway is that change is always in the air — legislators come and go at the whim of the electorate, new issues rise to prominence and fade away, as do the organizations that support or oppose them....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 45
Key Development: Proliferation of grocery apps and mobile shoppers.
What's Next: Rollout of Ahold’s Scan It! app; mobile payment at checkout....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 44
Title: President
Organization: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Key Development: Preparing for health care reform, pension reform....More
It is hard to overstate the impact that mobile consumers — users of smartphones, who now represent more than half of all cell phone users, according to Nielsen — are having on the food retailing business....More
As the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Hansen has been meeting with top retailers and top government officials to try to figure out how health care reform will play out for the union’s 1 million-plus members employed at supermarkets and other businesses in the U.S....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 43
Title: President and CEO
Company: Acosta Sales & Marketing Co.
Key Development: Acquisition of Mosaic Sales Solutions....More
It’s been a particularly busy acquisition year for Acosta Sales & Marketing. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company made four significant deals designed to deliver improved results and increased value to its clients....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 42
Title: President and CEO
Company: The Hershey Co.
Key Development: Strong sales and margin growth despite weak economy.
What's Next: Global and domestic expansion....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 41
Title: President and CEO
Company: Campbell Soup Co.
Key Development: Agreement to buy Bolthouse Farms; a new focus on innovation.
What's Next: More product innovation....More
Kids would probably rather get Hershey’s Kisses than knowledge-based insights in their goodie bags this Halloween, but the latter is the real treat that The Hershey Co. is offering to retailers....More
If Andy Warhol were still alive, he’d have a tough time keeping up with all the new products coming down the pipeline from the Campbell Soup Co....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 40
Title: Chairman, president and CEO
Company: Hormel Foods
Key Development: Reduced waste; expanded MegaMex portfolio with Fresherized Foods acquisition....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 39
Title: CEO
Company: Grupo Bimbo
Key Development: Justice Department approved purchase of Sara Lee bakery business; integration with Bimbo Bakeries USA went into full swing....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 38
Title: Chairman, president and CEO
Company: H.J. Heinz Co.
Key Development: Accelerating growth in emerging markets.
What's Next: Further growth in these markets; Project Keystone IT rollout....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 37
Title: President and CEO
Company: ConAgra Foods
Key Development: Completed four acquisitions to complement branded and private-label operations....More
