If there’s one word to describe Meijer’s focus over the past year, the company’s co-chairman and chief executive officer says it would be “fundamentals.”...More
Dan Bane, chairman and chief executive officer of Trader Joe’s Co., is presiding over the biggest annual growth spurt in the company’s history as consumer demand builds for the unique neighborhood format....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 22
Title: Chairman, president and CEO
Company: Target Corp.
Key Development: Fast-track remodeling; readying stores for expanded food selection....More
Gregg Steinhafel has brought Target through tough times and into better days. Even as aggressive remodeling is under way and the company invests in new stores, sales and earnings were up for the first quarter of this year....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 21
Title: Co-President
Company: Aldi U.S.
Key Development: Expanding in several markets, including New York, Florida and Dallas....More
The following are the most influential executives at conventional supermarkets, food wholesalers and cooperatives and other retailers selling food on SN's Power 50 list....More
Although he gave up the title of president to Bob Ling in mid-2011, Plamann said that change wasn’t meant as a signal that he’s contemplating retirement. “I’m having such a good time, and I don’t see anything else I would enjoy doing as much, so there’s no reason for me to plan to give up doing something I enjoy so much,” he told SN....More
Last year, United Natural Foods Inc. managed its rapid growth by making it easier for both suppliers to introduce new products and for retailers to stock and manage those products. Now, Steven Spinner is working hard to keep Providence, R.I.-based UNFI’s growth rate on track....More
Jerry Garland, the president and chief executive officer of Associated Wholesale Grocers, the member-owned cooperative based in Kansas City, Kan., is never too busy to pick up a phone....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 17
Title: CEO
Company: C&S Wholesale Grocers
Key Development: Making up for A&P losses; selling Southern Family Markets.
What's Next: Fallout from Bi-Lo/Winn-Dixie merger; shopping Grand Union Markets....More
Power 50 Ranking, 2012: 16
Title: Chairman and CEO
Company: Wakefern Food Corp.
Key Development: A record-setting $12.8 billion in retail sales, up 8.5%.
What's Next: Expanded digital offerings....More
Bi-Lo’s acquisition of Winn-Dixie, the biggest merger of the past year in the supermarket industry, might bring back some memories for Randall Onstead, who was named president and chief executive officer of the combined chains....More
Whole Foods is in town. Publix is coming. Food Lion is rebranding. Wal-Mart is refocused. The threats are all around Harris Teeter, but its success continues....More
