The success of Kroger Co. in managing through the current economic environment has propelled that company’s chairman and chief executive officer, David Dillon, to the No. 1 spot in... Read article
The Top 10
| 1. | David Dillon, chairman, and CEO, Kroger Co. |
| 2. | Steve Burd, chairman, CEO and president, Safeway |
| 3. | Lee Scott, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores |
| 4. | Jeff Noddle, chairman and CEO, Supervalu |
| 5. | Ed Crenshaw, CEO, Publix Super Markets |
| 6. | Danny Wegman, CEO, Wegmans Food Markets |
| 7. | Jim Sinegal, president and CEO, Costco Wholesale Corp. |
| 8. | Christian Haub, chairman, A&P |
| 9. | Pierre-Olivier Beckers, president and CEO, Delhaize Group |
| 10. | John Mackey, chairman and CEO, Whole Foods Market</ td> |
Conventional Supermarkets
| 11. | Hank Meijer, co-founder and CEO, Meijer Inc. |
| 12. | Charles C. Butt, chairman and CEO, H.E. Butt Grocery Co. |
| 13. | David Shapira, CEO, Giant Eagle |
| 14. | Thomas Dickson, president, CEO, Harris Teeter |
| 15. | John Rishton, president and CEO, Ahold |
| 16. | Peter Lynch, president and CEO, Winn-Dixie Stores |
Food Wholesalers/Cooperatives
| 17. | Rick Cohen, chairman and CEO, C&S Wholesale Grocers |
| 18. | Joseph S. Colalillo, chairman and CEO, Wakefern Food Corp. |
| 19. | Gary Phillips, president and CEO, Associated Wholesale Grocers |
| 20. | Al Plamann, president and CEO, Unified Grocers |
Other Retailers Selling Food
| 21. | Terry Leahy, CEO, Tesco |
| 22. | Gregg Steinhafel, president and CEO, Target Corp. |
| 23. | Dan Bane, chairman and CEO, Trader Joe's |
| 24. | Jeffrey A. Rein, chairman and CEO, Walgreen Co. |
| 25. | Charles Youngstrom, president, Aldi North America |
| 26. | Joe DePinto, president and CEO, 7-Eleven |
Manufacturers
| 27. | Paul Bulcke, CEO, Nestlé S.A. |
| 28. | A.G. Lafley, chairman and CEO, Procter & Gamble Co. |
| 29. | Michael B. Polk, president, Unilever Americas |
| 30. | Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO, PepsiCo |
| 31. | Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and CEO, Kraft Foods |
| 32. | Richard L. Bond, president and CEO, Tyson Foods |
| 33. | Muhtar Kent, CEO, The Coca-Cola Co. |
| 34. | August A. Busch IV, president and CEO, Anheuser-Busch |
| 35. | Gary Rodkin, CEO, ConAgra Foods |
| 36. | Kendall Powell, CEO, General Mills |
| 37. | David Mackay, president and CEO, Kellogg Co. |
| 38. | Douglas Conant, president and CEO, Campbell Soup Co. |
| 39. | David J. West, president and CEO, The Hershey Co. |
Other Players
| 40. | Gary Chartrand, chairman and CEO, Acosta Sales and Marketing Co. |
| 41. | Joe Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union |
| 42. | Charles Lloyd, chief operating officer, GS1 US |
| 43. | Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma |
| 44. | Wayne Pacelle, president, Humane Society of the United States |
| 45. | The Food Blogger |
Associations/Government
| 46. | Tim Hammonds, president and CEO, Food Marketing Institute |
| 47. | Cal Dooley, president and CEO, GMA/FPA |
| 48. | Thomas Zaucha, president and CEO, National Grocers Association |
| 49. | Ed Schafer, secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 50. | Stephen Johnson, administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
