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SN Power 50 for 2010

This year's Power Players are reinvesting in their companies to spur growth in an uncertain economy.

The Top 10

1. Mike Duke, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores
2. Steve Burd, chairman, president and CEO, Safeway
3. David Dillon, chairman and CEO, Kroger Co.
4. Craig Herkert, president and CEO, Supervalu
5. Michelle Obama, first lady, United States of America
6. John Rishton, CEO, Ahold
7. Charles Youngstrom, co-president, Aldi U.S.
8. Pierre-Olivier Beckers, CEO, Delhaize Group
9. Danny Wegman, CEO, Wegmans Food Markets
10. Jim Sinegal, CEO, Costco Wholesale Corp.


Conventional Supermarkets

11. Charles C. Butt, chairman and CEO, H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
12. Ed Crenshaw, CEO, Publix Super Markets
13. David Shapira, chairman, president and CEO, Giant Eagle
14. Ric Jurgens, chairman and CEO, Hy-Vee


Food Wholesalers/Cooperatives

15. Joseph S. Colalillo, chairman and CEO, Wakefern Food Corp.
16. Rick Cohen, chairman and CEO, C&S Wholesale Grocers
17. Jerry Garland, president and CEO, Associated Wholesale Grocers
18. Al Plamann, president and CEO, Unified Grocers


Other Retailers Selling Food

19. John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market
20. Rick Dreiling, chairman and CEO, Dollar General
21. Dan Bane, chairman and CEO, Trader Joe's
22. Greg Wasson, president and CEO, Walgreens
23. Tim Mason, CEO, Fresh & Easy


Manufacturers

24. Paul Bulcke, CEO, Nestlé S.A.
25. Robert A. McDonald, chairman, president and CEO, Procter & Gamble Co.
26. Michael B. Polk, president, global foods, home and personal care, Unilever
27. Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
28. Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and CEO, Kraft Foods
29. Carlos Brito, CEO, Anheuser-Busch InBev
30. Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO, Coca-Cola Co.
31. Donnie Smith, president and CEO, Tyson Foods
32. Kendall J. Powell, chairman and CEO, General Mills
33. Gary Rodkin, CEO, ConAgra Foods
34. David Mackay, president and CEO, Kellogg Co.
35. William R. Johnson, chairman, president and CEO, president, H.J. Heinz Co.
36. Douglas Conant, president and CEO, Campbell Soup Co.
37. David DeLorenzo, president and CEO, Dole Food Co.
38. David J. West, president and CEO, The Hershey Co.


Other Players

39. The New Digital Consumer
40. Robert E. Hill Jr., president and CEO, Acosta Sales and Marketing
41. Joseph Hansen, president, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
42. Ron Burkle, managing partner, Yucaipa Cos.
43. Will Martin, chairman, Marine Stewardship Council


Associations/Government

44. Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO, Food Marketing Institute
45. Pamela Bailey, president and CEO, Grocery Manufacturers Association
46. Peter Larkin, president and CEO, National Grocers Association
47. Matt Shay, president and CEO, National Retail Federation
48. Tom Vilsack, secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
49. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
50. Keilly Witman, manager, GreenChill Partnership, Environmental Protection Agency