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Heer Departs Food Emporium

Hans Heer, the European merchant who developed the high-end gourmet concept at A&P’s Food Emporium stores, has left the company, A&P said Friday.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

January 14, 2011

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JON SPRINGER

MONTVALE, N.J. — Hans Heer, the European merchant who developed the high-end gourmet concept at A&P’s Food Emporium stores, has left the company, A&P said Friday.

Heer joined A&P in 2006 as general manager of Food Emporium, which operates stores in Manhattan. He previously created gourmet food offerings at premium food retailers such as Koufhauf Warenhous (Germany), Globus (Switzerland) and Harrods (United Kingdom).

“He has been an integral leader of our gourmet business, and we wish him well in all of his future endeavors,” Sam Martin, chief executive of A&P, said in a statement.

A&P said Dan Wodzenski, district manager of sales and operations for Food Emporium, and Food Emporium’s operations team will report directly to Paul Hertz, executive vice president of operations for A&P, effective immediately. In addition, the Food Emporium marketing and merchandising team will now report directly to Tom O’Boyle, executive vice president of A&P.

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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