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2012 Retail Produce Manager Award Winners Announced
Grocery Headquarters Staff
January 1, 2018
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Outstanding produce managers representing 21 different supermarket chains, commissaries and independent retail stores in 15 states and Canada will be the honored guests at United Fresh 2012 this May through the United Fresh Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. Sponsored by Ready Pac Foods, the awards program is now in its eighth year and is presented through the Foundation’s Center for Leadership Excellence. The awards pay special recognition to those on the front-line in supermarkets working everyday to increase sales and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. This year's winners are:
Leslie Alex, Hannaford Brothers, Dover, N.H.
Ricky Allemand, Brookshire Grocery Company, New Iberia, La.
John Ballard, Food City/K-VA-T Food Stores, Lafollete, Tenn.
Phil Burgess, Safeway Stores, Bend, Ore.
Brian Burrow, Brookshire Grocery Company, Whitehouse, Texas
Franklin Bys, Hy-Vee, Inc., Coralville, Iowa
James Campbell, Sunflower Farmers Market, Denver, Colo.
Brian Collegnon, Rueben’s County Market , Hartford, Wis.
Ross Corbin Conrad, Colemans Food Centres, Corner Brook, NFL, Canada
Brian Corbitt, Bel Air Market/Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, Sacramento, Calif.
Jolene Cyr, Food Maxx/Save Mart Supermarkets, Fairfield, Calif.
Ron Danielson, Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, Woodland, Calif.
Chad Faulk, Harris Teeter, Charlotte, N.C.
John Heon, Big Y Foods, Lee, Mass.
Rich Jackson, Quality Food Centers, Sammamish,Wash.
Steve Kaminski, Jewel-Osco, Westmont, Ill.
Charmagne Kendrick, VG's Food Center/Spartan Stores, Fenton, Mich.
Jim Kestleloot, Harris Teeter, Reston, Va.
Michael Kolek, Jewel-Osco, Schaumburg, Ill.
Brian Langdon, The Kroger Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mike McElmeel, Hy-Vee, Inc., Silvis, Ill.
Elizabeth Myers, New River MCAS Commissary, Jacksonville, N.C.
Wanda Ivy Nicholas, Travis Air Force Base Commissary, Travis, Calif.
Nick Puleo, Vons, San Diego, Calif.
George Sanders, Price Chopper/Golub Corporation, Barre, Vt.
The program’s 25 winners were selected from hundreds of nominations submitted by retailers and produce suppliers across the industry. Selections were made based on a number of criteria, including efforts to increase produce consumption through everyday excellence in merchandising, special displays and promotions, community service and commitment to total customer satisfaction. All winners and their corporate produce directors will be honored at United Fresh 2012 during the Chairman’s Reception & Annual Produce Celebration Dinner, Tuesday, May 1, at the Hyatt Regency at Reunion in Dallas. In addition to the awards, five Grand Prize recipients will receive an additional $1,000 cash prize.
