United Fresh Honors Produce Managers

CHICAGO — The United Fresh Produce Association honored its 2007 Retail Produce Manager Award winners at a banquet and reception at the Hyatt Regency Chicago here last week. Award recipients were chosen based on their exceptional performance in four ranked areas: excellence in merchandising, special displays and promotions, community service, and commitment to total customer satisfaction. The winners, chosen from the largest pool of applicants United Fresh has ever received for the annual award, were Michelle Williams, Food Lion; Shari Spence, King Soopers; Thomas Sciarrino, Price Chopper; Shane Scarbrough, Brookshire Grocery; LeRoy Reesman, Albrecht's Sentry Foods; Jorge Muñoz, Safeway; Jim Miner, Bashas'; Sandy McMichael, Market Place; Cay McConnell, K-VA-T Foods; Ken Korson, Meijer; Kevin Kinsley, Hy-Vee; Carol Johnson, Raley's; Jeffery Ingram, Brookshire Grocery; Jose Guadarrama, Food4Less; James Fornelli, Jewel Osco; Tim Fearing, Niemann's Foods; Edward Fairbrother, Price Chopper; Karen Cappuccilli, Winn-Dixie Stores; Ray Bowman, Hy-Vee; and John Arellano, Raley's.