EXECUTIVE CHANGES: FMI'S BLOCK JOINS LAW FIRM, RETAINS ASSOCIATION POST...SAVE-A-LOT NAMES NEW CONTROLLER, MARKETING DIRECTOR

FMI'S BLOCK JOINS LAW FIRM, RETAINS ASSOCIATION POST

sale division of Food Marketing Institute here, has joined the law firm of Olsson, Frank and Weeda, also based here, as senior government adviser, the firm said last week. Block, who was president and chief executive officer of Food Distributors International before that association was absorbed by FMI, will retain his position there. "I'm still in the same job at FMI and I will be in the same job next year," he told SN yesterday. "This gives me a chance to do a little bit on the outside, and it's good to develop that for the future." He said that although he is still "pretty much" occupied full-time at FMI, he has "a little more flexibility now." Olsson, Frank and Weeda specializes in food, drugs, medical devices and agricultural law.

SAVE-A-LOT NAMES NEW CONTROLLER, MARKETING DIRECTOR

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Save-A-Lot here last week said it named Gerard Bava controller and Eric Lowenstein director of marketing, both newly created positions. Bava most recently was senior director, planning and analysis, Dollar General Corp., Goodlettsville, Tenn. He reports to David Hoover, chief financial officer. Lowenstein most recently was vice president of sales and marketing for special channels and food service, Aurora Foods, Cherry Hill, N.J. (now called Pinnacle Foods Group). He reports to Steve Burkhardt, vice president, strategic planning and marketing. Save-A-Lot, a division of Supervalu, Minneapolis, operates more than 1,150 limited-assortment food stores and dollar stores nationwide.